Tallahassee, Florida, United States
Entry Requirements
Admission requires graduation from a regionally accredited high school with certain high school academic units, a cumulative grade point average (GPA) in those academic units, and test scores. Satisfying these minimum requirements does not guarantee admission. The academic profile of the middle 50 percent of freshmen accepted in 2012 was: 3.7-4.2 academic GPA; 26-30 ACT composite; 1740-1960 SAT total.
- Writing - 21 on the ACT English and ACT E/W or 500 on the SAT writing
- Math - 21 on the ACT math or 500 on the SAT math
- Reading - 22 on the ACT reading or 500 on the SAT critical reading
A variety of other factors are also considered in the review process; these include the written essay, the rigor and quality of courses and curriculum, grade trends, class rank, and educational objectives. Applicants who bring other important attributes to the University community may also receive additional consideration. These applicants include students applying to the CARE Summer Bridge Program, visual and performing artists, and skilled athletes.
Please note that letters of recommendation are not required and will not be used in the decision-making process.
Curriculum
- CCJ2020 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)
This course is designed to provide freshman and sophomore students with knowledge of terminology, classification systems, trends, and theories of criminal justice. Not open to criminology majors beyond their first term as a junior. This course meets the University's Social Science Liberal Studies requirements. - CCJ3666 Victimology (3)
This course examines the role of victims in crimes, their treatment by the criminal justice system, their decisions to report crimes and help prosecute offenders, victim assistance, and victim compensation. - CCJ4614 Criminal and Delinquent Behavior (3)
Examination of patterns of criminal and delinquent behaviors in light of theories and classification concepts. - CCJ4700 Introduction to Research Methods (3)
Basic methodological and statistical issues in criminology. - CJL4038 Law, Society, and the Administration of Justice (3)
This course examines how law shapes and is shaped by economic relations, morality, social solidarity, state institutions, political domination, democratic governance, and legal consciousness, and how law impacts and is influenced by race, gender, and class relations. The course explores how social groups use law and legal ideology to press their rights to remedy social inequalities and to what extent these groups are successful. Students become familiar with major theoretical traditions in law and society as well as sociological issues such as civil rights, the legislation of morality, and the administration of justice.