Criminal Justice BS (Online)
The Criminal Justice program at Evangel University prepares graduates for competent service within the criminal justice field and for success in graduate school.
Program Learning Outcomes
The following program learning outcomes have been established by the Behavioral & Social Science department at Evangel to define the areas of knowledge and skills that students graduating with this major degree program should have developed.
- Students will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the history and operation of various components in the criminal justice system.
- Students will think critically and develop an understanding of the various criminological theories.
- Students will demonstrate the knowledge and skills to competently apply principles of criminal investigation.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of concepts and theories of criminal justice administration.
- Students will understand and apply significant criminal justice values, ethics, and behavior.
- Students will demonstrate knowledge and history of state and federal laws.
- Students will function competently and ethically within a criminal justice setting.
- Students will engage in the criminal justice field using a Christian world view as their lens.
General Education
As part of the General Education Requirements, the following co-requisites must be completed:
Item #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
55
General Electives
Take at least 33 credits of general electives.
Sub-Total Credits
33
Criminal Justice Courses
* CJSTA 498 must be taken for a total of 3 credits.
Item #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
27
Choose 3 credits of upper-division CJSTA electives:
Item #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
3
Take 6 credits of upper-division (300-400 level) from the Behavioral or Social Sciences.
Sub-Total Credits
6
Total credits:
124