Overview

The Criminal Justice (Online) degree from University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) is designed to provide a balanced, liberal arts-based education that examines the multidisciplinary nature of criminal justice and the organization and operation of each functional component in the field of criminal justice.

The graduation requirements for a student pursuing a BACJ degree include:

Complete 120 semester hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher for all coursework.
Complete a minimum of 39 credit hours of criminal justice core courses, including a minimum of 6 credit hours of criminal justice electives. A minimum of 27 Criminal Justice credit hours must be upper division (3000 or 4000 level). All criminal justice courses applying to the major must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
Complete 45 semester hours in upper-division courses. Students may register for upper-division courses if they have met prerequisites or obtained departmental approval.
Residency: Candidates for the BACJ degree from UCCS must complete the final 30 semester hours of coursework as a student in the School of Public Affairs. At least 12 semester hours must be Criminal Justice courses.
All courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.
All CJ courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Crime Theory and Causes
Criminal Justice Research Methods
Statistics for Criminal Justice
Violence in Society
Corrections
Law Enforcement

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-01 00:00:00

More details

UCCS accepts applications throughout the year through a rolling admissions process.

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Criminal Law Criminology Criminal Justice View 241 other Bachelors in Criminal Justice in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

Other requirements

General requirements

First-Time Freshman Application
Submit Application Fee
Submit Your High School/Ged Transcripts
Submit Your Sat/Act Scores
English Proficiency

Tuition Fee

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International

14348 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 7174 USD per semester during 48 months.
National

14348 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 7174 USD per semester during 48 months.
In-State

12744 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 6372 USD per semester during 48 months.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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