UT Tyler Criminal Justice Graduates among Best Nationwide

TYLER — The University of Texas at Tyler 2013 criminal justice graduates are among the best in their field, President Rodney H. Mabry announced. For the first time in university history, UT Tyler graduates scored in the top five percent nationally on the Education Testing Service Major Field Test for Criminal Justice. The test is given to graduating criminal justice seniors and used to assess and compare the program’s effectiveness to programs at similar institutions nationwide. The exam covers criminological theory, the law, law enforcement, corrections, the court system, research methodology and statistics as well as critical thinking.

“To see our criminal justice students score in the top five percent in the nation speaks loudly about the dedication of our faculty and the quality of our students,” President Mabry said. “Through the efforts of our faculty to instruct students on relevant topics using the latest information and technology, scores on the field test have steadily increased over the past few years.” In 2012 and 2011, UT Tyler criminal justice seniors were among the top 10 and 15 percent in the country, respectively.