Online Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Administration Degree :: Accredited Universities

Come to know the inner workings of law enforcement, corrections, and the law, and leave the program with the knowledge and skills you need to protect people and their property.

If you have a passion for helping people and a talent for knowing the law — and you can picture yourself in a position of authority — this might be the program for you. You’ll learn the ins and outs of law enforcement, corrections, and other criminal justice areas, and leave prepared for a career with a law enforcement organization, or to advance into leadership or management roles within your current organization.

In this program, you will use existing research on the law to make informed decisions, learn what makes an effective criminal justice system, form an advanced understanding of the ethical issues and controversial policies facing criminal justice organizations and personnel, and get an overview of the theories and best practices of law enforcement.

Entry Requirements

To be fully admitted into one of CSU-Global’s bachelor’s degree programs, you should have some prior college credit and a cumulative grade point average of 2.30 or above.

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Your leadership role in criminal justice or law enforcement awaits, and earning your master’s degree might just be what you need to stand out from the crowd.

It’s more than just the piece of paper you need, though. You need a better understanding of how criminal justice organizations function, and how to manage the people and issues faced in daily operation. You need to learn how to build programs and policy through community involvement and collaboration.

Building upon your strong foundation, this online criminal justice master’s degree program is designed to equip you with the knowledge and tools that you need to advance professionally. In this program, you will evaluate the role of an effective criminal justice manager, untangle the ethical issues facing criminal justice organizations and employees, examine issues of diversity, and find solutions to common law enforcement and criminal justice problems.

Entry Requirements

If you're interested in earning your master's degree at CSU-Global you should already have earned your bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0.

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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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Allied American University's Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice prepares students for entry-level criminal justice positions in business, industry, and non-profit organizations. The program provides the foundational background for students seeking to possess a high level of knowledge from a broad base of criminal justice concepts and skills to create solutions to contemporary problems in criminal justice. Students will possess the critical and current knowledge and skills needed to integrate administration, laws, procedures of investigation and evidence, and organizational law enforcement management.

Allied American University (AAU) also offers an Associate of Science in Criminal Justice degree.

Program Learning Outcomes
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Apply advanced verbal and written communication skills to research, evaluations, and presentations in appropriate criminal justice situations.

Implement and apply current technology to criminal justice investigative and apprehension activities, systems, and processes.

Use critical thinking, creative, and logical analysis, strategies, and techniques to solve complex problems within the criminal justice system.

Apply technology and other resources to remain current in the student's chosen field within criminal justice.

Make effective decisions using appropriate analytical and critical thinking processes that reflects a global perspective in comparative criminal justice.

Identify, analyze, and address legal and/or ethical issues that arise in criminal justice practices and institutions.

Demonstrate effective written communication skills in a criminal justice environment.

Demonstrate a mastery of integrated knowledge and technical skills that support and facilitate lifelong professional development and lifelong learning within the discipline of law and justice.

Demonstrate a foundational knowledge of the criminal justice system, including law enforcement, the correctional process, the judicial system, and the technical skills that support and facilitate lifelong learning.

Entry Requirements

AAU has only one admissions requirement - you must have a high school diploma or a GED® test credential.

Program Entrance Exams
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Certain programs may require students to complete an entrance exam prior to enrollment. Admissions representatives are responsible for placing students into the appropriate entrance exam during the admissions process. Any student that does not pass a program required entrance exam will not be allowed to enroll in that particular program.

AAU Orientation
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Students wishing to enroll into AAU programs are required to successfully complete the AAU new student orientation. The orientation course is offered at no cost to the student and is a non-semester credit course. Students are required to successfully complete the orientation course prior to the start of their first semester. The purpose of this course is to expose students to AAU's policies, prepare them for what they will experience during their semester, and to help students learn how to navigate and find information through our iboard learning platform.

In order for a student to schedule the new student orientation, they must have an approved admissions application on file. Admissions representatives are responsible for scheduling students into orientation prior to the start of the students first semester. Students that complete all admissions requirements and successfully complete orientation will be granted acceptance into the university.

Any student that does not successfully complete orientation will have to defer their start date and will not be admitted into the university. These students must go through the admissions department to schedule another orientation course. Any student that does not successfully complete the orientation course after two attempts will not be admitted into the university.

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The Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice expands upon the knowledge and theories learned in the Associate’s degree program. Students interested in a rewarding career in criminal justice can learn about the levels of criminal justice administration, including the roles of local, state, federal and international agencies.

The courses prepare students with a mix of high-level and applied knowledge of the law and justice system. Graduates of this degree program will be prepared to start careers in security management, corrections management, program director/counseling, law enforcement and more. Some additional testing, background checks and training may be required for positions within law enforcement.

Entry Requirements

Students may be conditionally accepted to the college if all admissions requirements have been received except for the official transcripts as long as a College official has been able to verbally verify the graduation status or receipt of the GED from the granting institution.

Once official transcripts are received, showing the minimum has been met, full acceptance into the college will be offered.

After acceptance into Bryant & Stratton College Online, students will have the opportunity to take English and Math placement assessments in order to test out of required pre-college courses.

Other Fees

Books and supplies : $6,400

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