As stated in the Graduate Bulletin, you are required to successfully complete the MCJ Comprehensive Examination for the program. The MCJ Comprehensive Examination is a take-home exam and must be completed, along with the Graduate Exit Survey, before you can be certified for graduation. The examination may be composed of 10 essay questions coming from the following areas:

1. Theories of Criminal Behavior (CRJU-C700);
2. Research Methods and Statistics (CRJU-C710);
3. Graduate Statistics (CRJU-C712);
4. Criminal Justice Administration II (CRJU-C720);
5. Selected Problems in Criminal Justice (CRJU-C800);
6. Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation in Criminal Justice (CRJU-C805);
7. Seminar in Criminal Justice (CRJU-C705);
8. Seminar in Criminology (CRJU-C850);
9. Directed Readings in Criminal Justice (CRJU-C893)

To answer the questions as thoroughly as possible, you will have to draw upon the knowledge you have gained from your courses and the research you have conducted. We realize, of course, that you have covered a lot of information as you have proceeded through the program. However, since this is a take-home exam and you will have access to your notes, textbooks, the Internet, and other reference materials, you are expected to answer each question as fully as possible. Below are some examples of questions that you may be asked:

1. Select and explain a criminological theory and discuss the types of data that could be used to test the theory.
2. Select a specific criminological theory or concrete problem in the field (e.g., security problem, crime problem) and indicate how you would conduct empirical research on the theory or problem by tracing it through the steps in the scientific method. In essence, you are briefly outlining a research proposal.