Master of Arts in Criminal Justice Leadership

Offered Online

In partnership with the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Lenoir-Rhyne University’s College of Education offers a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice Leadership degree. This program is intended for individuals with undergraduate degrees in criminal justice, political science, psychology, or sociology who are looking to advance their careers.

Through the program, students will develop the leadership skills needed to manage ethical dilemmas that arise within the field of criminal justice. Students will also be provided an opportunity to explore the numerous types of leadership and management positions that exist within criminal justice agencies.

LR’s Criminal Justice Leadership graduate program aims to develop leaders who:

• Have the skills to create, analyze, and critique criminal justice policy.
• Can act as effective administrators within the field of criminal justice.
• Have the ability to lead an organization through change.
• Can effectively implement conflict resolution policies within a given agency.

Admission Requirements

Candidates for admission to the Master of Arts in Leadership program must meet the following criteria:

1. Submit official transcripts from all colleges attended demonstrating successful or pending completion of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution. Minimum cumulative GPA is a 2.7;
2. Submit an official copy of either the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or the GRE (unless Career Admission Track applies); Minimum MAT score is a 390; minimum GRE scores are Verbal 147, Quantitative 147, and Analytical Writing 3.5;
3. If Career Admission Track applies, or if the applicant meets one of the other criteria for waiving the standardized test score, submit one letter of professional recommendation through the online application;
4. Submit a writing sample clearly articulating goals and life experiences that have impacted the student’s decision to pursue a graduate degree in Criminal Justice Leadership;
5. Submit a CV or Resume;
6. Be available for an interview upon request.
7. The admissions committee determines admissions decisions based on the whole application and reserves the right to admit, provisionally admit, waitlist, or deny applicants on this policy.