Bachelor of Science Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice
Bachelor of ScienceAT A GLANCE
- 120 credits
- Transfer up to 90 credits
- All courses are available online
- Select on-site and hybrid courses available
TUITION
- $250 per credit hour
(Europe & Downrange)
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Develop Deep Knowledge of Criminal Justice Programs
Develop critical thinking and effective decision-making skills and gain an in-depth understanding of the criminal justice system in the online bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice at University of Maryland Global Campus Europe.
In this 120-credit criminal justice degree program, you’ll take courses that may help equip you with knowledge in several areas of criminal justice, law enforcement, crime prevention, ethics, social science, and interagency collaboration. The curriculum is designed to help you gain professional skills such as critical and analytical thinking, problem-solving, effective writing, and decision-making. The program concludes with a comprehensive capstone course designed to allow students to apply principles of interagency cooperation, critical thinking, and systems approaches to solve practical problems in the criminal justice system.
- Courses
- Requirements
- Accelerated Pathway
Total Credits Required: 120
- Required Major Core Courses: 30
- Required Major Capstone Course: 3
- General Education Courses: 41
- Minor and Elective Courses: 46
Required Major Core Courses
- (3 Credits, CCJS 100)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 230)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 340)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 345)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 350) or any upper-level CCJS course
- (3 Credits, CCJS 360) or any upper-level CCJS course
- (3 Credits, CCJS 380)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 341)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 352) or any upper-level CCJS course
- (3 Credits, CCJS 497)
Required Major Capstone Course
- (3 Credits, CCJS 495)
* This information is for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year. For prior year requirements for this program or to review UMGC's complete program requirements for a specific academic year, visit our program catalog archive
If you completed your undergraduate degree at UMGC with coursework in criminal justice, a vertical pathway between UMGC undergraduate and graduate programs in criminal justice allows you to reduce your total coursework for a related graduate degree by up to 6 credits.
The following undergraduate-to-graduate course substitutions will be accepted for a maximum of 6 credits in our master's degree program in management with a criminal justice management specialization.
Issues in Criminal Justice
(3 Credits, CCJS 495) substitutes for Critical Analysis of the Criminal Justice System
(3 Credits, CJMS 600)
Correctional Administration
(3 Credits, CCJS 497) substitutes for Issues in Correctional Administration
(3 Credits, CJMS 620)
The substitutions listed above are the only ones possible. Note that a minimum grade of B must be earned in each undergraduate course for the credits to be accepted at the graduate level.
Total Credits Required: 120
- Required Major Core Courses: 30
- Required Major Capstone Course: 3
- General Education Courses: 41
- Minor and Elective Courses: 46
Required Major Core Courses
- (3 Credits, CCJS 100)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 230)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 340)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 345)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 350) or any upper-level CCJS course
- (3 Credits, CCJS 360) or any upper-level CCJS course
- (3 Credits, CCJS 380)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 341)
- (3 Credits, CCJS 352) or any upper-level CCJS course
- (3 Credits, CCJS 497)
Required Major Capstone Course
- (3 Credits, CCJS 495)
* This information is for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year. For prior year requirements for this program or to review UMGC's complete program requirements for a specific academic year, visit our program catalog archive
If you completed your undergraduate degree at UMGC with coursework in criminal justice, a vertical pathway between UMGC undergraduate and graduate programs in criminal justice allows you to reduce your total coursework for a related graduate degree by up to 6 credits.
The following undergraduate-to-graduate course substitutions will be accepted for a maximum of 6 credits in our master's degree program in management with a criminal justice management specialization.
Issues in Criminal Justice
(3 Credits, CCJS 495) substitutes for Critical Analysis of the Criminal Justice System
(3 Credits, CJMS 600)
Correctional Administration
(3 Credits, CCJS 497) substitutes for Issues in Correctional Administration
(3 Credits, CJMS 620)
The substitutions listed above are the only ones possible. Note that a minimum grade of B must be earned in each undergraduate course for the credits to be accepted at the graduate level.
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