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>> At Ball State University,
we believe that the only
opportunity greater than going
to college, or to grad
school, is having the college,
or the grad school, come to you.
Our online degree
programs do just that.
Classes, your advisor, library
services, support services,
professors who become
mentors, counselors
and confidants are
all just a click away.
Our 70 plus online programs
were built on the backbone
of a traditional, but
innovative university,
where graduates are prepared
to be real-world ready.
Online learning is designed
to fit your schedule,
so you can access classes,
interact with classmates,
and pose hard questions to
your professors whether you're
at home, at work or at
your kid's soccer game.
Although content is the same,
courses from Ball State online,
come to you in a
different package.
Our faculty design these
classes in collaboration
with expert instructional
designers.
Our course designers know
the methodologies and tools
for making online classes
online communities.
And now more about
an online program
that you're interested in.
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>> I always knew
that I wanted to be
in some kind of law enforcement.
>> I just wanted to do something
that was different and exciting.
>> In looking at the
courses that were available,
I felt a really strong
connection with it.
>> Whether you're interested
on the justice system,
whether it is the
policing aspect,
whether it is the courts,
whether it is why
people commit crimes,
now you can choose
between those areas.
>> It's an understanding
that social control is
a much bigger system
than just policing,
courts and corrections.
>> What we're doing is
hoping to create individuals
who can think independently,
that can problem solve.
>> It's about our neighbors,
it's about our friends,
it's about our parents; it
is truly a social system.
Through our classes we try
to show that dynamic nature.
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>> The Department
of Criminal Justice
and Criminology really focuses
on two very important
parts of social control.
One part being criminal justice
and we think of police, courts,
and corrections: the-
sort of the three legs.
>> Our program is a criminal
justice and criminology program.
>> Criminology, which looks
at why people participate
in unlawful behavior.
>> As a criminal justice
student, the best part
about it is being
an informed citizen.
>> They're going to have you
in a lot of different classes,
regarding a lot of different
law enforcement agencies.
So, you'll take policing,
you'll take victimology.
>> The impact of crime upon
victims, that transition
that many take between
being a victim to survivor.
>> It gives you a taste of
every type of career path
that you can follow,
so it really helps you
understand what you want to do.
>> Understanding more deeply
about how do law
enforcement works,
how do the correctional system
works, how do the courts work.
We prepare to deal
with the populations,
that they will be
coming in contact with,
once they start practicing.
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>> We wanted to reach out to
our place-bound professionals,
so that they can earn
their four-year degree,
so that they can prepare for
that next step in their career.
And so, you're going to have
the professors who are teaching
on campus also teaching
the online classes.
You're going to find a very
good exchange of ideas.
>> There are a lot of online
student services available,
time management workshops
through the learning center,
there's additional help
from the writing center,
disability services and
the university libraries.
And all of those teams, and
faculty members and advisers,
work together to
help you succeed.
>> We work very hard to have a
very dynamic online curriculum.
>> The great thing
about online learning is
that you can really customize
it to fit your schedule.
Whatever you need,
we're here for you.
We're here to help and to
make those adjustments.
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>> The possibilities are
endless and it's- that's one
of the reasons I just love
it because any question
that may be related
to the justice system,
or crime in general, if you
have a question you can find an
answer to your questions.
>> Being able to take a
lot of different courses,
with a lot of different
career paths,
I understand how law
enforcement works.
So, even though I'm not a
law enforcement officer,
I can work with law enforcement,
I can see their point of view,
and we can all work
together in a beneficial way.
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>> Ball State holds a
very important place,
not just in Indiana,
but in the region.
We specialize in preparing
people for a Bachelor's degree.
Why get a four-year degree?
>> A four-year degree, going
into a criminal justice field,
gives you this theoretical
foundation
that accompanies what you will
get when you go into the field.
>> We are educating students,
so that they go into the field
and they think on their feet,
their critical thinking skills
benefit both the public,
and the private, sector.
Probation, will often times,
require a four-year degree.
A four-year degree is a
stepping stone to law school
or to getting a master's degree.
A four-year degree can
certainly set you apart.
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>> You really kind of feel
like you're part of a family,
when you're a criminal
justice student.
>> I continue, to this day,
to work with the criminal
justice department.
I've really never
lost my connection.
>> And every professor has
a background in some kind
of criminal justice field.
>> We have a lot of very
knowledgeable faculty members
in the field.
They are passionate
about what they do,
and they have really great
relationships with the students.
>> As faculty members, we are
members of different local,
national and even
international organizations.
Starting from the-
data collecting process
to the last step, which is
publishing our research,
we're constantly
working together.
>> They're not isolated
here in this university.
They're a part of the community.
>> Faculty who have been in
the field, and then wanting
to give back, are
now on our faculty.
Many of them are in the field,
providing voluntary
service, consulting services.
>> So, you have probation
officers,
you have- former police
officers, former prosecutors,
even defense attorneys.
>> People with law
degrees, juris doctorates,
currently practicing or
have practiced in the past,
then been bring that
experience into our classrooms.
>> So, it's- it's easy to
relate to them and understand
because they did what you
want to do in the future.
>> I still remember
some things I was opened
up to 30 some years ago, that
I used in my job every day.
I had very good professors, they
had very good life experiences,
and it was a very
positive experience for me.
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>> We're able to make
connections between the students
and some of these people that
are already working in the field
to start building
those relationships,
that hopefully will
lead into jobs
or to have better opportunities
once they are working
in the field.
>> I can do an internship with
the Muncie Police Department.
>> I actually interned with
the Victim Advocate Office.
Thankfully, you know, I got
a job and I'm the director.
>> Since 2007, I've been
a full-time employee
of the same job that
I started, in college,
and now I'm the director
of the program.
>> It was a really, again, a
positive experience for me.
>> I can't say enough about
how beneficial the internship
program was for me,
because it really-
it sets you up for a career.
>> We are preparing
students to be successful,
so we're seeing our graduates
going into investigations
for insurance agencies.
They're working in the FBI,
they're working customs,
they're working in DEA and
ICE; whatever their dreams are,
we can help them be successful
in pursuing those dreams.
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>> Ball State's program is
extremely important and-
I know it's- it's
held in high regard.
>> They have a very
good reputation
in the criminal justice field.
>> So, Ball State ensures that
you have experience the minute
that you receive your degree
and that really helps
you in the job search.
>> The online application
process is quick and easy.
It should only take you about
15 minutes to fill that out.
There is an application fee,
but there are also options
for a fee waiver,
if you qualify.
Once your application
is received,
an academic adviser
will be in touch
with you regarding
those next steps,
and that adviser
will stay with you
from the application all the
way through until graduation.
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>> When we say, "the
campus comes to you,"
we mean that the same
academic services that benefit
on campus students
come to you online,
available 24/7 on your laptop.
For example, orientation,
advising, tutoring,
tutorials for study skills,
a technology help desk,
the full services of the
University Libraries,
the Learning Center, the Writing
Center, even career services.
These concierge-style
services are just a click,
email, or phone call away.
At Ball State, you
won't go online alone.
Our online classroom has been
recognized for best practices,
including awards that have
made us a national online,
education leader.
Because our costs are
competitive, we give you quality
and value and a high return
on your tuition investment.
Award winning degree
programs are good news for you
because today's employers
are asking for graduates,
and mid-career professionals,
who can think critically,
communicate clearly, and
solve complex problems.
Which will describe you when you
are transformed intellectually
and professionally,
into a proud new alumnus
of Ball State University.
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