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Criminology and Justice Studies A.A.S.
Criminology and Justice Studies A.A.S.

Criminology and Justice Studies A.A.S.

  • ID:KSU10016
  • Level:Associate Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

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.

English Requirements

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

Course Information

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

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

  • First-line supervisors of correctional officers

  • Miscellaneous first-line supervisors, protective service workers

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

Student Health Insurance: 2313 $ USD per year

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