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Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VAPublic SACSCOC

FEPAC-accredited programs: 2

Virginia Commonwealth University offers criminal justice and forensic science degrees through the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs and the Department of Forensic Science.

Verified degree programs

5 programs verified so far (2 bachelor's, 2 master's, 1 doctoral). The school may offer more programs than we have verified; certificates are not listed as degrees.

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Virginia Commonwealth University

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

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeCJ with forensic focusBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Richmond, VA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Crime Scene Investigation
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Virginia Commonwealth University

Forensic Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Richmond, VA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOCFEPAC-accredited program
Subjects: Forensic Science
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Virginia Commonwealth University

Forensic Science, Master of Science (M.S.)

Master'sMSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Full-time
Location: Richmond, VA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Full-time, two-year program · 42 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOCFEPAC-accredited program
Subjects: Forensic Science · Digital Forensics
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Accreditation

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1953 · next review 06/01/2030

    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, Certificate in (post-baccalaureate graduate certificate) (Certificate)Graduate certificate, not a degree.Source: bulletin.vcu.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • Criminal justice, minor in (Minor)Minor, not a degree.Source: bulletin.vcu.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (Bachelor of Arts)Emergency preparedness focus; the page does not describe justice content, so it was not recorded.Source: bulletin.vcu.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Institution

Official name
Virginia Commonwealth University
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
910 W Franklin St, Richmond, VA 23284-2512
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
2,635 of 28,238 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. bulletin.vcu.edu/graduate/school-government-public-affairs/criminal-justice-ms/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 24, 2026
  2. bulletin.vcu.edu/undergraduate/college-humanities-sciences/forensic-science/forensic-science-bs-conc — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 24, 2026
  3. bulletin.vcu.edu/undergraduate/government-public-affairs/criminal-justice-bs-concentration-justice/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 24, 2026
  4. bulletin.vcu.edu/undergraduate/government-public-affairs/homeland-security-emergency-preparedness-ba — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 24, 2026
  5. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  6. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  7. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  8. wilder.vcu.edu/academic-programs/view-by-program-area/criminal-justice/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026

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