Virginia Commonwealth University · L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs

Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeOn campus

Overview

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice in the Wilder School with core courses in policing, corrections, courts and research methods and two concentrations, one of them in forensic crime scene investigation.

Official program name: Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science · major: Criminal Justice
Source: bulletin.vcu.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: bulletin.vcu.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: bulletin.vcu.edu · verified October 24, 2026
School: Virginia Commonwealth University — L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs
Source: wilder.vcu.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Location: Richmond, VA
Subjects: Criminal Justice — core of the degreeCrime Scene Investigation — formal concentration / track (“Forensic Crime Scene Investigation”)
Tracks / concentrations: Justice · Forensic crime scene investigation
Source: bulletin.vcu.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Required credits: A minimum of 120 credits, including 39 credits in criminal justice courses
Source: bulletin.vcu.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 justice concentration and a forensic crime scene investigation concentration.

Source: bulletin.vcu.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: bulletin.vcu.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

Curriculum

Forensic crime scene investigation concentration courses: criminal investigation, criminalistics and crime analysis, crime scene evidence law, violent crime scene investigation.
Source: bulletin.vcu.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Accelerated options

Accelerated bachelor's-to-master's option with the M.S. in Criminal Justice.
Source: bulletin.vcu.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 — Minimum cumulative and major-area GPA of 2.0 to graduate.
Source: bulletin.vcu.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

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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.

Sources and verification

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

bulletin.vcu.edu/graduate/school-government-public-affairs/criminal-justice-ms/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 24, 2026
bulletin.vcu.edu/undergraduate/government-public-affairs/criminal-justice-bs-concentration-forensic- — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 24, 2026
bulletin.vcu.edu/undergraduate/government-public-affairs/criminal-justice-bs-concentration-justice/ — 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
wilder.vcu.edu/academic-programs/view-by-program-area/criminal-justice/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026

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