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Criminal Justice, Crime and Corrections Concentration, MS


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Department: Criminal Justice 

The Crime and Corrections concentration focuses on theoretical frameworks concerning crime and criminal behavior, the methods used to control and prevent crime, treatment and punishment of the offender and the management of the offender in the community.

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

Bridgewater State University offers students enrolled in the BS in Criminal Justice program the opportunity for early acceptance into the MS program. Click here  for more information about the early acceptance program.

For more information, contact the program coordinator.

Program of Study


Exit requirement (6 credits)


 Students may select either a thesis or non-thesis option.

Total minimum credits: 33


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