Overview

About this Degree

The historical relationships between American Indian nations and the United States federal government, as well as relationships with states, have resulted in distinctive and complex legal and political environments. Native Americans and other Indigenous peoples have been and are still subject to discriminatory laws rooted in colonialism that have become institutionalized in criminal justice in Indian Country. Factual, historical, legal, and practical knowledge as well as cultural competency and understanding are necessary for better serving Native American and Indigenous communities and building more effective and culturally sound criminal justice systems.

This innovative, interdisciplinary Indian Country Criminal Justice degree at the Northern Arizona University will educate students about these critical dimensions of criminal justice in Indian Country, as well as provide training in the application of knowledge, skills, and theory in many settings, from law enforcement to judiciary settings to advocacy to policy development. Criminal Justice in Indian Country is a unique, complex, and specialized field.

Career opportunities that might be pursued:

Law enforcement officer
Detective
Court staff
Detention staff
Indigenous restorative justice systems
Victim advocacy
Probation and parole
Policy analysis

Programme Structure

Courses:

American Indian Expression
Criminology
Criminal Jurisdiction, Laws, And Justice In Indian Country
Criminal Justice
Investigating Difference
Research Issues In Applied Indigenous Studies
Sovereignty And Self Governance Of American Indian Nations

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-07-27 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-03-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-14 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-09-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Disciplines

Criminal Law Criminology Criminal Justice View 366 other Bachelors in Criminology in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Accidents
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Other requirements

General requirements

At least 30 units of upper-division courses, which may include transfer work.
At least 30 units of coursework taken through Northern Arizona University, of which at least 18 must be upper-division courses (300-level or above). This requirement is not met by credit-by-exam, retro-credits, transfer coursework, etc.
A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 on all work attempted at Northern Arizona University.

Tuition Fee

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International

28600 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 28600 USD per year during 48 months.
National

27600 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 27600 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

11352 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 11352 USD per year during 48 months.

Online: $11,352 USD /year

Living costs for Flagstaff

1010 - 1500 USD /month

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Scholarships Information

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