Candidates for admission to the Ph.D. programs are required to hold a master's degree (or equivalent) from an accredited institution. * An admission decision is based on a combination of a student's graduate academic performance, professional experience, letters of recommendation and/or standardized test scores. All students are encouraged to submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Miller Analogy Test (MAT) scores in support of their application.

Required documents for admission are as follows

* Applicants to the Ph.D. in Criminal Justice and Criminology degree program may enter the program with a Baccalaureate degree. Baccalaureate degree applicants must hold a degree in criminal justice or related social science from an accredited institution and a minimum undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0.

Submission of a completed Graduate School Application,
Submission of an unofficial transcript or copy of a foreign evaluation showing successful completion of a bachelor's or master's degree from an accredited college or university,
Submission of official transcripts or original foreign evaluations showing successful completion of a bachelor's or master's degree from an accredited college or university received within the first semester of enrollment,
Two letters of recommendation received within the first semester of enrollment,
Formal resume indicating education and complete work history.


If an applicant's primary language is not English, the applicant must present a TOEFL® score of 500 or higher on a paper-based examination, a score of 173 on a computer-based examination, an internet-based score ( iBT ) of 61, or an IELTS™ score of 6.0 or higher.