Earn Your Degree Online

As a professional working in the juvenile justice system, you know that it takes certain skills to be successful. Mastering these skills, such as effective intervention strategies, case management and counseling techniques will help you have a stronger impact on the youth you work with; and help you advance your career.

Eastern Kentucky University’s Department of Correctional & Juvenile Justice Studies now offers several continuing education or advanced degree opportunities that are dedicated to your field:

Graduate Programs

  • Master of Science in Corrections/Juvenile Justice
  • Graduate Certificate in Juvenile Justice Leadership
    (12 Credit Hours – 4 Courses)

Undergraduate Programs

  • Bachelor of Science in Correctional and Juvenile Justice Studies
  • Professional Youth Worker Certificate
    (24 Credit Hours – 8 Courses)

Increase Your Skills and Move Up 

EKU’s program will help you increase your professional skills and knowledge needed to move up the career ladder. The topics covered in the program are directly related to the skill sets and knowledge students need to function effectively in probation and parole. You will develop a greater understanding of:

  • Effective intervention strategies
  • Strategies for reducing offender risk factors
  • Case management practices
  • Counseling techniques
  • Evidence-based practices
  • Special populations (Sex Offenders, Substance Abusers, Mentally Ill)
  • Classification systems

What Our Students Have to Say

“The convenience of pursuing my degree online has allowed me to balance my family life, work schedule and class schedule. The courses are highly structured and mapped out so that you know exactly what assignments are due and when.”

--Tanya Crick, Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice

 

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Enjoy Flexibility and Convenience

As a student, you’ll enjoy maximum flexibility and convenience. With no site visits or campus classes to attend, you can complete your studies in the comfort of your own home or workplace. Your schedule dictates when you study, and you have access to course work 24 hours a day.

If you are ready to use and apply what you learn in your everyday job to your academic studies and join an online program that is recognized, relevant, and user-friendly, then the EKU Online Correctional and Juvenile Justice Studies program is for you!

Fill out the form above to learn more about how our programs can help you achieve your personal and professional goals.

Eastern Kentucky University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Accreditation

Eastern Kentucky University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate, baccalaureate and master’s degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Eastern Kentucky University. The Commission on Colleges should be contacted only if there is evidence that appears to support an institution’s significant non-compliance with a requirement or standard.