Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

The Criminal Justice program in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers a Bachelor of Arts degree and a minor in Criminal Justice. Your adventure begins with your academic advisor. Please contact cjsocadvisingiastate.edu for more information. Students in this major 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.
Graduates of this program will:
Understand theories of crime, victimization, and criminal justice (i.e., theories about social bonds, learning, social control, conflict, labeling, rehabilitation, alternatives to incarceration).
Think critically about crime, victimization, and criminal justice (i.e., be able to apply, critique, compare, and integrate knowledge in the area).
Understand how race/ethnicity, gender, wealth, and power are related to crime, victimization, and criminal justice.
Understand and be able to use basic social science research methods, as well as those most relevant to the study of crime, victimization, and criminal justice.
Be familiar with career paths in the criminal justice system, and make career choices that best fit their career interests.
Make appropriate decisions, think creatively and be able to express themselves in written and oral communication to supervisors and clients.

Freshman applicants should upload copies of their official high school academic records. Transfer applicants should upload copies of official academic records from all colleges or universities attended. Transfers who have been at a college/university for less than one year of full-time study should also upload their official high school records.
If you are currently attending or have attended a post-secondary institution, you must list it on the application, regardless of whether you want it to be used in our admission or transfer credit decisions.

IELTS - Overall score of 6.0 with a minimum band score of 5.5
Internet-Based TOEFL (IBT) -Score of 71 with a minimum score of 17 in both the Writing and Speaking sections
Paper-Based TOEFL (PBT) - Score of 530