Additional Opportunities
Internship opportunities
Internships provide you with critical opportunities to learn more about careers you are interested in pursuing while also obtaining a deeper understanding of our coursework. Internships also allow you to build a strong professional network, opening doors for potential job opportunities after graduation. Our faculty regularly recommends students to a number of organizations for internships that will benefit their future career goals.
If you choose an internship for three hours of course credit, you are required to meet a number of requirements throughout the semester, including:
- One hundred minimum hours of on-site work
- Reflection papers
- Additional reading assignments
- Final paper and presentation
Previous Criminal Justice majors have completed internships with agencies and organizations including:
- Bibb County District Attorney’s Office
- Bibb County Sheriff’s Office
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
- Drug Enforcement Agency
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Georgia Bureau of Investigation
- Health and Human Services
- Homeland Security
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Internal Revenue Service
- Judge Advocate General
- Mercer Police
If you are interested in internship opportunities, please contact Dr. Fletcher Winston at (478) 301-2955 or winston_f@mercer.edu.
Service learning
Engaging the community is a key aspect of our Criminal Justice curriculum. Many of our courses incorporate a service-learning aspect, allowing you to work with organizations both on and off campus and apply your learning to serve the community. Past service-learning projects include researching the racial climate on campus and the impacts of Macon’s revitalization effort on various areas of society.