Criminal Justice Degree Online

College: Liberal Arts and Sciences
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Hours for the Degree: 120
Minor : No
Combined-Degree Program : Yes
Website: www.crim.ufl.edu/undergrad/index.html

The Department of Sociology and Criminology offers the largest interdisciplinary degree program at UF. Students seeking a degree in criminology will study the complexities of relationships among the legal, social, political, historical and psychological influences affecting legal processes. After obtaining a BA in criminology, many students seek careers as professionals working within the criminal or juvenile justice system (i.e., courts, law enforcement, corrections), many students attend graduate school to conduct research on criminological issues and many students attend law school.

Courses focus on explanations for the development of law within society, why people break laws and how society reacts to law-breaking. Required core courses include Advanced Principles of Criminal Justice (CCJ 3024), Research Methods in Criminology (CCJ 3701), Criminological Theory (CCJ 4014), Law and Society (CCJ 3038), and one law-based course (Criminal Law CJL 4110, Criminal Procedure CJL 4410 or Juvenile Law CJL 4050).

Interdisciplinary breadth in the study of criminology and law is essential for those majoring in criminology. Majors may enroll in relevant courses offered outside the department. A student can satisfy up to nine hours of the total 34 hours required for the major in various departments outside criminology. Students should consult the department for a list of non-criminology approved courses or refer to the department website for additional information. These courses may be counted toward criminology even if a student is also majoring or minoring in the department that offers the course. A minimum of 25 semester hours must be completed with a CCJ, CJC, CJE, CJJ or CJL prefix.

Criminology-related foundation courses include a required introductory statistics course (STA 2023) and nine hours of coursework from introductory criminal justice/criminology courses (CCJ, CJL or CJE prefixes) or from the following list of courses or their equivalents: AMH 2010, AMH 2020, ANT 2000, ANT 2410, CCJ 3024, CCJ 3038, CJL 2000, ECO 2013, ECO 2023, PHI 2010, PHI 2630, POS 2041, POS 2112, PSY 2012, SYG 2000, SYG 2010.

To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college and major requirements.

Semester 1:

Complete 1 criminology-related course
2.3 UF GPA required

Semester 2:

Complete 1 additional criminology-related course
2.5 UF GPA required

Semester 3:

Complete 1 additional criminology related course with 2.65 GPA on all critical-tracking coursework
2.65 UF GPA required

Semester 4:

Complete STA 2023 with a 2.75 GPA on all critical-tracking coursework
2.8 UF GPA required

Semester 5:

Complete CCJ 3024 and maintain 2.75 GPA on all critical-tracking coursework
2.80 UF GPA required
Recommended semester plan
Semester 1 Credits
Composition (GE-C, WR) 3
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) 3
Foreign language 4-5
Physical Science (GE-P) 3
Total 13-14
Semester 2 Credits
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) 3
Foreign language 3-5
Mathematics (GE-M) 3
Humanities (GE-H) 3
Elective 4-0
Total 16-14
Semester 3 Credits
Criminology-related course 3
STA 2023 Introduction to Statistics 1 (required) 3
Elective (or foreign language if 4-3-3 option) 3
Humanities (GE-H) 3
Elective 3
Total 15
Semester 4 Credits
Humanities (GE-H) 3
Biological Science (GE-B) 3
Science laboratory (GE-P or GE-B) 1
Criminology-related courses 6
Elective 3-2
Total 16-15
Semester 5 Credits
CCJ 3024 Advanced Principles of Criminal Justice (GE-S) 3
Composition (GE-C, WR) 3
Biological Science (GE-B) 3
Criminology elective 3
Elective (3000 level or above, not in major) 3
Total 15
Semester 6 Credits
Required CCJ courses 6-7
Criminology electives 6
Elective (3000 level or above, not in major) 3
Total 15-16
Semester 7 Credits
Required CCJ course 3-4
Criminology elective 3
Physical Science (GE-P) 3
Electives (3000 level or above, not in major) 6
Total 15-16
Semester 8 Credits
Required CCJ course 3
Criminology electives 6
Electives (3000 level or above, not in major) 6
Total 15

Required CCJ Courses
CCJ 3024 Advanced Principles of Criminal Justice 3
CCJ 3038 Law and Society 3
CCJ 3701 Research Methods in Criminology 3
CCJ 4014 Criminological Theory 3
CJL 4110 Criminal Law or CJL 4410 Criminal Procedure or
CJL 4050 Juvenile Law 3

Criminology Electives

Students can select any CCJ, CJL, CJE elective or any approved elective with a non-CCJ prefix. Refer to department adviser or website.

Money is at the heart of the matter for most students, so managing your budget is vital. Fees for UK and EU full-time undergrauates on degree, HND and Foundation courses are £3,145 for the 2008/2009 academic year. Click here for further information regarding tuition fees.

Fees for international (non-EU) students are different. For details of our international tuition fees, click here.

Work placements are around £1,000 a year. We’ll use some of the additional income received from tuition fees to improve student support and facilities.
Student Loans for Fees

Eligible students won’t have to pay fees before studying. You’ll repay them after you have left university and earning more than £15,000 a year. The government will write off all student loan balances left unpaid 25 years after they have left their course. There is an age restriction on eligibility, currently 50 at the start of the course.
Postgraduate Student Fees

Postgraduate taught and research fees set out are the price of each stage of the awards, and guaranteed for that stage only, provided there is no break in study.

Students starting a new full-time course after successfully completing a designated course with us within the last year will receive a 10% discount on fees. Students taking a new course after a one year break in study will receive a 5% discount. Fees are normally payable in advance and subject to increase each year.
Part-time Students

Part-time students will only be charged fees for the volume of study in any one academic year. Modules are priced at £300 to £400 a module, and once you’ve decided how many to take in a year you’ll only be asked to pay for these.

Financial help is available from your Local Education Authority (LEA) or the university, including a non-repayable grant for fees to help with course costs. There is also a non-repayable course grant to help met the cost of books, travel and course expenditure. Both are available to students from lower income households who are studying the equivalent of at least 50% or a full-time course. You need to apply to your LEA and application forms can be downloaded from www.dfes.gov.uk/studentsupport/formsandguides.
General Information

Professional courses are not eligible for LEA funding, nor are most postgraduate courses except PGCEs. If you’re eligible, the LEA will calculate the amount you will need to contribute towards fees.
Other Charges

Some courses incur additional costs for materials, special facilities or field trips. Details can be found in scheme handbooks, course guides or information leaflets available during registration. Students taking modules with additional charges will be required to pay for them. To find out how much our courses are, visit our courses pages.
Credit Accumulation Transfer Scheme

If you have credit for prior learning, you may be quoted a reduction in fees. It’s important you have written confirmation of these before you register, so we can calculate the correct amount you need to pay.
Liability and debt

Even if you are sponsored, you’re responsible for any outstanding fees or amounts at all times. No student with an outstanding debt can go to the next stage of study, receive an award, be considered for further qualifications, or be given a reference from the university.
Changes in circumstances

If you wish to break your programme of study, you’ll need to inform your course leader and Academic Registry (Student Records), so we can try and arrange to maintain your student status.