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The online Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice (BSCJ) degree is a University System of Georgia (USG) eMajor program offered collaboratively through East Georgia State College. One of Georgia’s most adult-friendly institutions is offering an online degree that meets the needs of hard-working individuals trying to rise in the ranks of the criminal justice system.
The BSCJ is designed to prepare students for employment or advancement within the criminal justice system by providing a foundation of the knowledge, principles, theories, and functions common to the American criminal justice system. Offered entirely online, the program is ideal for those who need to balance work and family responsibilities with their pursuit of higher education.
Program Organization: 122 credit hours
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- First and Second Years: Students enrolled in EGSC classes
- 62 credit hours
- Face-to-face, online, or mixed face-to-face and online classes
- Core Impacts and major field
- Tuition: $95 per credit hour
- Third and Fourth Years: Students enrolled in eMajor classes
- 60 credit hours
- Online classes
- Required and elective upper criminal justice courses
- Tuition: $199 per credit hour
- First and Second Years: Students enrolled in EGSC classes
Program Specific Requirements:
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- 100% online, asynchronous course delivery
- Complete the eMajor new student introduction quiz at emajor.usg.edu
Perks of the Program:
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- Customized enrollment support
- Accelerated 8-week sessions for all upper criminal justice courses
- Free embedded digital textbooks for all upper criminal justice courses
- Student success team support
- Free online tutoring
- Pre-evaluated CPL for POST training, and all branches of the military (see below)
- Free unofficial transfer evaluation (see below)
Core Areas A, B, C, D, E and Additional Institutional Requirements – Required: 46
Hours
Area F (18 Hours)
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- CRJU 1100 Intro to Criminal Justice
- CRJU 2100 Intro to Law Enforcement
- CRJU 2200 Judicial Process
- SPAN 1001 Elementary Spanish I
Choose two of the following courses
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- PSYC 2102 Psychology of Abnormal Behavior
- SOCI 1160 Introduction to Social Problems
- COMM 1010 Intercultural Communication
- SPAN 1002 Elementary Spanish II
Required Upper Division CJ Courses (21 Hours)
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- CRJU 3100 Criminal Law
- CRJU 3110 Criminal Procedures
- CRJU 3200 Criminology
- CRJU 3300 Corrections
- CRJU 3700 Research Methodology
- CRJU 4700 Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice
- CRJU 4800 Senior Capstone
Elective Upper Division CJ: choose 13 Courses (39 Hours)
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- CRJU 3250 Crime and Media
- CRJU 3350 Drugs in America
- CRJU 3400 Juvenile Delinquency and Justice
- CRJU 3500 Criminal Investigations
- CRJU 3501 Criminal Investigations II
- CRJU 3600 Criminal Justice Administration
- CRJU 3710 Special Topics in Criminal Justice
- CRJU 3800 Race, Ethnicity, and Criminal Justice
- CRJU 3810 Victimology
- CRJU 4000 Internship in Criminal Justice
- CRJU 4110 Law of Criminal Evidence
- CRJU 4200 Profiling Serial Offenders
- CRJU 4210 Terrorism and the Criminal Justice System
- CRJU 4300 Community Corrections
- CRJU 4350 Family Violence
- CRJU 4500 Management of Forensics
- CRJU 4600 Police Problems and Practices
- POLS 3100 Constitutional Law
- PSYC 3850 Forensic Psychology
- SOCI 3800 Development of Criminal Behavior
- SJUS 3000 Introduction to Social Justice
- SJUS 4000 Social Justice Culture
- SJUS 3050 Politics of Social Justice
- SJUS 4050 Law and Social Justice
- SJUS 4800 Social Justice Policy Analysis
Three concentrations are available. Each concentrations have specific required courses (see BSCJ academic plan).
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- General
- Law Enforcement concentration
- Social Justice concentration
Kristin Watkins
Assistant Professor
Coordinator of the BS in Criminal Justice
Email: kmwatkinsFREEOMNIUPDATE
Phone: 478-289-2048
Are you a law Enforcement Officer, Correctional Officer, Army Military Police, Army Criminal Investigator, Navy Master at Arms, Marine Corps Military Police, Coast Guard Maritime Enforcement Specialist, or Coast Guard Criminal Investigator? You can earn credit hours towards the BS in Criminal Justice Degree. |