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APPLICATION INFORMATION

Please print this page to use as the checklist for your application process

Application for admission to the Justice Management Program includes application to the University of Nevada, Reno Graduate School and therefore involves a two-step process as detailed below. Applications are accepted:

Start date:
Application deadline:
January (3rd week)
August (4th week)
December 1
July 1

Admission to the UNR Graduate School requires an undergraduate grade-point average of at least 2.75 on a scale of 4.0, or an average of at least 3.0 for courses taken during the last half of the undergraduate program, and a completed baccalaureate degree from an appropriately accredited institution.

If your GPA does not meet this criteria, admission to graduate standing on a prescribed program may be considered. Alternatively, an applicant may take a limited number of courses - with permission from the Justice Management program - as a Graduate Special. This status does not guarantee admission to the program, but allows a student to demonstrate that he or she can satisfactorily perform graduate level work.

Scores of standardized tests such as the GRE are not required for application to the Master of Justice Management program.


Step 1 - Application to Graduate School at UNR

If you plan to start courses as either a regular graduate student or graduate special, follow these instructions:

  1. You are required to complete a graduate school application online. To start, you will need to “Create a CollegeNET account” and establish a password. Follow this link to start: http://www.unr.edu/grad/admissions/apply-online

  2. After you have created an account, complete the “Graduate School" application at: https://www.applyweb.com/cgi-bin/app?unrg

  3. You can work on your application, save it, make revisions later if you wish, and then submit it electronically. You must submit that application and payment of application fees ($60 for new students, $40 for UNR alumni) electronically.

  4. After your application is complete, request ONE official transcript from the Registrar’s Office at EVERY post-secondary school you’ve attended (community college, university, etc.). Official transcripts are those sent directly from the institution attended: personal copies or “issued to student” are not acceptable even if they are in sealed envelopes.

    Request transcripts to be sent to:

    University of Nevada, Reno
    Graduate School
    Mail Stop 326
    Reno, NV
    89557-0326
    Attn: Lisa Oliveto

    Note:All students must comply with UNR's immunization requirements prior to registering for courses.

Step 2 - Application to the Justice Management Masters Program

Access the “Application for Admission to the Justice Management Program” form at:
http://www.unr.edu/justicemanagement/documents/JMP.Application.Form.May06.pdf
Enter the information requested, print the completed form, date and sign the form, and submit it (together with your personal statement; see item number 12 on the application form for details) to the address below.

Two letters of recommendation (see item number 13 on the application form for details) should be sent directly from the persons writing the letters to the address below. However, if your recommenders submit online recommendations via the graduate school's website, that will satisfy this requirement. (You may be required to list 3 recommenders on the Graduate School application, however, the JM program only requires 2 of the recommenders to submit letters.)

Mail, fax, or email the application to:

Jane L. Robinson, J.D., MBA
Assistant Program Director
Justice Management Program /311
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Assistant Program Director at: Ph: (775) 682-7975 Fax: (775) 784-6273 Email: justmgmt@unr.edu