Overview

The Criminal Justice-Scholar’s Track undergraduate program has articulated discipline-specific knowledge, skills, behavior and values outcomes; critical thinking outcomes; communication outcomes; and assessment of criminal justice outcomes that are specified in our Academic Learning Compact. Learn more with Criminal Justice-Scholar’s Track.

The Criminal Justice program of University of Central Florida is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of crime and society’s control mechanisms as well as prepare them for professional careers in criminal justice and related agencies.

What is Criminal Justice?

Criminal justice is the system of law enforcement, the bar, the judiciary, corrections and probation that is directly involved in the apprehension, prosecution, defense, sentencing, incarceration and supervision of those suspected of or charged with criminal offenses.

The term criminal justice refers to an interdisciplinary field that draws upon the knowledge bases of criminology, sociology, psychology, law, public policy, computer technology and other related disciplines to develop insights into the causes and prevention of criminal behavior. It is an area of knowledge concerned with understanding and controlling crime.

The contemporary criminal justice system in the United States is monumental in size. It includes more than 55,000 public agencies employing more than 1.5 million people. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, it has a budget of more than $60 billion for agencies, 6,000 correctional operations. There are approximately 18,000 police agencies, 17,000 courts, 8,000 prosecutorial agencies, 6,000 correctional institutions and almost 4,000 probation and parole departments.

If you are not sure if this is the right major for you, you may want to enroll in “Careers in Criminal Justice,” an introductory course into the numerous careers available as a criminal justice graduate.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Careers in Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice System

Crime in America

Research Methods in Criminal Justice

Data Analysis for Criminal Justice

Police and Society

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-05-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Orlando, United States

Disciplines

Legal Studies Criminal Justice View 831 other Bachelors in Criminal Justice in United States

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Academic requirements

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

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Complete and submit the online application

Official transcripts, graduation certificates and/or leaving exam results for all international and U.S. secondary schools (high schools) attended. Refer to our Country Reference Guide for a list of secondary school credentials required by country.

Certified literal translation for any documentation submitted in a language other than English, if applicable

All official AICE, AP, Cambridge AS/A level scores, CLEP and IB scores, if applicable

Official SAT or ACT

Submit proof of English proficiency, if required

Submit required immigration documentation

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

22482 USD / year

≈ 22482 USD / year
Out-of-State

22482 USD / year

≈ 22482 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

5954 USD / year

≈ 5954 USD / year

Living costs

Orlando

United States

1111 - 1939 USD / month

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

What is Criminal Justice?

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Orlando

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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