Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
Program Overview
Chair, Department of Continuing Studies: Mark L. Parker
Program Manager: B. Allison Crowson
The Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice program (BSCJ) is a degree-completion program designed for experienced law enforcement and criminal justice professionals who seek to complete their bachelor's degree thus enhancing opportunities for advancement within their careers or opportunities within the intelligence and security community. This program is an excellent and logical fit for the military population and specifically, soldiers within Army Special Operations (USASOC) and the Marine Corps who have specialized training in the areas of law enforcement, security, and intelligence. The 63-credit program (of the 123 credits needed for the degree) offers a solid foundation of criminal justice courses as well as a minor in Intelligence and Security.
In addition, the program offers an option in which students complete foundation courses and then draw from a wide range of courses to self-design their program. Additional requirements include general education courses and electives. Students will complete a field study course and a capstone as part of the degree requirement.
Students entering the Criminal Justice degree program may receive the equivalent of up to 60 semester credits for military training and/or law enforcement training courses as reviewed for credit by the American Council on Education or a similarly recognized organization. Students may also transfer up to an additional 24 semester-credit hour equivalents from other accredited institutions of higher education for courses that meet specific course requirements in the BSCJ program. Students complete the remaining credits through Norwich University in a structured program that will typically require two to four years to complete, depending upon a student’s full-time or part-time enrollment status and military deployment schedule.
Curriculum Requirements
Pre-Program Education and Training
Students accepted into the Criminal Justice degree program must have earned a minimum of 60 semester credits from college courses, military training, or other educational experiences such as CLEP tests. A maximum of 84 semester credits may be transferred into the program.General education courses listed below are required unless applicants transfer in approved coursework or training from other institutions.
Number of Semester Credits
| General Education Courses | ||
| Students complete all of the following: | ||
| ENGL 250 | Crime in Literature | 3 |
| HIST 310 | Historical Studies | 3 |
| RELG 300 | Comparative Religion | 3 |
| SCIE 202 | Science, Technology and Procedures in Forensic Investigations | 3 |
| SCIE 301 | Environmental Science | 3 |
| MATH 232 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| Core Courses | ||
| Students complete all of the following: | ||
| CRMJ 201 | Foundations Criminal Justice | 3 |
| SOCI 209 | Methods of Social Science Research | 3 |
| SOCI 220 | Cultural Issues & CJ System | 3 |
| COMM 302 | Data Analysis and Writing | 3 |
| PHLS 324 | Criminal Justice Ethics | 3 |
| Degree Electives | ||
| Students complete 18 credits from the following: | 18 | |
| Tech-Mediated Communication | 3 | |
| Intercultural Communication | 3 | |
| The Study of Crime | 3 | |
| Law Enforcement Administration | 3 | |
| Procedural Due Process | 3 | |
| History of US Constitution | 3 | |
| Cyber Crime and Security | 3 | |
| Emergency & Disaster Relief | 6 | |
| Intro Homeland Security Intell | 3 | |
| Global Security & Intelligence | 3 | |
| Security Coordin&Collaboration | 3 | |
| Intelligence Management | 3 | |
| Critical Thinking | 3 | |
| National Security Policy | 3 | |
| Domestic Terrorism | 3 | |
| International Terrorism | 3 | |
| Immigration Law and Policy | 3 | |
| Drugs and Gangs | 3 | |
| Public Safety Diverse Society | 3 | |
| Emergency and Disaster Relief Operations | 6 | |
| Insurgency and Conflict | 6 | |
| Information Operations | 6 | |
| Field Study and Capstone Courses | ||
| Students select one of the following field study courses: | 6 | |
| Culture and Anthropology | 6 | |
| Area Studies | 6 | |
| Economic Studies | 6 | |
| Selected Topics | 6 | |
| Required Capstone Course | ||
| CRMJ 400 | Capstone | 6 |
| Total Credits | 63 | |
Minor in Intelligence and Security
Students seeking to earn the minor in Intelligence and Security must complete 24 semester credits in the minor.
| Minor Courses | ||
| COMM 312 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| INOP 316 | Info Ops & Infrastructure | 3 |
| INSC 311 | Intro Homeland Security Intell | 3 |
| INSC 313 | Global Security & Intelligence | 3 |
| INSC 315 | Security Coordin&Collaboration | 3 |
| INSC 320 | Intelligence Management | 3 |
| POLS 302 | National Security Policy | 3 |
| POLS 325 | Immigration Law and Policy | 3 |
| Total Credits | 24 | |
| Faculty Member | Institution at which highest degree was earned |
|---|---|
| Art Amann, MSCJ | Nova Southeastern University |
| Mark Beckner, MSCJ | University of Colorado-Denver |
| David Blank, PhD | Dartmouth College |
| Natalia Blank, PhD | Dartmouth College |
| Frank Colaprete, PhD | Nova Southeastern University |
| Michael D'Ambrosio, MSCJ | University of Cincinnati |
| Barbara Foreman, MJA | Norwich University |
| Walter Hale, EdD | Mercyhurst College |
| Donal Hartman, JD, LLM | Gonzaga University School of Law |
| Paul Katsampes, DPA | University of Colorado at Denver |
| Kathleen McDonald, PhD | University of Albany, SUNY |
| Jevon Thompson, MPA | Norwich University |