Overview

At the Criminal Justice program from Vermont State University, courses on contemporary issues including race and environmental justice will enrich your perspective and increase your sensitivity. Practical courses like Crime Scene Investigation and targeted internships will give you the tools you’ll need as a criminal justice professional. You’ll graduate with a strong foundation to begin your career in corrections, the courts, or law enforcement or to pursue law school and other graduate studies.

Program Highlights:

Strong Career Placement: Graduates have launched their careers with the U.S. Secret Service, Interpol, the Vermont Attorney General’s Office, court systems, social justice nonprofits, and law enforcement agencies.
Flexible Program: You don’t have to put your life on hold to earn your criminal justice degree. We offer summer, winter, condensed, and online classes to work with your schedule and even make it possible for you to finish your degree early.
Broad Career Preparation: Prepare for a range of criminal justice degree jobs in areas including juvenile justice, law enforcement, corrections, probation, law, and advocacy. Or, continue your professional journey with graduate studies.
Foundation for Law School: Get ready for a successful law school application and build your résumé with internships at the Vermont Attorney General’s Office, public defender’s offices, and other law-related organizations in the region.
Strong Alumni Network: Connect with Vermont State alumni who live and work throughout the world to discover new career opportunities. On a recent study abroad trip, students studying the Irish criminal justice system met with an alum who is living in Ireland and working with a non-governmental organization to assist victims of domestic violence in Ireland.
Restorative Justice Focus: Study the growing field of restorative justice at the only program in the region to offer a concentration in this area.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Law Enforcement in America

American Judicial Process

Correctional Philosophies and Practices

Criminal Law

Crime Victims

Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice

Deviant Behavior

Dismantling Rape Culture

Discrimination in American Society

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00

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Rolling Admission.

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Rutland, United States
Lyndon, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Application fee or fee waiver
Personal statement/essay
Current letter of recommendation. Additional letters are required when applying to some academic programs; see program specific requirements below.
Evaluated, translated transcripts. Transcripts must be official, officially submitted directly from all institutions attended. Official diploma and transcript of your complete high school studies is required. If you have at least one year of full-time college studies (all post-secondary studies), your high school transcript is not required. All academic transcripts must be signed by the appropriate school or government official and must include the seal of the school or the government. Photocopies or other copies must be certified true. If the documents are written in a language other than English, complete and certified true English translations must be furnished together with the official documents in that language.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

22152 USD / year

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22152 USD / year

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In-State

11088 USD / year

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Program Highlights:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Scholarships Information

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