Criminal justice
The Criminal Justice program has a 95% rate on students either being accepted into a grad program upon graduation or being offered a full-time position in their discipline. Students have hands-on projects, internships and many opportunities to shadow or ride-a-long with the Murfreesboro Police Department. The faculty in Criminal Justice brings speakers to campus for students to hear the many opportunities that a bachelor’s degree in this field can allow them. The field is not limited and we have students in FBI, Secret Service, Corrections, Probation, Game Warden, Courts, and more.
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Criminal Justice students can complete internships with any police department, correction facility, or shadow jobs in the courts. They are supervised and must complete a set number of hours.
Learn by Doing
Students also connect classroom knowledge with real-world experience through membership in organizations specifically designed for students pursuing the Criminal Justice degree. The Chowan University chapter of the Alpha Phi Sigma National Criminal Justice Honor Society and the Criminal Justice Club offers students additional educational, service, and fellowship opportunities.
Potential Careers
Probation Officer
Victim-Witness Advocate
Forensic Science Technician
Police Officer
Correctional Officer
Private Detective
Probation Officer
Security Guard
Homeland Security
Secret Service Agent
Crime Scene Investigator
Computer Forensics Investigator
Fish and Game Warden
Fraud Investigator
FBI Agent
CIA Agent
US Postal Inspector
Paralegal
Law Clerk
Immigration and Customs
DEA Agent
Recent Graduate Positions
- Two female criminal justice majors recently completed all requirements to receive their badges. One is working with the City of Petersburg and the other is working with the City of Newport News.
- One just graduated with a master’s in Criminal Justice from the University of North Texas and is employed at John W. Lawit, LLC.
- One completed an internship with the City of Franklin, VA, and is now employed as a 911 dispatcher.
In class experiences. 
Criminal Justice students love to participate in the annual Murfreesboro Christmas parade. 
Parade-Criminal Justice students know the criminal justice system is flawed and that we all must fight for Justice for everyone. 
Demonstration by Lt. Meryah Breeden of Norfolk Sheriff’s Department along with Sgt. Serrano. Breeden was a Chowan alumni and Hall of Fame Inductee in 2018. 
Criminal Justice students visit Hertford County Middle school at least twice a year to speak with students and mentor them. 
Chief Larry Boone’s visit.