Criminal Justice Online Program Highlights
Embark on your future with a degree in criminal justice.
Our bachelor’s degree with a concentration in criminal justice studies prepares you for a career in law enforcement, corrections or in legal courts at the federal, state or local level. With classwork and real-world training, you’ll get a rich perspective on what it takes to pursue a rewarding criminal justice career.
- Our criminal justice curriculum is designed with input from criminal justice professionals, ensuring that our students enter the workforce with a strong understanding of crime, justice and social issues.
- As a criminal justice graduate, you’ll be able to enter the workforce with the knowledge and skills needed to perform at a top level within the standards of the Michigan Corrections Officers Training Council.
- We collaborate with criminal justice professionals to enhance your experience and give you a strong understanding of crime, the justice system and other social issues you’ll encounter on the job.
Learn Your Way
Criminal justice classes are taught online. Plus, general education and prerequisite courses are typically available online and on all campuses throughout Michigan.
Learn MoreWhy Earn a Degree in Criminal Justice?
Those who work within the criminal justice system help maintain social order by preventing and reducing crime. Usually, people who work in this area are driven by a desire to help others and make the world a safer place. The field is broad and multidisciplinary; a bachelor's degree in criminal justice provides the foundation for law enforcement careers, corrections or the courts.
Criminal Justice Curriculum
The Baker College Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Criminal Justice Studies program is a 4-year program consisting of 120 credit hours.
View Full CurriculumSample Courses
Criminology
Interviewing, Investigations and Report Writing
Criminal Justice Work Experience I
Accreditation
Baker College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission / 230 South LaSalle St., Suite 7-500, Chicago, IL 60604-1411 / 800-621-7440 / www.hlccommission.org.
On Campus Unavailable
Core courses for this degree program are not offered on campus.
For those interested, a selection of general education and prerequisite courses are available on campus each semester.
View campus locationsAvailable on Baker Online
Courses for this degree program are available through Baker Online.
100% online, this format offers flexible scheduling with 8-week semesters
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Courses for this degree program are available through Online Live.
100% online with set class times, this format offers live, real-time virtual learning.
Online Live