Criminal Justice Major (B.S.)

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeOn campusOnline

Overview

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice (120 hours) offered residentially and online, with a general track and several cognate specializations.

Official program name: Criminal Justice Major (B.S.)
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science · major: Criminal Justice
Source: catalog.liberty.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: catalog.liberty.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Forensic type: Criminal justice with a forensic focusA criminal justice degree with forensic courses, a track or a concentration. It is not equivalent to a laboratory-intensive forensic science degree.
Source: catalog.liberty.edu · verified October 24, 2026
School: Liberty University
Location: Lynchburg, VAFor the online option this is where the school is located — not a residency requirement, and not a guarantee that you may enroll from your state.
Source: catalog.liberty.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Subjects: Criminal Justice — core of the degreeCrime Scene Investigation — formal concentration / trackJuvenile Justice — formal concentration / trackCorrections — formal concentration / track (“Corrections and Human Services”)Homeland Security — formal concentration / track
Tracks / concentrations: Business Administration & Management (online only) · Corrections & Human Services (online only) · Crime Scene Investigation · Criminal Psychology (online only) · Homeland Security · Juvenile Justice · Public Administration · Strategic Intelligence Studies · Advanced Investigative Studies (residential only)
Source: catalog.liberty.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Required credits: 120 total hours
Source: catalog.liberty.edu · verified October 24, 2026
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 Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with a general track and cognates in crime scene investigation, juvenile justice, corrections, homeland security and others.

Source: catalog.liberty.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 · Online
Source: catalog.liberty.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Online delivery: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required campus attendance for the online option.
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Campus visits (online option): Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option): Not verified
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

Attendance requirements as published

Other attendance requirement Not verified
The program page says some courses may require intensive or alternative formats, which may include scheduled meeting times, travel to campus or required login sessions.
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Curriculum

Major courses include juvenile justice, corrections, judicial process, criminology, ethics, criminal law, constitutional criminal procedure and criminal investigations.
Source: catalog.liberty.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Transfer pathways

Transfer of up to 75 percent of the degree total is advertised for online programs.
Source: liberty.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”.

Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 2 — A 2.0 or above cumulative GPA is required for admission in good standing.
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Application fee: Not requiredNo application fee.
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Transcripts: RequiredOfficial high school transcripts or GED test scores.
Source: liberty.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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.

Tuition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation

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

Institutional accreditation

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — 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.

State authorization (online students)

Not verified — check the school's state authorization page before applying from outside Virginia.

International applicants

Not verified for the online option.

Sources and verification

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

catalog.liberty.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/helms-government/criminal-justice-major-bs/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 24, 2026
catalog.liberty.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/helms-government/criminal-justice-major-bs/correc — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 24, 2026
catalog.liberty.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/helms-government/criminal-justice-major-bs/crime- — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 24, 2026
catalog.liberty.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/helms-government/criminal-justice-major-bs/crimin — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 24, 2026
catalog.liberty.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/helms-government/criminal-justice-major-bs/homela — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 24, 2026
catalog.liberty.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/helms-government/criminal-justice-major-bs/juveni — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 24, 2026
DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
liberty.edu/online/government/bachelors/criminal-justice/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026

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