Master of Science Degree in Criminal Justice
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Criminal justice is viewed as an academic discipline. Objectives of the graduate program are based upon the assumption that social policy, decision-making, and reform in modern society require a broad academic experience, innovative thinking, including theoretical foundations of the discipline, appropriate research methods, and principles applicable to the administration of justice.
A major focus is to demonstrate that problems of both a public and private nature associated with crime and delinquency must be viewed as social problems rather than isolated problems. It is therefore expected that graduates will be:
- conversant with the theoretical and legal principles implicit in criminal justice
- knowledgeable of the essential research contributions in the discipline
- capable of research and data analysis appropriate to the discipline
- competent to assume policymaking, research and instructional responsibilities in criminal justice.
- Admission
- Students seeking clear admission to the Criminal Justice Graduate Program should:
- Hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher learning
- Achieved a 3.0 grade point average overall or in the last 60 hours of undergraduate course work
- Have a combined score of 800 on the verbal and math sections and a 3.0 on the written section of the Graduate Record Examination.
- Apply to and meet the admission requirements of the EKU grad school
- Submit three letters of recommendation directly to the Criminal Justice Graduate Program Coordinator in the College of Justice & Safety. EKU, 467 Stratton, 521 Lancaster Ave., Richmond, KY 40475.
Probationary admission may be granted to applicants not meeting these conditions but who present additional evidence for successful graduate study.
