Online Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice
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2023 applications are now open!
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Contact us to learn more about the application process, financial aid, or any of our career-focused programs. Fall 2023 Early Action Deadline! Domestic freshmen submit your completed application by November 15 to receive an admissions decision by the holidays and priority consideration for scholarships — UB is test optional!
Want to learn more about UB before you apply?
Apply to University of Bridgeport before our Early Action Deadline on November 15 and receive priority consideration for a merit scholarship. Merit scholarship awards are based on a 4.0 cumulative GPA scale. If your high school uses a different GPA scale, Admissions will convert this to a 4.0 during the application review process.
Here’s a snapshot at what you could be awarded:
- Trustee Scholarship - $25,000
- Presidential Scholarship - $20,000
- Provost Scholarship - $17,500
- Dean Scholarship - $15,000
There’s no better time to submit your UB application than now — we are test optional and it’s free to apply! Take the next step toward becoming a Purple Knight and submit your application today!
Focus on an area at the forefront of this exciting field by selecting a concentration in Human Security, Comparative Justice, or Criminology. The Criminal Justice program requires students to complete criminal justice courses online for a total of 120 credit hours prior to graduation, 39 of which will be in your program core, and electives.
Program Core Courses
| CJHS 118 | Introduction to Criminal Justice |
| PSCI 101 | American Government |
| CJHS 218 | Human Security |
| SOC 270 | Sociology of Deviance |
| CJHS 275X | Criminal Investigations |
| PSCI 233 | U.S. Legal System |
| CJHS 271 | Law Enforcement and Society |
| SOC 311 | Juvenile Delinquency |
| SOC 315 | Criminology |
| SOC 310 | Race and Ethnicity |
| SOSC 300 | Research Methods |
| CJHS 371 | Homeland Security and Terrorism |
Potential Internship Sites
- Government agencies
- Law enforcement agencies
- Legal firms
- Non-profit organizations
- United Nations organizations
- CT State Police
