Overview

Criminal Justice (Law Enforcement Track) is offered by University of Maryland Global Campus. With a generous transfer credit policy, convenient online courses geared toward your needs, multiple start dates, and access to lifetime career services, UMGC provides the flexibility and support you need. You can also save money with a variety of scholarship opportunities for eligible students. Get started today!

Key Facts

If you meet the eligibility requirements, apply, and are accepted to this program, you may be able to transfer up to 60 credits for your law enforcement experience and police academy graduation. UMGC policy allows you to transfer up to 90 credits overall toward a bachelor's degree from a variety of sources. So, if you are a police academy graduate with law enforcement experience and college credits, you may be eligible to transfer in more than the 60 credits specified in this track. Of the remaining 60 credits in this 120-credit criminal justice degree curriculum, you will benefit from our subject matter expertise while taking focused courses that address key areas.

Take convenient online courses that complement your experiences as a police officer.
Develop a deeper understanding of constitutional policing principles and contemporary community policing practices.
Benefit from hands-on general education courses in your field like advanced law enforcement writing and communication practices for de-escalation.
Conclude the program with a comprehensive capstone course designed to allow you to apply principles of interagency cooperation, critical thinking, and systems approaches to solve practical problems in the criminal justice system.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Victimology

Criminal Justice Capstone

Constitutional Policing

Contemporary Community Policing Issues

Program and Career Exploration in Public Safety
Academic Writing

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

More details

The university offers multiple sessions each semester, so you can fit one or more courses into your life every fall, spring, and summer.

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Maryland City, United States

Disciplines

Criminal Law Criminal Justice View 253 other Bachelors in Criminal Justice in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

You must have graduated from a police academy in the United States that is recognized by a state or political subdivision of a state as providing training that is sufficient for an individual to be certified as a law enforcement officer in that state with arrest powers (state/local jurisdiction).

After your academy graduation, you must have completed any field training requirements and been employed as a full-time police officer in a U.S. state or political subdivision of a state.
You must be currently certified as a police officer with arrest powers in a U.S. state or political subdivision.

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

14970 USD / year

≈ 14970 USD / year
Out-of-State

14970 USD / year

≈ 14970 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

9900 USD / year

≈ 9900 USD / year

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Bachelor's scholarship opportunities for Criminal Justice (Law Enforcement Track).

Available Scholarships

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Key information

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Credits

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Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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