Considered the best doctoral program in the country as evidenced by multiple articles in The Journal of Criminal Justice Education, the FSU College of Criminology offers you the opportunity to be part of an intellectual community and learn from the most productive scholars in the country. The Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice trains students to conduct original research that generates new insights on issues of scientific and public policy importance. This degree emphasizes comprehensive training in theory, research methods, and statistics delivered by faculty members recently ranked as having the most productive criminology program in the country.
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- Ph.D. Admission Requirements
- Current Ph.D. Students
- Student Research
- Doctoral Degree Requirements
- Major Professor and Doctoral Dissertation Committee
- Professional Ethics
- Coursework
- Timeline
- Comprehensive Exam Requirements
- Dissertation and Admission to Candidacy
Related Downloads
- FAQs: Campus Graduate Program
- FSU IRB Policy Memo
- FSU IRB Human Subjects Committee Approval
- Declaration of Major Professor Form
- Prospectus Defense Approval Form
- Doctoral Dissertation Committee Form
- Graduate Assistant Evaluation Form
- Exit Survey
- 2015-2016 Criminology Graduate Handbook
- 2014-2015 Criminology Graduate Handbook
- 2013-2014 Criminology Graduate Handbook
- 2012-2013 Criminology Graduate Handbook
- 2011-2012 Criminology Graduate Handbook
- 2010-2011 Criminology Graduate Handbook
- 2016-2017 Criminology Graduate Handbook
- Annual Doctoral Review
- Doctoral Info Sheet
- 2018-2019 Grad Campus Handbook
- 2019-2020 Grad Campus Handbook
- 2020-2021 Campus Grad Handbook
- 2021-2022 Campus Grad Handbook
- 2022-2023 Campus Grad Handbook
- 2023-24 Graduate Campus Handbook
- 2024-25 Graduate Campus Handbook