Serve, Protect, and Advocate
USC Upstate’s Criminal Justice program prepares you for impactful careers in law enforcement, legal professions, and public safety. With flexible options like the Crime Analysis concentration available online, gain practical experience and develop the skills needed to succeed in the justice field.
Earn your Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and join the ranks of professionals who are dedicated to upholding justice, making a difference in your communities, and ensuring a safer future.
You can Specialize
Consider the Crime Analysis Concentration, available 100% online. This concentration combines data science, statistics, and policing knowledge to address public safety challenges. Learn crime mapping techniques to identify patterns and provide insights for more effective law enforcement strategies.
Learn by Experience
Get hands-on training through internships with partner agencies such as the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice, Project R.E.S.T., and local police departments. Gain real-world insights and course credits.
Program Highlights
Study both the theory and practice of criminal justice. Delve into the criminal justice system’s structure and operation. Analyze crime, criminal behavior, policing, courts, corrections, and more. Understand the ethical issues in the fields of law and justice.
Why USC Upstate?
Choose a fully online degree experience. Learn from faculty experts who are active in the criminal justice profession. Prepare for high-impact careers serving the community, government or at-risk adults and youth. Equip yourself for graduate school.
learn more about the program!
The academic catalog gives you detailed information about the major, courses, and any additional requirements. To complete the Criminal Justice undergraduate degree, you will need 120 credit hours.
You can also reach out to your admissions counselor who can assist you in your next steps.
Earn your Criminal Justice Degree Online
Program Highlights
- Turn your 2-year degree into a bachelor’s
- Excellent option for working law enforcement professionals
- Option to earn Crime Analysis concentration
- Convenient so you can keep working full-time
Students entering the Criminal Justice program at USC Upstate with an associate degree will jump into upper-level courses focused on law enforcement or legal professions. Faculty include former law enforcement officers and experts in the field of criminal justice.
Talk to an admissions officer to see if online courses are best for you.
Greenville Campus Option
Earn a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with hybrid classes that blend in-person meetings at the Greenville S.C. campus and online course activities. This give you the best of both worlds. You can still work full time and have some in person time with our leading faculty. Earn your degree and join the ranks of professionals who are dedicated to upholding justice, making a difference in their communities, and ensuring a safer future.
You can Specialize
Consider the Crime Analysis Concentration, available 100% online. This concentration combines data science, statistics, and policing knowledge to address public safety challenges. Learn crime mapping techniques to identify patterns and provide insights for more effective law enforcement strategies.
Next Steps
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