Application forms may be obtained from the Office of Graduate and
Undergraduate Admissions, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey,
406 Penn Street, Camden, NJ 08102-1400, or at the web site http://gradstudy.rutgers.edu.
Application
to the program may be made for the fall or spring term. May 1 is the
deadline for fall admission, December 1 is the deadline for spring
admission. Prospective students should be aware that a limited number
of placements may favor fall applicants over spring applicants. All
applicants must apply for admission for graduate study to the Office of
Graduate and Undergraduate Admissions.
Students are
encouraged to submit the results of the Graduate Record Examination
(GRE) for consideration by the admission committee. Applicants who have
worked in the field of criminal justice or who are not recent graduates
are not, however, required to submit GRE results.
Prior to
admission, all students are expected to have completed an undergraduate
course in 50:920:301 Methods and Techniques of Social Research or an
equivalent social science research course, as well as
introductory course work in criminal justice. Those who have not will
be expected to complete this course work prior to admission.
In addition to submitting the application form, students making application to the degree program must
1. possess a B.A. or B.S. from an accredited college or university
2. submit an official transcript showing all undergraduate and graduate course work
3. submit three letters of recommendation
4. submit a statement about personal and professional goals and about how this program will help fulfill them
5. provide a brief résumé if your work experience is relevant to the application
