Master of Arts with a Major in Criminal Justice

Contact Information:	Arkansas State University Department of Criminology, Sociology, and Geography ASU Jonesboro, Box 2410 State University, AR 72467 http://csg.astate.edu/grad_programs.htm Dr. Gregory D. Russel Associate Professor email:grussell@astate.edu
Program Description:	This program is intended to be a Masters degree that conforms to the nationally accepted standard in the field as indicated by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. The core courses and elective concentrations most closely resemble a mix between the MA programs in criminal justice at Washington State University and SUNY, Albany, the number 6 and number 1 schools in the field respectively. It is intended to 1) develop additional analytical skills for in-service practitioners in the field or a closely related field; 2) to provide practitioners in this region with access to graduate education in their field to make them competitive for promotion within state agencies; 3) to provide our undergraduates who wish to pursue a degree regional access to one in their field of choice; and 4) to provide or undergraduate students who are considering a Ph.D. in the field a good foundation for further graduate studies.
Admission Requirement:	1. BA or BS in Criminal Justice, Criminology, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology. 2. Two letters of recommendation, a statement of purpose, AND 3. A 3.00 GPA in the final 60 hours of undergraduate work, OR prior graduate degree, OR at least 6 hours of graduate credit with a B or better in all courses attempted, OR an LSAT score of 139 or better, OR a combined GRE score of 900 (quantitative and verbal).

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