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Our Criminal Justice program is offered through our Sociology program and includes various disciplines - Psychology, Political Science, Geography (GIS), and Communications - so students receive the broad range of skills and knowledge that employers seek for various criminal justice careers.

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Many of our graduates go into careers in law enforcement, juvenile probation, and social services. Career opportunities for criminal justice graduates include:

• Law enforcement officer, corrections officer, and probation officer
• Paralegal
• Court clerk
• Victim advocate
• Private investigator
• Forensic scientist
• Security specialist and Homeland security specialist

As part of the curriculum, students hold an internship before they graduate. The following are examples of where our students have held internships:

• Juvenile probation with Guadalupe County and Comal County
• Community supervision (adult probation) with Guadalupe County
• Seguin Police Department
• Department of Public Safety
• Private attorneys in Seguin, San Antonio, and students' hometowns
• Travis County District Attorney's office
• Children's Advocacy Center
• Child Protective Services
• ARCIL (A Resource for Independent Living)
• Various church and park summer camps/programs