Criminal Justice (B.S.S.S. Degree) 

Mercer University’s Undergraduate Criminal Justice Degree is designed to prepare students for employment in professional careers or graduate school.  The Criminal Justice department is made up of faculty who specialize in criminal justice, sociology, public administration, psychology, law, and social science.  Our program offers personal attention to every student through small class sizes and individualized advisement.  This one on one attention has provided a valuable framework for our program since its inception fifteen years ago.

The mission of the criminal justice program at Mercer University is to give the student an appreciation of critical thinking, ethics in public safety, professionalism, and life long learning.  Students are also provided a basic understanding of the philosophical, theoretical, and structural aspects of the criminal justice system.  In addition, students are offered field experience in which they can explore the criminal justice system at work. 

Faculty:

Dr. Billy Slaton, Program Coordinator, Advisor, Atlanta

Dr. Larry Stewart, Advisor, Henry County Regional Academic Center

Dr. Lynn Tankersley, Advisor, Douglas County Regional Academic Center

Professor Charles Weston, Advisor, Macon Regional Academic Center