Criminal Justice Degree Online

GRANTS

Grants are awarded based solely on financial need and have no requirement of repayment. They may come from the Federal government, the state or the University

SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarships are awarded based on academic achievement or special talent. For many University scholarships, financial need is an additional criterion of eligibility. There is no requirement of repayment.

LOANS

Loans are low interest awards that must be repaid after students graduate or terminate their studies at the University.

FEDERAL WORK-STUDY

Work study is awarded based upon the financial need of the student. The Federal Work-Study Program offers on-campus part-time work experience for undergraduate and graduate students demonstrating financial need through the FAFSA. Students earn money for personal expenses, however, earnings cannot apply to semester bills.

Penn State has a solution to student concerns about federal student loan availability.

For more information about how studens will receive federal loans next year, please visit Penn State Live.

Penn state reassures students that federal and state grants will not be affected by recent stories about availability of federal loan funding.

Over the past two decades, over 500 graduates of the University’s Criminal Justice Program have gone on to law school and are now pursuing careers in law. However, it should be noted that law school admissions officials do not give any special advantage to applicants who have pursued undergraduate majors in criminal justice. Indeed, a student’s undergraduate major is not a particularly important criterion affecting law school admissions decisions. What is far more important is that, regardless of major, the prospective law student will have pursued a rigorous curriculum that requires superior skills in writing, reading comprehension, and analytical ability, the Criminal Justice Program is designed to do just that.