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Utah Valley University campus — Campus in the fall
Campus in the fall. Campus photograph. · Photo: uvuphotos · CC BY 2.0 · source
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Utah Valley University

Orem, UTPublic NWCCU

FEPAC-accredited programs: 2

Utah Valley University's Criminal Justice department, in the College of Health and Public Service, offers associate degrees in criminal justice and forensic science, a BS in criminal justice, and a BS in forensic science with two emphases.

Verified degree programs

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

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Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice

AssociateAADedicated degreeAssociate of Arts
Format: Campus
Location: Orem, UT
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 60 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NWCCU
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Associate of Science in Criminal Justice

AssociateASDedicated degreeAssociate of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Orem, UT
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 60 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NWCCU
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Associate of Science in Forensic Science

AssociateASDedicated degreeTransfer-orientedLaboratory scienceAssociate of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Orem, UT
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 61 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NWCCU
Subjects: Forensic Science
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Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Orem, UT
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NWCCU
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminology
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Forensic Science - Forensic Investigation Emphasis, B.S.

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeCrime sceneBachelor of Science in Forensic Science
Format: Campus
Location: Orem, UT
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 124 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NWCCUFEPAC-accredited program
Subjects: Crime Scene Investigation · Forensic Science
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Forensic Science - Forensic Laboratory Emphasis, B.S.

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceBachelor of Science in Forensic Science
Format: Campus
Location: Orem, UT
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 124 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NWCCUFEPAC-accredited program
Subjects: Forensic Science
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Accreditation

  • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since July 1, 1969 · next review 10/01/2024

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

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

FEPAC program accreditation

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.

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…).
  • Criminal Justice minorMinor, not a degree.Source: catalog.uvu.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • Law Enforcement Undergraduate CertificateUndergraduate certificate, not a degree.Source: catalog.uvu.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • Certificate of Proficiency in Law Enforcement AcademyAcademy certificate, not an academic degree.Source: catalog.uvu.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • National Security Studies BA/BS (Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science)National security degree whose discipline core is national security and intelligence courses with little criminal justice content.Source: catalog.uvu.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Institution

Official name
Utah Valley University
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
800 W University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058-5999
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
6,298 of 44,651 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. catalog.uvu.edu/health-public-service/criminal-justice-law-enforcement/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 24, 2026
  2. catalog.uvu.edu/health-public-service/criminal-justice-law-enforcement/criminal-justice-as/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 24, 2026
  3. catalog.uvu.edu/health-public-service/criminal-justice-law-enforcement/national-security-studies-bs/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 24, 2026
  4. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  6. DAPIP — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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