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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 IMPACTS: 42 Hours
Institutional Priority, Mathematics and Quantitative Skills, Political Science and U.S. History, Arts, Humanities, and Ethics, Communicating in Writing, Technology, Mathematics and Sciences, Social Sciences
Please see College Catalog (PDF) for required curriculum.
Field of Study: 18 Hours
Required courses (12 credit hours)
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- CRJU 1100
Intro to Criminal Justice
3 credits - CRJU 2100
Intro to Law Enforcement
3 credits - CRJU 2200
Judicial Process
3 credits - SPAN 1001
Elementary Spanish I
3 credits
- CRJU 1100
Choose two courses (6 credit hours)
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- PSYC 2102
Psychology of Abnormal Behavior
3 credits - SOCI 1160
Introduction to Social Problems
3 credits - COMM 1010
Intercultural Communication
3 credits - SPAN 1002
Elementary Spanish II
3 credits
- PSYC 2102
Required Upper Division Criminal Justice Courses: 21 Hours
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- CRJU 3100
Criminal Law
3 credits - CRJU 3110
Criminal Procedures
3 credits - CRJU 3200
Criminology
3 credits - CRJU 3300
Corrections
3 credits - CRJU 3700
Research Methodology
3 credits - CRJU 4700
Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice
3 credits - CRJU 4800
Senior Capstone
3 credits
- CRJU 3100
Elective Upper Division Criminal Justice - Choose 13 Courses: 39 Hours
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- CRJU 3250
Crime and Media
3 credits - CRJU 3350
Drugs in America
3 credits - CRJU 3400
Juvenile Delinquency and Justice
3 credits - CRJU 3500
Criminal Investigations
3 credits - CRJU 3501
Criminal Investigations II
3 credits - CRJU 3600
Criminal Justice Administration
3 credits - CRJU 3710
Special Topics in Criminal Justice
3 credits - CRJU 3800
Race, Ethnicity, and Criminal Justice
3 credits - CRJU 3810
Victimology
3 credits - CRJU 4000
Internship in Criminal Justice
3 credits - CRJU 4110
Law of Criminal Evidence
3 credits - CRJU 4200
Profiling Serial Offenders
3 credits - CRJU 4210
Terrorism and the Criminal Justice System
3 credits - CRJU 4300
Community Corrections
3 credits - CRJU 4350
Family Violence
3 credits - CRJU 4500
Management of Forensics
3 credits - CRJU 4600
Police Problems and Practices
3 credits - POLS 3100
Constitutional Law
3 credits - PSYC 3850
Forensic Psychology
3 credits - SOCI 3800
Development of Criminal Behavior
3 credits - SJUS 3000
Introduction to Social Justice
3 credits - SJUS 4000
Social Justice Culture
3 credits - SJUS 3050
Politics of Social Justice
3 credits - SJUS 4050
Law and Social Justice
3 credits - SJUS 4800
Social Justice Policy Analysis
3 credits
- CRJU 3250
Three concentrations are available. Each concentration has specific required courses (see BSCJ academic plan).
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. |