Colorado Technical University Online - B.S. Criminal Justice

B.S. Criminal Justice

By: deputylastrites (Graduate) on May 14, 2007

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I literally just finished all of my coursework and I officially graduate in two days.  I must admit that CTU is much like a brick and mortar institution that I had once attended.  There are many fantastic professors (more often than not) in this program.  They are usually professionals that are working in the field that they are teaching or they are recently retired from it.  I believe that this gives them a special insight into each course.  Each professor that I encountered had no less than an accredited master degree in their field.  Although some professors are better than others I suppose that is what it is like in any college.  There are various significant technological improvements since I began my attendance at the University.  Chief among these improvements is the TurnItIn.com authentication service where you can see if your paper is authentic or whether or not it has been copied somewhere on the internet.  The University also utilizes this technology to route out plagiarism.  I find this tool to be extremely important to any internet program’s credibility.  The BS in Criminal Justice program emphasizes that the student solve real world projects in order to test their knowledge.  Also there is a peer review and debate processes in the form of a discussion board where you can get you paper critiqued by another student and have the opportunity and duty to critique another student’s paper.  You are required to post a response to at least two students on the discussion board and those responses are required to be substantial.  There are also group projects (which I dreaded) that test your ability to coordinate with people from numerous different states, background, and in some cases time zones or even nations.  Group projects are quite difficult in many cases and require the cooperation of the group to make a good grade.  You are given quite a bit of lea way in how you complete your assignments but all of your assignments must be completed in the American Psychological Association’s format.  Professors are becoming more and stricter on the APA format so keep that in mind.  I personally believe that the APA format makes assignments more professionally accepted.  Now in the realm of cost, you should note that this particular program is quite expensive and will set you back about $30,000.00.  All in all I believe that this program taught me to be a better researcher and opened my eyes culturally with all of the different types of people that I had to deal with.  All in all it is a good program and it is getting better.