A curriculum vitae or resume of qualifications;
Official undergraduate and graduate transcripts: copies of all official transcripts must be mailed from the applicant's undergraduate institution directly to the Office of Graduate Studies, Kentucky State University, Frankfort, Ky. 40601;
An undergraduate GPA of not less than 2.50;
GRE combined score of 284 (140 on the verbal and 140 on the quantitative and 4 on the analytical writing) on tests taken after November 2011. Official scores should be sent to the Office of Graduate Studies. It is the responsibility of the applicant to apply for and take the examination and have the test scores sent; and
Three letters of reference from professors or employers mailed to the Office of Graduate Studies.
Applicants who meet the entry requirements will be granted regular admission status by the program Admission Committee.
Probationary admission status may be granted if students do not meet all the requirements stated above. Such applicants must possess baccalaureate degrees with undergraduate GPAs of at least 2.4 and also meet all other requirements for Regular Admission. Probationary students are subject to initial performance requirements more stringent than those imposed upon others, as described below under Probation and Dismissal.
| CORE (18 credits) | Credits | ELECTIVES (3 credits) | |
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| Psychology & Law | 3 | Diversity & Law | 3 |
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| | Addiction & | |
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| Law & Social Science | 3 | Psychopharmacology | 3 |
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| Intermediate Statistics I & II | 6 | Psychology of Victims | 3 |
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| | Special Topics (up to 6 | |
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| Research Methods I & II | 6 | hours) | 3 |
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| CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR (12 credits) | | | |
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| Theories of Offending & Corrections | 3 | THESIS | 6 |
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| Psychology of Criminal Behavior | 3 | | |
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| Aggression & Violence | 3 | | |
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| Assessment & Treatment of Offenders | 3 | | |
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Psychology & Law 3 Diversity & Law
Law & Social Science 3 Psychopharmacology
Intermediate Statistics I & II 6 Psychology of Victims
Research Methods I & II 6 hours)
Corrections 3 THESIS