BSAS in Criminal Justice - Curriculum

The Bachelor of Science in Applied Science, Criminal Justice (Generalist Track) online degree includes the following requirements:

The program is an online degree completion program.

  • The target student has at least an associate degree in Criminal Justice, though other students with criminal justice credits may find the program suitable to their needs.
  • Students from Lakeland and Lorain County Community Colleges wishing to participate in the Criminal Justice partnership program with Youngstown State University should not register for this program but register for the partnership.

The degree requires a total of 120 credit hours from combined sources, including the online degree program and courses transferred into the program.

  • The major requires at least 57 required and elective hours in Criminal Justice from combined sources. A total 36 credits in the major are available online.
  • The student may have to complete additional online courses to fulfill general education requirements and university electives.
  • All development courses such as ENGL 1539/1540, RSS 1510A/1510B, MATH 1500/1501/1504 do not count toward degree requirements.

Students completing the program at an Ohio Police Officers' Training Academy are eligible for up to 16 credit hours that can be applied to departmental or university electives. Students completing other police or correctional training programs must inquire to determine equivalencies.

Military and veterans may receive credits through an ACE transcript.

Individuals with police or correctional experience may receive additional credits through a Prior Learning Assessment.

Individuals with training or work experience in law enforcement or corrections may be eligible for credits through Prior Learning Assessment.

Every online Criminal Justice course is not available every semester. See the online course rotation.

No minor is required for this major.

Only the department’s generalist track is available online.

To continue enrollment in the major, a GPA of 2.0 must be maintained.

Courses in the major require a grade of "C" or better.

Courses taken under the Credit (CR)/No Credit (NC) option may not be counted toward the major. (You must confer with your advisor before electing this option. Refer to the Undergraduate Catalog for more information.)

Curriculum

4. University Electives

University Electives - 23-25 Credits

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