Online Masters in Criminal Justice at FSU

Florida State University is now offering an online masters degree in criminal justice:
http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/dlstudents.htm

 

This program has been offered for quite awhile. It differs slightly from the residential program in that the on-campus degree is in Criminology, while the DL degree is in Criminal Justice Studies. A subtle difference, but enough to make distinction.


Bruce

 

What do you think of that subtle distinction?

In the future, if it turns out that DL degrees are somehow "inferior," then maybe that subtle distinction would be a way to distinguish those inferior students with those inferior degrees. Eh?

 

P.S. -- Reference the masters cohort program that I spoke of earlier (at USF): We were just notified that regardless of what we get on the GRE, we are all going to be conditionally accepted into the program with the contingency that we meet the academic requirements of the program.

It kind of reminds me of my father's "conditional acceptance" into a masters program at George Washington University. He didn't have the necessary GPA to be accepted into the program, but they accepted him anyways (he was put on academic probation). He passed and got a masters degree.

I hope I pass!

 

I base my opinion on nothing more than gut instinct, but I have the feeling that the subtle difference was thrown in there to distinguish between residential and DL degrees, without actually stating DL on the diploma or transcript (which would surely drive away potential students).

Florida State has one of the premier Criminology programs in the country, and I wouldn't be surprised if a bit of academic snobbery compelled them to label the DL degree something different.


Bruce

 

Yep, those same thoughts crossed my mind.

If I graduate from this USF masters program, I know that I'm going to be compelled to pursue a doctoral program (Probably with Nova???).

 

There seem to be a few popping up on the radar screen... I just noticed that the University of Wisconsin-Platteville is offering a MS in CJ totally via distance learning as well...
http://www.uwplatt.edu/~disted/criminal_justice.htm

BruceP in Colorado Springs

 

I looked at the UW-Plattville program; my only complaint was the price tag (around $15K total for a non-resident.) For those whose last name is neither "Rockefeller" or "Kennedy," Indiana State University has an MA (thesis) and MS (non-thesis) in Criminology at the slightly more palatable cost of $162 per semester hour (yes, even for non-residents.) Not a huge offering of DL courses, but still entirely DL with two "tracks" or concentrations.

 

Mmmmmm, very affordable indeed, and from a state university to boot.