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Applicants for the Master of Science Program in Correctional / Juvenile Justice Studies must:
- apply to and meet the admission requirements of the EKU Graduate School
- hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution
- have achieved an undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 overall or in the last 60 hours of the baccalaureate program
- have a combined Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score of at least 1250 under the GRE scoring system in use until October 1, 2002 or a combined verbal and quantitative score of at least 800 and an analytical writing score of at least 3.0 under the scoring system in use after October 1, 2002
- have three persons qualified to assess the applicant’s potential for graduate work submit letters of recommendation directly to the Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Correctional and Juvenile Justice Studies (Stratton 105), Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY 40475.
Applicants who do not meet these GPA and/or GRE requirements, but who otherwise demonstrate promise for successful graduate study, may be granted probationary admission, but such applicants must comply with all requirements of the Graduate School regarding probationary admission.
For additional information about admission to our program, please e-mail Amy Eades or call 859.622.5086.
