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• Option 1: Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice major; Master of Arts - Criminal Justice major
• Option 2: Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice major; Master of Science in Intelligence Analysis

91¸£ÀûÉç College of Liberal Arts & Education's combined bachelor's to master's degree programs will deepen your knowledge of criminal justice and help you to take your career further. This program features two options: a) a Bachelor of Science with a major in Criminal Justice and a Master of Arts with a major in Criminal Justice; or b) a Bachelor of Science with a major in Criminal Justice and a Master of Science in Intelligence Analysis.

Through 91¸£ÀûÉç's undergraduate curriculum, if you follow the option for the Criminal Justice major, you will become aware of the key issues, concepts and theories involved in understanding the operation of the criminal justice system. With this knowledge, students are taught to analyze the practical issues and controversies of the field. Problem solving, the ability to make discriminating judgments and the application of theory to practice are key skills that the program fosters.

If you follow the master's option for Intelligence Analysis, you become immersed in topics including crime foreseeability, threat analysis, crime prevention through environmental design and offender behavior. If you pursue the master's option for Criminal Justice, you will broaden and deepen your perspective in the criminal justice profession and hone your problem-solving, leadership and critical thinking skills, as well as put theory into practice.

From either undergraduate degree, the program allows you to grow your skills to more deeply explore the field of criminal justice or examine the interplay of intelligence analysis as an aspect of cybersecurity that protects against local, national and international cybercrime.

In order to complete both of the bachelor's and master's degrees in five years, the student must:

• Be very well prepared as an incoming freshman or transfer student;
• Satisfy all the admission criteria (see below); and
• Maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 at 91¸£ÀûÉç in order to take graduate-level courses while still an undergraduate.

This program allows incoming freshmen to complete both the bachelor's and master's degrees by being a full-time student for five academic years (10 consecutive semesters). Juniors at 91¸£ÀûÉç and transfer students may be admitted into the program with the permission of the department and Dean’s Office. Transferring credit in as a transfer student could reduce the time to complete the 5-year accelerated program based on what credits are transferred. For transfer students, please see additional information in the program requirements section below.

To obtain both the undergraduate degree and graduate degree in Option 1 of this accelerated program, the student must fulfill the requirements of the undergraduate degree by completing the University Core Curriculum, the requirements for the undergraduate major and a minimum of 120 credit hours, as well as fulfill the requirements of the graduate program and the 36 credit hours of the degree. Both graduate and undergraduate requirements total a minimum of 156 credit hours.

To obtain both the undergraduate degree and graduate degree in Option 2 of this accelerated program, the student must fulfill the requirements of the undergraduate degree by completing the University Core Curriculum, the requirements for the undergraduate major, a minimum of 120 credit hours as well as fulfill the requirements of the graduate program and the 33 credit hours of the degree. Both graduate and undergraduate requirements total a minimum of 153 credit hours.