Criminal Justice Department
Dr. Billi Patzius, Chair
Program Description
The criminal justice degree prepares students to enter the work force with a generalist degree or with a specified emphasis area in criminal justice. The Department of Criminal Justice offers the Bachelor of Arts along with the following emphasis areas:
- Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice (no emphasis area)
- Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, legal studies emphasis
- Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, corrections/juvenile emphasis
- Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, corrections/probation and parole emphasis
- Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, law enforcement emphasis
- Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, law enforcement emphasis with Police Academy option
- Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice (with no emphasis area) is also offered online
The department also offers a minor in criminal justice.
All of the above degrees require the completion of the criminal justice core courses listed below. Majors with no emphasis area must complete the criminal justice elective courses shown below. Students who are completing the Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice with an emphasis area must complete the indicated courses listed within the particular area of emphasis selected.