Master of Business Administration with a Concentration in Criminal Justice, Extension Site (PSCO)

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a Concentration in Criminal Justice is a 36-semester hour degree specifically designed for law enforcement individuals and members who desire a broad-based MBA that builds upon their real-life experiences and challenges. Critical leadership elements of ethics, leadership, communication, and decision making form the foundation upon which the Criminal Justice courses build a degree that equips individuals for advanced leadership positions within criminal justice or related fields of service. Students also learn to forecast, evaluate, and solve problems in a decision-making framework. Through the use of cases, computer simulations, library resources, and decision software and tools students will:

• Develop the tools of analysis, synthesis and problem formulation and learn to make intelligent, informed, ethical professional decisions.
• Develop leadership skills through activities that expose students to the thoughts of practicing professional leaders. Integrate the practice of leadership with Biblically informed values.
• Demonstrate an understanding of both the theory and practice of the criminal justice system.
• Apply acquired leadership skills in real-word situations.
• Develop usable management skills which require the application of theory to practical law enforcement problems.
• Research contemporary law enforcement issues and communicate results through clear, concise, and appropriate media.

Admission Requirements for the Extension Site MBA Program at Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Criminal Justice Concentration

Students are accepted into the MBA program based on evidence of their aptitude and motivation for graduate business education at Southeastern University, as well as their understanding of basic business functions.  Below are the minimum basic requirements; however, admission acceptance is considered given the applicants entire application package:

• A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above. Applicants with a lower GPA may waive this requirement if they provide GMAT or GRE scores at or above the 25th percentile in each of the verbal and quantitative reasoning sections of the exam. Provisional requirements may also be considered as an alternative requirement.
• A sample writing assignment addressing the prompt: Why I want to pursue an MBA at Southeastern University. The paper should include the student’s full name and be 300-600 words in length.
• One recommendation either an academic or a professional, submitted by the person providing references.

If the applicant does not have an undergraduate business degree, the following courses are recommended prior to beginning the program.

• BUSI 2203 - Microeconomics
• BUSI 1013 - Introduction to Accounting and Finance, or BUSI 2233 - Principles of Managerial Accounting
• MATH 2023 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics

The follow course is recommended for gaining competencies in using Microsoft Excel:

• CTIS 2133 Data Management and Analysis