Online Administration Criminal Degree :: Accredited Universities

There's always demand for talented personnel in criminal justice. And there's not a more practical, more convenient route to the degree you need than Excelsior College's online Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice (Administration of Criminal Justice concentration).

Excelsior's criminal justice degree is specifically designed for working adults who have professional experience in law enforcement and/or a military background. Our online criminal justice classes offer the flexibility, cost-effectiveness, and outstanding academics that working professionals need.

Excelsior's criminal justice degree program enables you to:

- Advance your criminal justice career without placing the rest of your life on hold.

- Earn your degree in less time, with less hassle, than it would take to get a criminal justice degree at a traditional college.

- Take all your criminal justice classes online, where and when you can fit them into your schedule.

- Maximize the value of transfer credits earned at other accredited institutions.

- Receive academic credit for qualifying forms of academy training, military service, and professional experience.

- Save money, thanks to Excelsior's budget-conscious tuition and fees.

- Use the criminal justice major as a springboard toward a law degree.

Entry Requirements

International Students
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International applicants from non-English-speaking countries must show evidence of English language proficiency through one of the following options:

- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

- Required minimum score of 525 on the paper based test or 69 on the Web-based test.
- Scores older than two years at the time of your application to Excelsior will not be accepted.

- MELAB (Michigan English Language Assessment Battery)

- Required minimum score of 75.
- Scores older than two years at the time of your application to Excelsior will not be accepted.

- IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
- Required minimum overall band score of 5.5.
- Scores older than two years at the time of your application to Excelsior will not be accepted.

- Excelsior College® Examinations English Composition exam (ENGx111) or UExcel® College Writing exam (ENGx110).

- Completion of at least 9 credit hours of academic work in courses delivered in English at an institution of higher education in the United States.

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Our concentration in police administration and operations serves to help criminal justice degree program students understand the numerous demands, functions, goals, management and leadership mechanisms of the modern police agency. From deployment of patrol assets, policy development, crime analysis and management of crises to the demands placed upon agencies in austere times, you will gain a thorough understanding of the multiple roles police agencies assume in the United States in this police administration degree program.

More importantly, you will explore what particular role you’re best suited for within a police agency.

Compatible career tracks for professionals with a police administration degree include private security and law enforcement.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must have completed a diploma from a U.S. high school or equivalent program.

International applicants
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Undergraduate applications will be considered for admission to the upcoming term start on a rolling basis. Eligibility for admission is based upon the following:

- Applicants need to have completed the equivalent of a US Secondary School

- Applicants will require the equivalent of a 2.5 on a 4.0 grading scale for admission consideration

- Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency as evidenced by:

TOEFL score of 71 and greater, IELTS score of 6.5 and greater, PTE score of 49 and greater, ELS score of 111 and greater, EF score of 107 and greater, and Michigan score of 85 and greater. The TOIEC examination is not accepted.

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The Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice Administration prepares entry-level and seasoned professionals from diverse backgrounds in the theoretical foundations, knowledge, skills, and practices of criminal justice administration inclusive of law enforcement, courts, and corrections. This study enables students to develop rational decisions and informed responses to the daily challenges one faces in law enforcement, courts, and corrections operations. Additionally, the program prepares students for entrance into concentrated areas of criminal justice in master degree programs or related disciplines. This program promotes a commitment to continued scholarship and service among graduates as future and continuing members of law enforcement, courts, and corrections initiatives in a manner that remains conducive to enhancing professionalism in a diverse community.

Entry Requirements

To be considered for unconditional admission to an undergraduate program, applicants must submit the following:

- A complete application

- Evidence of high school completion, or equivalent. Applicants may self-certify on the CSU application for admission and provide evidence of graduation from an
approved high school program, or the equivalent, deemed acceptable to CSU. Acceptable evidence includes a copy of the high school transcript indicating the date of high school graduation, a GED certificate or score sheet indicating state required passing scores, a DD-214 indicating successful completion of high school or an
official post-secondary transcript indicating the date of graduation from an approved high school program.

- Official transcripts from previously attended post-secondary institutions, if applicable.

- If you are utilizing Federal Student Aid (FSA), you must submit an official high school transcript or GED and all official transcripts from previously attended post-secondary institutions. To be eligible to receive FSA to attend CSU, applicants must be unconditionally admitted to the University and meet all other FSA eligibility requirements.

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The Master of Science Degree in Criminal Justice Administration is designed to provide post-baccalaureate education to criminal justice professionals. The primary goal of the program is to develop in graduates the ability to analyze, comprehend, and resolve the complex problems confronting the criminal justice system.

Criminal justice and law enforcement agencies are actively encouraging their officers and staff representatives to pursue criminal justice degrees as a means of gaining advanced training, improved salaries, and prestige in the field. Increasingly, federal and state agencies employing law enforcement personnel, including police officers, special agents, sheriffs and deputy sheriffs, state police, postal inspectors, juvenile justice specialists, FBI agents, DEA agents, U.S. Marshals and Deputy Marshals, INS agents and others are requiring a college degree as a condition of employment and promotion into higher ranking leadership positions require an advanced degree.

Entry Requirements

Applicants are required to submit an official transcript issued by a post-secondary institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education indicating a conferred bachelor’s degree. International students must provide an appropriately authenticated official transcript issued by a governmental authority that attests to the successful completion of a program considered to be equivalent to an accredited bachelor’s degree.

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The Criminal Justice Administration concentration is for public managers interested in working in law enforcement and seeking to improve analytical and problem-solving skills through advanced theory-to-practice training in the field. The MPA CJA concentration prepares public managers for career advancements in agencies such as Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Marshals, and state and local law enforcement agencies.

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