The College of Juvenile Justice (COJJ) experience engages students in a rigorous education that includes real-world research and project-based problem solving. The COJJ experience prepares students to compete nationally for admission into the best graduate schools and for exciting careers in criminal/juvenile justice.

Beginning Fall 2022

Interdisciplinary Cybersecurity Minor

The United States and the world have a deficit of persons prepared to take cyber-informed positions. In criminal justice and related sectors, cyber knowledge adds value. This new minor for non-technical majors requires 18 credits hours.

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Prairie View A&M University is located in a vibrant, rural setting with beautiful landscapes approximately twenty-five miles to the fourth largest, U.S. city, Houston, Texas. COJJ is a welcoming community, whose faculty and staff are deeply committed to helping students achieve learning and lifelong goals that will define their years on campus and involvement as a Prairie View alumnus.

We encourage you and your family members to visit the COJJ. We understand choosing the right ‘fit’ for you is an important decision of your college search. Thus, the college offers a variety of ways for you to experience campus life throughout the year.

Undergraduate Application Process

Please visit the Undergraduate Admissions website for more information.

Graduate Application Process

Please read all information carefully before applying to the program. More specifically, each applicant must complete the Prairie View A&M Graduate School Application (i.e., Apply Texas) and the departmental application. Please refer to each of the links below to access and review the application materials. If you have any questions about this process or need further assistance, please contact cojjp@pvamu.edu.

Welcome to the College of Juvenile Justice (COJJ) Transfer Students! We are glad that you are considering transferring to Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU). The information below provides admission selection and coursework information for transfer applicants for the Department of Justice Studies and Department of Psychology.

A potential successful COJJ transfer student must meet the following three requirements:

  • has a good academic and social standing at his/her prior institution.
  • has earned a record of college work, meaning a C or better.
  • has earned transferable credit earned at a community college or another two- or four-year college or university.

Planning Your Transfer to PVAMU

Prior to submitting your application, there are a few things you can do to get ready and to understand what courses will transfer to PVAMU.

  1. Meet with your academic advisor to discuss transferring to PVAMU and review the Texas Course Equivalency Guide, if a Texas resident.
  2. Completed State of Texas Common Application
  3. Pay Non-refundable $ 25.00 Application Fee
  4. Submit an official transcript’s from all Institutions Attended
  5. Must have earned a 2.00 Cumulative GPA on a 4.00 scale with at least 15 transferable college-level credits

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Alpha Phi Sigma – National Honor Society in Criminal Justice . The Honor Society was created to recognize scholarship among students of Criminal Justice and provide them with opportunities to attend various conferences sponsored by the national organization. Students are also provided information about opportunities in careers in Criminal Justice as well as educational opportunities in graduate and professional schools.

The Criminal Justice Club. This organization is open to any student majoring or minoring in Criminal Justice at this institution. The primary purpose of the organization is to provide its members with information about career opportunities and graduate and professional educational opportunities in the field. They also provide a forum for various recruiters to speak to its members and they also take field trips to area criminal justice agencies to observe and speak with professionals.

National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice – Student Division. This is a national organization of Criminal Justice Professionals who provide its members with current information about the field of Criminal Justice. The Prairie View Chapter provides its members with opportunities to attend various conferences sponsored by the national organization and regional chapters. Students also have access to career counseling and information about career opportunities with various federal, state, and local agencies.

Psychology

Psi Chi is the National Honor Society in Psychology, founded in 1929 for the purposes of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship, and advancing the science of psychology. Membership is open to graduate and undergraduate students who are making the study of psychology one of their major interests, and who meet the minimum GPA qualifications. Psi Chi is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and is an affiliate of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Psychological Society (APS).

ABPsi Student Circle is a member of The Association of Black Psychologists, founded in San Francisco in 1968 to actively address the serious problems facing Black psychologists and the larger Black community. The Student Circle of the Association of Black Psychologists was founded in 1993 to serve as a mentoring program and establish a collective voice for the next generation. ABPsi Student Circle emphasizes community research and outreach and the need to prepare current students for future leadership roles in the field of psychology. The aim is to promote mentorship relations between professionals and psychology students and to aid in the struggle to improve the emotional well-being of people of African descent wherever possible. Membership is extended to students who major or minor in psychology.

The Psychology Club is a recognized student organization designed to provide an intellectual and social atmosphere for students. The purpose is to engage students in the exchange of information concerning the field of psychology, encourage student research and scholarship ideas, and to pursue excellence for entering into graduate school.

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