Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeOnline

Overview

A 180-quarter-credit online Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with six optional concentrations, an optional internship and a capstone.

Official program name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science · major: Criminal Justice
Source: purdueglobal.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.purdueglobal.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: purdueglobal.edu · verified October 24, 2026
School: Purdue University Global
Location: West Lafayette, INFor 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.
Subjects: Criminal Justice — core of the degreeCrime Scene Investigation — formal concentration / track (“Crime scene investigation concentration”)Forensic Psychology — formal concentration / track (“Forensic psychology concentration”)Homeland Security — formal concentration / track (“Homeland security concentration”)Juvenile Justice — formal concentration / track (“Juvenile justice concentration”)Law Enforcement and Policing — formal concentration / track (“Law enforcement concentration”)
Tracks / concentrations: Business Foundations · Crime Scene Investigation · Forensic Psychology · Homeland Security · Juvenile Justice · Law Enforcement
Source: catalog.purdueglobal.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Required credits: 180 quarter credit hours
Source: catalog.purdueglobal.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Duration: 4 years average completion (Page labels it average completion at a full-time schedule.)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: purdueglobal.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Entry pathway

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

Why this program is listed

Dedicated online BS in Criminal Justice.

Degree title names criminal justice; optional concentrations in crime scene investigation, forensic psychology, homeland security, juvenile justice, law enforcement and business foundations.

Source: purdueglobal.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: Online
Source: purdueglobal.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: purdueglobal.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Campus visits (online option): Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option): Not verified
Internship: Optional internship
Source: purdueglobal.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Study intensity: Not verified

The program page does not say whether the online option requires campus visits. Ask the school before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

Crime scene investigation concentration courses include forensic fingerprint analysis, crime scene investigation II, and forensic chemistry and trace evidence analysis.
Source: catalog.purdueglobal.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Capstone

Bachelor's capstone in criminal justice is a required major course.
Source: catalog.purdueglobal.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Accelerated options

Graduate program pathway weaves graduate-level courses into the bachelor's program.
Source: purdueglobal.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Other

Certified law enforcement officers who completed POST may qualify for 25 credits toward the bachelor's degree.
Source: purdueglobal.edu · verified October 24, 2026
The page says concentrations are optional: students are not required to select a concentration.
Source: catalog.purdueglobal.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Careers and licensure

An academic degree and an occupational licence are different things.

Career and licensure statements. Page states that graduates of Purdue Global criminal justice programs are not eligible to attend police academies in Minnesota.Source: purdueglobal.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Career and licensure statements. Page states that law enforcement positions may require additional training or education beyond the degree and that the programs were not designed to meet any specific state's requirements.Source: purdueglobal.edu · verified October 24, 2026

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”.

Other requirement: RequiredHigh school graduate or GED/equivalency; orientation must be completed before classes start.
Source: purdueglobal.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.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All students — Bachelor program, cost per credit	$371	per creditCalculated tuition$66,780 = 180 credits × $371 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: purdueglobal.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

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

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.

State authorization (online students)

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

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.purdueglobal.edu/undergraduate/social-behavioral-sciences/criminal-justice-bs/ — Official catalog / bulletin, 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
purdueglobal.edu/degree-programs/criminal-justice/bachelor-degree-criminal-justice/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026

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