Masters of Science in

Criminal Justice Degree Program

Our online distance education program offers students the opportunity to study a comprehensive curriculum in the Criminal Justice degree program. Millions of people are processed through the criminal justice system daily. To maintain this system, highly educated people are needed to fulfill the leadership requirements and see to it that justice served and the guilty are rehabilitated back into society.

Through this program students will learn the skills needed to succeed in this field. All of the courses are focused on the major. This allows students to maximize their learning in the core courses and succeed in their educational and career goals.

Students begin with theories of crime, law and social control, and correctional systems. Specific courses focus on forensic psychology, criminal investigations, and statistics. In the higher division courses students choose a special track where they are able to focus in one specialty area of Criminal Justice. These specialty courses allow students customize their learning experience in the field of Criminal Justice.   Several career fields this degree will prepare you for are:

* Police Management
* Correctional Services Director
* Parole Officer
* Criminal Investigator
* Forensic Investigator

The prerequisites for this program are: an earned bachelor degree in criminal justice, paralegal studies, pre-law, sociology, political science, or a related field.  

The online curriculum offers an innovative approach to higher education. Enrollment is open and students may begin the program at any time. All courses are provided in online classrooms, with on-to-one faculty mentoring. Students also have free access to our comprehensive Study Tactics and Resources Center, with links to subject related websites, online libraries, articles and research assistance. Our online Criminal Justice degree curriculum includes:

Criminal Justice Students are required to select a Specialty Practice Track and complete all courses for the track.

Administrations Track

Criminology Track

Juvenile Track

Violence and Control Track

Forensic Science Track

TOTAL HRS = 40 semester hours

Courses in this curriculum are to be taken in sequence as above.

TUITION = $500.00 per Masters level course.

Students may register and pay for one course at a time.

* There is also a one time $50.00 admission processing fee.

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Certificate Option: students have the option of first enrolling into and completing a Graduate Certificate in this degree program. All courses in the graduate certificate program will transfer in to the Masters Degree Program. Following graduation with the Graduate Certificate, students may then elect to enroll in the masters degree program and complete the remaining courses. To preview the graduate certificate program, access here.

Course Completion Times: Students are permitted 10 weeks to complete an online course. This may be extended with the permission of the instructor. For all Symposium Courses, students are permitted up to a six month period for completion. Doctoral students are permitted one year for all Dissertation/Doctoral Project courses.

Prerequisites: An earned Bachelors Degree.

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