Overview

The Certificate in Criminal Justice from Virginia Commonwealth University seeks to develop critical-thinking skills among the students through the use of current criminal justice and criminological topics, reports and research findings.

This certificate programme offers specialization for individuals interested or involved in law enforcement, corrections, juvenile justice or the courts. It combines survey and theory courses with research, management and policy courses on the justice system.

Student learning outcomes

Students will communicate effectively about criminal justice issues/policies using well-reasoned evidence from empirical studies to support their arguments and/or positions.

Students will demonstrate critical thinking and articulation of major issues related to the field in a diverse socio-cultural context while also understanding the diversity of lived experiences.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Principles of Criminal Justice

Professional Ethics and Liability

Law and Criminal Justice Policy

Seminar in Criminology

Applied Research Methods

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

15 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Richmond, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

GRE^®

Required

GMAT

Required

English requirements

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6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Graduation from a regionally accredited college or university or its equivalent.

For admission to graduate study at VCU, the Graduate School requires an undergraduate GPA of 3.0. or better, however, an individual department may waive this requirement as identified through a holistic review of an application.

Letters of recommendation from instructors or professional references in the applicant’s intended field of study may be required.

Statement of intent.

Virginia Commonwealth University requires international students to meet specific health insurance standards. For complete information, please consult a university representative.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

19950 USD / full

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Out-of-State

19950 USD / full

≈ 19950 USD / full
Domestic

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In-State

18724 USD / full

≈ 18724 USD / full

Additional Details

Yearly Tuition Fee for In-State Residents: $18,724 USD.

Living costs

Richmond

United States

1071 - 1750 USD / month

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Living costs

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