Certificate in Intelligence Analysis
Application Requirements
The items listed below are required for admission consideration for applicable semesters of entry during the 2017-2018 academic year. Submission instructions, additional details, and changes to admission requirements for semesters other than the 2017-2018 academic year can be found on the program’s web page. International students should review the International Admission Documents section of the catalog for additional requirements.
- completed online ApplyTexas application
- $10 nonrefundable application fee
- $50 nonrefundable international evaluation fee (if applicable)
- baccalaureate degree in criminal justice, computer science, history, geography or a field related to security and/or intelligence studies from a regionally accredited university
- official transcripts required from each four-year institution where course credit was granted
- minimum 2.75 GPA in your last 60 hours of undergraduate course work
- minimum 3.0 GPA in all completed graduate course work if you already hold a master's degree in criminal justice, computer science, history, geography or a field related to security and/or intelligence studies
- GRE scores not required
- resume/CV
- statement of purpose
- two letters of recommendation
TOEFL or IELTS Scores
Non-native English speakers who do not qualify for an English proficiency waiver:
- official TOEFL iBT scores required with a 78 overall
- official IELTS (academic) scores required with a 6.5 overall and
- minimum individual module scores of 6.0
If you do not meet the scores above, you may qualify for English-based conditional admission if you meet the minimum scores below:
- official TOEFL iBT scores required with a 59 overall
- official IELTS (academic) scores required with a 5.5 overall and
- minimum individual module scores of 5.5
Course Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Criminal Justice | ||
CJ 5335 | Advanced Crime Theory | 3 |
or CJ 5355 | Intelligence Gathering and Operational Issues As Applied to Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operation | |
Computer Information Systems | ||
CIS 5364 | Data Warehousing and Mining | 3 |
History | 3 | |
Choose 1 course | ||
Class and Society in Latin America | ||
Chinese Communism | ||
Topics in the History of the Modern Middle East | ||
Geography | 3 | |
Choose 1 course | ||
Geospatial Intelligence and Geographic Profiling | ||
Geographic Information Systems I | ||
Independent Studies | ||
CJ 5360 | Independent Studies in Criminal Justice | 3 |
Total Hours | 15 |