Correctional Rehabilitation Undergraduate Certificate

Program Overview

The Certificate in Correctional Rehabilitation, offered by the UC School of Criminal Justice, equips students with a comprehensive understanding of the risk, need, and responsivity model of offender treatment. The program prepares students for careers in correctional settings, including probation, parole, prisons, and community-based facilities. Students must have a 2.0 GPA and receive advising from Student Services to complete the certificate, which is ideal for students in criminal justice, substance abuse, psychology, or social work, as well as working professionals seeking deeper insights into correctional rehabilitation.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Certificate in Correctional Rehabilitation is a specialization within the UC School of Criminal Justice that provides a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of the risk, need and responsivity model of offender treatment.

Objectives:

• To equip students with the necessary theoretical, empirical, and practical foundation to work with, manage, and/or study offenders in correctional treatment settings.

Program Description:

• This program is open to students in good academic standing with a cumulative university grade point average of 2.0 and the desire to succeed.
• Students accepted into the program must meet the academic standards of the program to advance to upper levels of study.
• Interested students should meet with a UC College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services Student Services staff member for appropriate advising.
• In order to obtain this certificate, 50% or more of the required coursework must be taken from the College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services.

Careers:

Upon completion of the certificate, students will be prepared to begin working in correctional settings that provide rehabilitative services to offenders. These include:

• Probation and parole
• Prisons
• Jails
• Community-based correctional facilities
• Halfway houses and group homes
• Day reporting centers
• Reentry programs
• Other correctional settings

Other:

• This certificate is ideal for students majoring in criminal justice, substance abuse, psychology, or social work, or for any student or working professional wishing to gain a deeper understanding about correctional rehabilitation.
• The students will follow the outlined curriculum and will be advised by the academic advisors in the Student Services Center in the College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services.
• This certificate will highlight and provide a better understanding of correctional rehabilitation.
• In order to complete this certificate, a student must:
• Complete all required course work and certificate requirements
• Obtain at least a 2.0 university grade point average
• Be in good academic standing; that is, not on academic or disciplinary probation or suspension