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Criminal Justice, MS


Department: Criminal Justice 

The Master of Science in Criminal Justice provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully compete in a variety of professional positions in criminal justice or in closely related fields and prepares students for doctoral programs as well. 

Admission Requirements

  • A minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 based upon four years of course work
  • A composite score of 1000 on the quantitative and verbal parts of the GRE General Test if taken before August 1, 2011 or a comparable composite score on the quantitative and verbal parts of the GRE General Test if taken on or after August 1, 2011.
  • Three appropriate letters of recommendation
  • Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work

For more information, contact the program coordinator.

Additional Course Requirements


Complete 15 credits from the courses listed below


Note(s):


Within the 15 required credits of additional courses, CRJU 502 - Research  (six-credit thesis option); or CRJU 542 - Research Seminar in Corrections  or CRJU 597 - Research Seminar in Criminal Justice  (non-thesis option) must be taken to meet part of the exit requirement outlined below.

Exit Requirement


Thesis Option


Non-Thesis Option


 

Other Courses


With the approval of the graduate coordinator, students may take up to two of these courses or other approved graduate courses

Total minimum credits: 33