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This program offers students the chance to build a solid grounding in research techniques, quantitative analysis, and scientific principles. It equips learners with valuable skills for advanced education or careers where this expertise proves beneficial. Those considering paths in social science research, corporate roles, forensic fields, government work, or legal support positions may find this degree or its suggested courses particularly valuable.
Both the B.A. and B.S. options serve students aiming for starting roles in criminal justice or planning graduate/law studies. Learners wanting to develop robust quantitative abilities should particularly consider the B.S. track.
The majority of Penn State’s applications come from traditional, first-year students. The following types of students are considered first-year applicants (or freshman applicants, as some refer to them): Current high school student in his or her senior year; Student who has earned a high school diploma or a GED and has no post-secondary coursework; Student who has attempted 17 or fewer credits (semester hours) of college coursework at a regionally accredited college/university before attending Penn State; Current high school student who may have enrolled in another institution(s) before graduating from high school (dual enrollment); Student who may have attended Penn State on a nondegree basis.
English Language Proficiency
The following are ways in which you can satisfy the language proficiency requirement: TOEFL: A minimum TOEFL score of 80 on the Internet-based TOEFL or 550 on the old paper exam and a minimum of 20 in each section of the new paper exam (code #2660); IELTS: A minimum IELTS score of 6.5 on the academic test.