Cybercriminology (Criminal Justice) Bachelor's Military Pathway
Bachelor of Science
For Catalog Years 2026-2029
Military Pathway Information
This military pathway outlines degree requirements that may be satisfied by military training and experience or exams, as well as requirements that must be satisfied through courses taken at Old Dominion University.
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Requirements Potentially Met Outside the Classroom
Where indicated, a passing CLEP or DSST examination score will satisfy the ODU course requirement.
- CLEP Exams - College Board
- DSST Exams - GetCollegeCredit.com
- ODU CLEP and DSST Credits
- CLEP Preparation - ModernStates.org
A student may forego the CLEP or DSST option and satisfy the requirements by taking the actual courses. If a course is taken elsewhere, check first for transfer equivalency in ODU's Transfer Equivalency Tool.
Prior learning credit is also available in specific situations at a cost of 20-50% of the current tuition rate. Prior learning credit may not be paid for by military tuition assistance (TA). Prior learning credit cannot exceed 60 credit hours.
Lower Division General Education Requirements
| Military Course, Certification, Experience or Exam | ODU Equivalent Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CLEP College Composition (NOT Modular) | ENGL 110C English Composition | 3 |
| DSST Technical Writing | ENGL 231C Writing, Rhetoric, and Research: Special Topics | 3 |
| Select military specialties | Oral Communication requirement | 3 |
| DSST Principles of Statistics | STAT 130M Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| CLEP Foreign Languages or military linguist or DLIFLC grad | Language and Culture requirement* | 6 |
| CLEP Introductory Sociology | SOC 201S Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| CLEP Any History exam | Interpreting the Past requirement | 3 |
| CLEP American or Analyzing & Interpreting Literature | Literature requirement | 3 |
| CLEP Biology | BIOL 121N–124N General Biology I and II Lectures and Labs | 8 |
| Subtotal: 35 credits | ||
*ODU’s Language and Culture requirement can be satisfied by three years of a foreign language or two years of two foreign languages in high school. Students whose native language is not English are exempt from taking a foreign language for general education.
Department or Major Requirements
| Military Course, Certification, Experience or Exam | ODU Equivalent Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select military specialties | CRJS 222 The Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| Select military specialties | CRJS 262 Law and the Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| Select military specialties | CRJS 368 Internship (requires department internship director approval) | 1-6 |
| Select military specialties | CYSE 270 Linux System for Cybersecurity | 3 |
| Select military specialties | CYSE 300 Introduction to Cybersecurity | 3 |
| Select military specialties | CYSE 301 Cybersecurity Techniques and Operations | 3 |
| Select military specialties | CYSE 407 Digital Forensics | 3 |
| Current or previous E7-E9 or CLEP Principles of Management | MGMT 325 Contemporary Organizations & Management | 3 |
| Current or previous E6-E9 or DSST Principles of Supervision | SEPS 302 Workforce Supervision Management | 3 |
| Subtotal: 30 | ||
Total requirements potentially met outside classroom: 65 credits
Requirements Met at ODU
A minimum of 30 credits must be taken at ODU and 120 credits gained in total to earn this degree.
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| CRJS 215S Introduction to Criminology | 3 |
| CRJS 305 Introduction to Intelligence Analysis | 3 |
| CRJS 310 Cybercriminology: Foundations | 3 |
| CRJS/CPD/CYSE 406 Cyber Law | 3 |
| CYSE/CRJS 409 Crime and Computer Applications | 3 |
| CRJS 426W Criminological Theory | 3 |
| CRJS 499 Entrepreneurship in Cybercriminology | 3 |
| Cybercriminology Electives | 15 |
| SOC 337 Social Research Methods | 3 |
| Human Creativity requirement | 3 |
| Information Literacy and Research requirement | 3 |
| Impact of Technology requirement | 3 |
| Philosophy and Ethics requirement | 3 |
Total requirements met at ODU: 51 credits
Total credits for degree: 120
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