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Bachelor of Science Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice
Bachelor of Science
AT 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)

See our Tuition Rates page for details.

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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.

 

Total Credits Required: 120

  • Required Major Core Courses: 30
  • Required Major Capstone Course: 3
  • General Education Courses: 41
  • 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 2025-2026 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 a major in criminal justice, an accelerated pathway between UMGC's undergraduate and graduate programs allows you to reduce your total coursework for the MS in Management with a concentration in criminal justice management by 6 credits (two courses). 

To be eligible for the pathway, you must have completed the bachelor’s degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. If eligible, you may be awarded credit for:

  • (3 Credits, CJMS 600) and
  • (3 Credits, CJMS 620)

Eligible credits must have been completed no earlier than two years before the beginning of graduate studies at UMGC. 

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