Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

Bachelor'sBADedicated degreeOn campus

Overview

Bachelor of Arts with a criminal justice major at Dakota Wesleyan University: a 39-credit major with 24 core credits and at least 15 elective credits.

Official program name: Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Arts · major: Criminal Justice
Source: dwu.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's
Subject focus: Dedicated degreeThe degree itself is in criminal justice, criminology, forensic science or a closely related justice subject.
Source: dwu.edu · verified October 24, 2026
School: Dakota Wesleyan University
Location: Mitchell, SD
Source: dwu.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Subjects: Criminal Justice — core of the degree
Required credits: Not verified
Duration: Not verified

Entry pathway

Not verified whether this degree admits first-year students or only applicants with prior credits.

Why this program is listed

Dedicated BA with a major in Criminal Justice.

Major titled Criminal Justice; core courses in criminology, criminal law, probation and parole, ethics and constitutional criminal justice.

Source: dwu.edu · verified October 24, 2026

We list associate, bachelor's, master's and research-doctorate programs in criminal justice, criminology, forensic science and related subjects at institutionally accredited US schools — degrees in the subject and formal concentrations, never certificates or one-elective degrees. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Formats, online delivery, campus visits, internships and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the school states it.

Formats offered: On campus
Source: dwu.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

Curriculum

Major core of 24 required credits plus at least 15 elective credits (39 total).
Source: dwu.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Capstone

CRJ 433 Seminar in Criminal Justice is described as an advanced seminar and capstone experience.
Source: dwu.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Internship

The catalog notes that a criminal and personal background check may be required before any internship within the criminal justice major.
Source: dwu.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Transfer pathways

An associate degree in human services from Mitchell Technical Institute may be applied toward the bachelor's degree, per the catalog.
Source: dwu.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Careers and licensure

An academic degree and an occupational licence are different things.

Career and licensure statements for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

A degree does not guarantee police academy admission, sworn officer certification, federal employment, a security clearance, a position with a named agency, a forensic laboratory job or eligibility to practice as a psychologist. Those have separate training, scientific prerequisites, examinations or hiring requirements set by the agency, state or licensing board. Academic degrees vs police academy training

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the school states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Admission requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tests

SAT / ACT: Not requiredTest-optional university
Source: dwu.edu · verified October 24, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All students — Tuition, 12-16 credit hours per semester (2026-27 costs table; period not stated)From the school-wide rate table for this level	$33,600	(basis not stated by the institution) · 2026-2027Source: dwu.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Other published fees

Student Services and Activities (2026-27 costs table): $640
Source: dwu.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Technology Fee (2026-27 costs table): $880
Source: dwu.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Scholarships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for its level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; service scholarships require government service after graduation. Graduate funding guide

Academic scholarships Institutional scholarship
Eligibility: Accepted applicants are considered automatically; based on high school GPA (transfer students: college GPA)
Source: dwu.edu · verified October 24, 2026

School-wide awards are listed because they apply at this degree level; eligibility conditions apply.

Accreditation

Two different things: the school's institutional accreditation, and FEPAC accreditation of this exact forensic science program.

Institutional accreditation

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

FEPAC program accreditation

This program does not appear in FEPAC's accredited-program list. FEPAC accredits forensic science programs only and is optional; its absence is not a sign that a program is illegitimate, and the school's other programs or institutional accreditation do not imply it.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 24, 2026.

DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
dwu.edu/criminal-justice — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
dwu.edu/files/galleries/2025-2026_Catalog-0001.pdf — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 24, 2026
dwu.edu/tuition-and-fees — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 24, 2026

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