Criminal Justice

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There are numerous challenges in today’s world. Driven by a desire to positively change communities and society as a whole, students who major in sociology, criminal justice, and agricultural and rural policy studies are well-equipped to seek out innovative solutions to these challenges.
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When you major in criminal justice at Iowa State University, some of the nation’s leading scholars in the field will provide you with the foundation to positively impact the criminal justice system. You will study the issues affecting the juvenile and criminal justice systems, and you will learn how to apply theories about crime, victimization, and criminal justice to real-world scenarios.


Degrees Offered:

  • Minor

Rachel Burlingame

rmb@iastate.edu
515-294-2506

Learning Goals

Students in the criminal justice program will learn about the components of the juvenile and criminal justice systems, become acquainted with the issues affecting these systems, apply theoretical concepts to real-world phenomena, interface with criminal justice and social service providers, and plan an academic and/or applied career in criminal justice.

Admission Requirements

Graduate College Requirements:

  • 4 year Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)
  • Academic Records/Transcripts
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA (Program may alter requirement.)
  • Proof of English Proficiency.

GRADUATE MINORS

Minors are available in many disciplinary and interdepartmental graduate programs. Some programs offer only a minor. In other programs, students may declare either a major or a minor. Programs offering a major are not required to offer a minor. A student may not major and minor in the same discipline for a single degree or across multiple degrees. To illustrate, a student earning a Ph.D. in computer science may not minor in statistics for their Ph.D. program if they are also pursuing an MS in statistics.

Application Requirements

Application Deadlines:

Rolling.

Application Details:

This program is open to domestic and international students.

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