Criminal Justice - BA, BS

Criminal justice is the structure of laws involving the three components of the system: law enforcement, courts, and corrections. It involves the procedures created to maintain social order, control crime, and direct justice to those who violate these laws. It encompasses a wide range of activities that relate to detection, apprehension, prosecution, and punishment of law violators. These systems can vary from location to location and can even differ within one state. However, the overall goal is to balance the interest of justice, public safety and the rights of the accused.

Students will gain the knowledge and skills needed to pursue a career in criminal justice and related fields, such as law enforcement, probation and parole, corrections, paralegal, pre-law, juvenile probation/detention, court clerk, forensics (CSI), or private investigator.

• For more information about Criminal Justice, see the Criminal Justice Program website.

• Admitted and current students must meet with an academic advisor.

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• The highest math requirement for this degree is course or course or course  or course to fulfill the General Education Requirements Quantitative Literacy (QL) requirement.

• New Freshmen must have a minimum GPA for Admission: 2.50-Overall; 2.50-USU

• Additional Matriculation Requirement for new freshmen: Complete course, with a minimum grade of C or better and at least one other CJ-prefix class with a grade of C- or better

• Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU must have a 2.50 GPA.