Bachelor of Science Online Degree Completion
in Criminal Justice Administration
For information on applying, call 1-877-505-1059 or email online@park.edu
Online courses are offered in 8-week
terms 5 times a year to help you achieve your educational goals in a
flexible and academically stimulating format. The online criminal justice degree has three
concentrations in Security, Law Enforcement, and
Corrections.
The basic aim of the Criminal Justice
Administration Bachelor of Science program is to develop a comprehensive
understanding of the total criminal justice system within the larger
society by providing a firm base in the theoretical, philosophical, and
practical knowledge of criminal justice. The program aspires to provide a
broad focus at the early stages of the student's professional development
by increasing his/her ability to deal effectively in the criminal justice
system mission in society. Well over 35 basic career opportunities in the
criminal justice system (law enforcement, corrections, probation, parole,
the courts, prosecution, and defense) at the community, municipal, county,
state, regional, and federal levels await the Criminal Justice
Administration program graduate.
Requirements for Admission
To enter this criminal justice online Bachelor's degree completion program, a
student must meet the following conditions:
- Earned high school diploma, GED or
equivalent
- a cumulative 2.0 GPA in
all previous college study
-
Completion of the Application for Admission and payment of the
application fee.
See the Online Learning Admissions Process web
page for detailed information about our application and admissions
process.
Students will need to complete at least 30
semester hours through Park University, with 12 hours in their major
in order to receive a degree from Park University.
A variety of credits may be transferred in from
the following sources:
- Transferred courses with a 'C' or above
grade from other regionally accredited colleges and universities
- CLEP/DANTES/ACE credits
- VLE - Validated Learning Experience
For more information on the transfer of
credits, please visit the Undergraduate
Catalog.
Core Curriculum
A total of 120 credit hours are required for degree
completion. Forty-eight (48) credits are in the major field
distributed as follows:
- CJ 100 Introduction
to Criminal Justice Administration 3 cr.
- CJ 105 Criminal Law
3 cr.
- CJ 200 Criminology
3 cr.
- CJ 300 Agency
Administration 3 cr.
- CJ 350 Criminal
Justice Management and Planning 3 cr.
- CJ 400 Constitutional Law in Criminal Justice 3 cr.
- CJ 450 Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice* 3 cr.
- CJ 440 Internship in Criminal Justice* 3 cr.
- OR...
- CJ 441 Senior Writing Project (3 cr.)
- CS 140 Introduction
to Computers 3 cr.
- ML Modern Language (one language) 6 cr.
- OR
- CS 151 Introduction to Programming (3 cr.)
- AND
- CS 219 Programming Fundamentals (3 cr.)
- OR
- CS 144 Beginning Program wMultimedia Projects (3 cr.)
- AND
- CS 151 Introduction to Programming (3 cr.)
- MA 120 Basic
Concepts of Statistics 3 cr.
One of the following areas: 12 cr.
Area A: Law Enforcement - CJ 311 and CJ 312 plus 6
semester hours upper division work in one of the following areas:
political science, sociology, or psychology
Area B: Corrections - CJ 232 and CJ 322 plus 6
semester hours upper division work in one of the following areas:
political science, sociology, or psychology
Area C: Security - CJ 233 and CJ 333 plus 6 semester hours upper division work in one of the following
areas: political science, sociology, or psychology
TOTAL: 48
Credits
General Education Requirements
Park University’s Online Degree Programs are regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
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