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ApplyIf you want to work in criminal justice organizations, social services, or government, you can put your career on the fast track by earning a graduate degree, too. At Suffolk University, you can accelerate your studies and earn your undergraduate degree and a Master of Science in Crime & Justice Studies (MSCJS) in just five years.
This dual-degree program is open to criminal justice and sociology majors with at least two criminal justice electives. If accepted, you’ll take two graduate-level courses in the fall or spring of your senior year and then complete your graduate studies in a fifth year (full-time)—saving both time and tuition.
In your graduate studies, you’ll explore the field of crime and justice more deeply with a concentration in victim advocacy or youth, crime, and justice. You’ll also get firsthand experience in the field with our internship courses.
Requirements to Apply
To apply for this program, students must:
- Be a declared criminal justice or sociology major
- Be in junior class standing
- Hold an overall GPA of 3.3 or higher
- Hold a major GPA of 3.5 or higher
- For criminal justice majors: students must complete a minimum of four undergraduate Criminal Justice courses
- For sociology majors: students must complete a minimum of two undergraduate Criminal Justice courses and two Sociology courses
- Receive a faculty nomination and a second recommendation (for more information, see "Applying to the Program")
Applying to the Program
The recommended application deadlines for this program are:
- For students on track to graduate from their undergraduate program after the spring term, March 15th of the junior year, rolling thereafter. Enrollment would begin the first semester (fall) of the senior year.
- For students on track to graduate from their undergraduate program after the fall term, October 15th of the junior year, rolling thereafter. Enrollment would begin the first semester (spring) of the senior year.