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University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Platteville, WIPublic HLC

FEPAC-accredited program: 1

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville's Department of Criminal Justice and Forensic Investigation offers bachelor's degrees in criminal justice (BA and BS, campus and online), a campus Bachelor of Science in Forensic Investigation, and an online Master of Science in Criminal Justice.

Verified degree programs

4 programs verified so far (3 bachelor's, 1 master's). The school may offer more programs than we have verified; certificates are not listed as degrees.

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University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Criminal Justice, B.A.

Bachelor'sBADedicated degreeBachelor of Arts
Format: Campus · Online
Location: Platteville, WISchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Corrections · Law Enforcement and Policing
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University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Criminal Justice, B.S.

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: Platteville, WISchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Corrections · Law Enforcement and Policing
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University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Forensic Investigation, B.S.

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeCrime sceneBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Platteville, WI
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCFEPAC-accredited program
Subjects: Crime Scene Investigation · Forensic Science
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University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Fully online · Asynchronous
Location: Platteville, WISchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: as little as 16 months (conditional minimum as printed) · 30 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminal Justice Administration · Criminology · Homeland Security
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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1951 · next review 08/31/2032

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

FEPAC program accreditation

  • Forensic Investigation, B.S.Listed by FEPAC as “Forensic Investigation. Concentrations in Crime Scene, Laboratory, and Medicolegal Death Investigation (Bachelors), Full Accreditation”Source: aafs.org · verified October 24, 2026

Institutional accreditation covers the institution. It does not mean every program is FEPAC-accredited — FEPAC accredits individual programs, and we show it only for the program FEPAC lists.

Forensic labs, centers and student groups

As described on the school's own pages.

Online student services

Services the university publishes for online students. Availability can depend on program and enrollment status.

Online student services: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists associate, bachelor's, master's and PhD programs in its subjects. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (certificates, associate degrees, electives-only degrees…).
  • Child Advocacy Studies graduate certificateCertificate, not a degree.Source: uwplatt.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • Criminology minorMinor, not a degree.Source: uwplatt.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Institution

Official name
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
1 University Plaza, Platteville, WI 53818-3099
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
1,025 of 6,696 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 24, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. uwplatt.edu/criminal-justice — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  5. uwplatt.edu/program/criminology — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  6. uwplatt.edu/program/forensic-investigation — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  7. uwplatt.edu/program/master-criminal-justice — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026

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