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BS Criminal Justice and Political Science at Northeastern University

Northeastern University, United States

Programme overview

This combined major educates students in criminal justice and political science and in the interface between the two disciplines. The scope and sequence of political science courses provide students with a foundation in topics such as American government, comparative politics, international relations, and security and resilience. Criminal justice courses provide a foundation for understanding individual and systemic aspects of criminology and criminal justice. Offered at: Boston.

Faculty: College of Social Sciences and Humanities  |  Department: Criminology Criminal Justice  |  Duration: 128 semester hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Requires 128 semester hours. Required courses include CRIM 1100 Introduction to Criminal Justice; CRIM 1110 Criminal Due Process; CRIM 1120 Criminology; CS 2000 and CS 2001 Introduction to Program Design and Implementation and Lab for CS 2000; POLS 1150 American Government; POLS 1155 Comparative Politics.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year applicants apply for Fall entry through Early Decision I, Early Decision II, Early Action or Regular Decision. Transfer applicants can apply for Fall or Spring entry.

First-year deadlines: Early Decision I and Early Action November 1; Early Decision II and Regular Decision January 1. Decision notifications: ED I by January 1, EA by February 15, ED II by March 1, RD by April 1.

Transfer deadlines: Fall April 1; Spring October 15 (extended).

First-year and transfer applicants apply through the Common Application or Coalition Application; the application fee is $75 (non-refundable). SAT/ACT is optional (test-optional).

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.northeastern.edu/

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