Criminology and Criminal Justice, B.S.

To be admitted into the B.S. program in Criminology & Criminal Justice, students must be in good academic standing. To graduate with a degree from this program, students MUST receive a grade of “C” or better in CRIM 3240 , CRIM 4284 , CRIM 4000  and CRIM 4003 . The B.S. in Criminology & Criminal Justice is also offered online.

Learning Objectives for Criminology Students

Upon graduation from the undergraduate program in criminology, a student will be able to

describe, explain, and critically evaluate/apply the role of…

• Corrections and social services in criminal justice and criminology
• Policing in criminal justice and criminology
• Law and legal systems in criminal justice and criminology
• Diversity and global perspectives in criminal justice and criminology
• Theory and philosophy in criminal justice and criminology
• Social scientific research and analytic methods in criminal justice and criminology

The Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Degree Pathway offers the opportunity to simultaneously satisfy partial degree requirements for a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in an accelerated program of study. Upon completion of the undergraduate B.S. in Criminology & Criminal Justice with a satisfactory undergraduate grade point average and a grade of “B” or better in all graduate courses completed, the student may move to full graduate status in the Master’s program in Public Administration (MPA) and the graduate-level courses taken as an undergraduate will be applied toward the graduate degree.