• For NJCU undergraduate admission requirements please see page 9 of the University Catalog - http://www.njcu.edu/academics/pdf/ugcat_0507.pdf#page=13.  (Click on Link for New Window)  

•  The requirement for admission to this degree is an overall 2.25 CGPA.

• Complete the undergraduate on-line application form.  (Click on Link for New Window)  

• Minimum 2.75 undergraduate GPA
  
  
   
• Official Transcripts from all educational institutions previously attended. At least one transcript must show that you received a bachelor’s degree. (Note: Most schools now allow you to order an official transcript online. Have your transcript sent to Graduate Studies Department, New Jersey City University, 2039 John F Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City, NJ 07305.) If you have an unofficial transcript that you can submit right away, you can expedite your admission by mailing it to that address. Conditional admission can be granted with the unofficial transcript, but you will not be fully admitted or matriculated until the official transcript is received.
  
   
• Take an appropriate graduate-level admissions test. Students from diverse backgrounds are encourage to apply to the Master of Science in Professional Security Studies degree program. Due to this diversity, the Department has decided to accept the following graduate admissions tests:

For information on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), visit http://www.ets.org/gre/. 

For information on the Graduate Management Admission Test® (GMAT) http://www.gmac.com/gmac/thegmat/

For information on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) http://www.lsac.org/LSAT/TheLSAT-menu.asp

For information on the Millers Analogies Test (MAT) http://harcourtassessment.com/haiweb/Cultures/en-US/Harcourt/Community/PostSecondary/Products/MAT/mathome.htm

For more information on the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/

GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MAT and MCAT scores or scores from tests previously taken within the past three years are to be sent to the Graduate Studies Department at the address above.

• Submit two recommendations from people who know you well. Download a convenient form (.pdf) to print out and give to the people who are going to recommend you. (Click on Link for New Window)
  
  
   
• Download the application for matriculation form. (Click on Link for New Window)

• Complete the graduate on-line application form. (Click on Link for New Window)