The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.
All undergraduate applicants must obtain one of the following:
TOEFL iBT: 71; Home Edition iBT: 71
Revised PBT: 18 (average score)
IELTS Academic and IELTS indicator: 6.0
Duolingo English Test (DET):100
PTE Academic and PTE Academic Online: 48
Completion of the Kent State University ESL Center Level 8 Intensive English program with a minimum of 3.75 out of 4.0 GPA
ELS Level 112 Intensive English Program completion
SAT: a minimum of 510 evidence-based reading and writing
ACT: a minimum of 21 in English
The Associate of Applied Science degree in Criminology and Justice Studies prepares graduates for para-professional positions in the field of criminal justice studies. The program can serve as a foundation for advanced study in several areas, including retail security, industrial security, forensics, law and corrections. Graduates typically seek employment in probation offices, social service agencies, courts, local law enforcement offices and crime labs.
The Criminology and Justice Studies major includes the following optional concentration:
The Peace Officers Training Academy concentration is open only to students admitted to the Kent State Basic Police Academy. The coursework covers the basics of defensive tactics, firearms, driving, traffic, patrol, civil disorders and first aid. In addition, students learn investigative methods and the fundamentals of policing, the criminal justice system, constitutional law and homeland security.
Students may declare the Criminology and Justice Studies major without a concentration. That course of study is ideal for students interested in the structure, functions and issues within the criminal justice system, as well as those who want a pathway to complete Kent State’s B.A. degree in Criminology and Justice Studies.
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Courses
Semester one
Introduction to justice studies
Issues in law and society (kss)
Destination kent state: first year experience
Kent core requirement
General elective
Semester two
Police role
Introduction to sociology (divd) (kss)
Kent core requirement
General elective
Semester three
Criminal law
Additional or concentration requirements
Semester four
Additional or concentration requirements
General elective
Minimum total credit hours: 60
First-line supervisors of correctional officers
Miscellaneous first-line supervisors, protective service workers
Student Health Insurance: 2313 $ USD per year
