Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice

Program Description 

At the undergraduate level, the Criminal Justice Program offers the Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice. This degree program is designed to provide preservice and inservice students with a broad educational background in all aspects of the criminal justice field. The Bachelor of Science degree program is described below:

MAJOR: The major in criminal justice consists of at least 36 hours (but not more than 50 hours will count toward the BS degree) ENGL 210 and ETHS 360 are additional requirements. Students must also satisfy Fairmount College requirements (including the foreign language requirement) and the University requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree. Students must complete 21 hours of core courses and 15 hours of electives (there is a maximum of 6 hours total allowed in 481 and/or 483) . Students may take 14 additional credit hours (general electives) beyond the 36 hours required for the major (for a total of 50 hours).