PROPOSAL FOR A NEW PROGRAM
Georgia Southwestern State University	
The Formal Proposal must be approved at all applicable levels of faculty governance before being submitted to the University System of Georgia.	
Date of Submission: 10/24/2014 
	
Proposed Effective Date:   
Fall 2015	Degree/Program Name: 
Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice	
Requirements: (Attach new or revised course proposal(s) separately.) 

See attached curriculum sheet.

Areas A-D: General Education Core Curriculum (42 hours)
Area F:  CJ Major-related Core Curriculum (18 hours)
Required Upper-Division CJ courses (18 hours)
Law Enforcement Concentration:  33 hours of specified CRJU upper-division courses plus 9 hours general CRJU Electives
General Degree:  42 hours of CRJU upper-division electives

Justification: Select one or more of the following to indicate why the proposed program will be beneficial, giving your justification.  Include and/or append relevant supporting data. 
  Improving student learning outcomes:      
  Adopting current best practice(s) in field:       
  Meeting Mandates of State/Federal/Outside Accrediting Agencies:       
  Other:  The Criminal Justice degree will be offered by GSW and Dalton State as a consortial degree through eMajor.  It will be offered entirely online.  USG initiatives “Go Back. Move Ahead.” and “Complete College Georgia” encourage adult learners to return to school and finish a degree.  Online learning allows access to programs for adult learners.  Criminal Justice programs generally recruit heavily from adult learning populations, such as those serving in the military and criminal justice system.  The USG Adult Learning Consortium Adult-Learning Focused Innovation Grant that GSW received this year identified the creation of an eMajor CJ degree as one of the major goals.  The creation of an eMajor degree in partnership with other USG schools allows GSW to offer the major to our students without having to hire the entire staff and faculty that would be required if GSW were to offer the major without this affiliation.  
The eMajor staff is responsible for all student recruiting and for assessment of the program.  GSW meets all the requirements to be an eMajor affiliate.
Source of Data to Support Suggested Change:
  Indirect Measures: Student Opinionnaires, student, employer, or alumni surveys, etc. The number of GSW students who have completed or in the process of completing the Criminal Justice Certificate has increased substantially in the last 3 semesters (from only 1 student having received the certificate prior to Spring 2013, to 7 students receiving the certificate already and at least 5 more students planning on receiving the certificate).  There are also at least 250 students in Americus and Albany who are in two-year Criminal Justice programs.  The creation of an online program will provide an option for transfer students wishing to get a Bachelor’s degree.
  Direct Measures: Materials collected and evaluated for program assessment purposes (tests, portfolios, specific assignments, etc.)  
	
Assessment Plan for the proposed program:  
eMajor is responsible for all program assessment.

Student Learning Outcomes for the proposed program:      
1. Students will demonstrate mastery of the essential content of the criminal justice core curriculum.
2. Students will demonstrate the ability to critically analyze major concepts and theoretical perspectives in criminal justice.
3. Students will demonstrate an understanding of essential elements of academic and professional writing.
4. Students will demonstrate an understanding of academic and professional research and scholarship.
5. Students will demonstrate an understanding of professional and ethical values in the criminal justice field.

Data Sources:
 Indirect measures: Student Opinionnaires, student, employer, or alumni surveys, etc.      
 Direct measures: Materials collected and evaluated for program assessment purposes (tests, portfolios, specific assignments, etc.)      
 Other:       	

**Attach a curriculum sheet for proposed program.**

Reviewed By:

GSW SACSCOC Liaison	Date:	
Approvals:

Unit Head:	Date:	
Teacher Education Committee Chair:	Date:	
Committee on Academic Affairs Chair:	Date:	
Committee on Graduate Affairs Chair: 	Date:	
Secretary of the Faculty Senate:	Date:	
Dean of the Faculty:	Date: