BS - Criminal Justice
The Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Criminal Justice requires a student to earn 42 credits in 14 core courses and a total of 124 credits of coursework.
Graduates with criminal justice degrees enjoy a wide range of career choices with great opportunities for lifelong advancement. This program is designed to open opportunities and positions of leadership to those desiring to work within the field of security, law enforcement, criminal justice, and homeland security.
The curriculum will be completed in the order established by Indiana Wesleyan University. Indiana Wesleyan University reserves the right to modify the curriculum as necessary.
The same courses offered in the classroom setting are also offered via the Internet. Details are available at Online-Delivery.
Students graduating from Indiana Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Criminal Justice degree should be able to:
- Apply appropriate communication skills across settings, purposes, and audiences of the American Criminal Justice System, including law enforcement, corrections and courts.
- Apply theories, principles and practices of criminal justice, including constitutional principles, judicial and correctional processes, legal institutions, and law enforcement.
- Apply criminal law, juvenile law, constitutional law, and procedural law as it relates to a person’s involvement with the Criminal Justice System from first contact until sentence completion in a manner consistent with ethical and Biblical standards.
- Critique criminal justice research and use those findings to support arguments and decisions within the criminal justice context.
- Critically engage ethical issues in criminal justice, particularly questions of social responsibility, professional decision-making and the impact of cultural diversity on the Criminal Justice system.
- Integrate Biblical perspectives into the decision-making process as it relates to issues involving the Criminal Justice System.
Admission Requirements
The admission requirements for bachelor degree programs are as follows:
- Proof of high school graduation or GED certification.
- Original transcripts from all previous college or university study at regionally accredited colleges or universities or an institution accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education.
- Prior completion of at least 60 transferable credit hours from a regionally accredited college or university or an institution accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education is required before the student is eligible to start a bachelor core program.
- A maximum of 40 hours of credit may be earned through the assessed learning process toward the required 60.
Graduation Requirements
To graduate with a baccalaureate degree with a major in Criminal Justice from the College of Adult and Professional Studies at Indiana Wesleyan University, the following requirements must be met:
- Completion of 124 semester hours.
- Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
- Completion of the required core courses with a GPA of 2.25 or higher.
- Completion of 30 hours of general education as specified (General Education Requirements).
- Payment of all tuition and fees is required to receive a diploma.
Criminal Justice (BS) - Program of Study
Prerequisite Courses
(Take CRJ-181 or work experience alternative)
| CRJ-181 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
Core Courses
