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Interested in police work, national security, assets protection or law? SFA’s criminal justice program will give you a comprehensive knowledge of criminal justice institutions and processes. You’ll develop the analytical thinking and problem-solving skills to be effective in a variety of roles within criminal justice institutions and administration.

Your criminal justice degree can help you improve the quality of life in your community, your country and beyond.

SFA’s criminal justice program focuses on real-world skills that are in demand by employers in both the private and public sectors. With your criminal justice degree from SFA, you’ll be marketable to all three areas of criminal justice: the police, the courts and corrections.

Our program is designed to give you the practical education and training you’ll need to succeed in criminal justice, whether as a practitioner, an attorney or an academic. You’ll be prepared for a public- or private-sector career in justice administration, corporate or national security, or assets protection. If you’re interested in pursuing an academic career, your studies will prepare you for a career in criminal justice research and management.

Whether you are interested in working on a police force or in a courtroom, a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice will prepare you for your future goals. This program teaches courses over criminal law and procedure so you can become familiar with the U.S. legal system.

Additional major in criminal justice

If you want to complete an additional major in criminal justice, the course requirements are the same as if criminal justice were your primary major, including criminal just theory and practice, and incident report writing.

To receive transcript credit for the additional major, you must specifically request that transcript credit from the registrar when you file for graduation.

Students who major in criminal justice may choose the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science. The B.S. requires 39 semester hours of coursework with a minimum of 33 advanced (300 and/or 400 level) criminal justice credit hours. All majors are advised to choose elective courses related to specific career interests in their chosen field of criminal justice.

In addition to the requirements for the criminal justice major, students must complete the required university and college core requirements. As of fall 2016, those requirements include an approved minor consisting of 18 to 24 credit hours from any academic program offering a minor course of study.

All criminal justice courses must have a reported grade of a C or better to be credited toward the major.