Criminal Justice Online

Secure a career in public service with an online criminal justice degree from Old Dominion University.

Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts

College of Arts & Letters: Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice

Why ODU for Criminal Justice?

The Criminal Justice degree program will help you appreciate the complexity of criminal justice and understand the social, legal, and technological aspects of criminal justice agencies.

You'll learn from a diverse group of ODU faculty members specializing in criminology and criminal justice who write and lecture on a multitude of exciting topics. In our online Criminal Justice degree program, you'll take a variety of courses on the administration of criminal justice, plus courses on the social and psychological causes of criminal behavior.

* Note: Only the Bachelor of Science is available as a full program online. However, both the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science are available as degree-completion programs, which assume you have prior college credits.

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Required Courses

To earn this degree from ODU, you must complete at least 30 credit hours with us. This bachelor’s degree requires 120 total credit hours.

Talk with our enrollment team to determine how your credits will transfer. The curriculum sheet below can serve as a guide for planning your course of study.

Criminal Justice Curriculum (PDF)

Online Learning Environment

Access course materials online from any location. Many classes don't have a scheduled meeting time, so you can fit class into your personal schedule. The instructor may schedule assignments and exams at specific times. All courses follow ODU's regular academic calendar.

The Online Experience at ODU

Careers in Criminal Justice

If you are interested in helping victims or offenders, our online criminal justice degree can lead you to a career involving:

Corrections
Casework and counseling
Juvenile justice
Probation and parole
Victim advocacy

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Calculating Cost

In-state Virginia Residents:

$352 per credit hour*

Out-of-State Students:

$389 per credit hour

These tuition rates are effective Summer 2018 and subject to change.
* In-state rate assumes residency requirements are met.

ODU Tuition and Financial Aid

How to Apply

The Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice is available entirely online. If you’ve never taken college classes before, you'll apply to ODU as a freshman.

The Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science also are available as degree-completion programs, which assume you have prior college credits for lower-division courses that can transfer to ODU.

Our enrollment team will help you throughout the admissions process.

Already have college credits?

We will be happy to review your credits earned during high school or from other higher education institutions to see how they might transfer.

Also, ODU has partnered with the Virginia Community College System and select educational institutions to make transferring easy. Learn more about Guaranteed Admission to ODU.

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