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BS in Criminal Justice & Criminology (Flight Path)

Bachelor'sBSDegree completionBachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and Criminology

Overview

A 120-credit online degree-completion Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and Criminology for students with at least 24 transferable credits, with 18 core credits, 33 criminal justice elective credits and optional minors. Courses are asynchronous with no set login times.

Official program name
BS in Criminal Justice & Criminology (Flight Path)
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and Criminology
Source: onlineprograms.ecu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level
Bachelor's
University
Source: onlineprograms.ecu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Administering location
Greenville, NCWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject
Required credits
120 credits: 40 general education, 18 core, 33 criminal justice electives, 29 minor or general electives
Source: onlineprograms.ecu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration
3.5 years average time to completion
Source: onlineprograms.ecu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)

Entry pathway

Degree completion program. Requires prior college credits or an associate degree; you finish the remaining credits online.

Source: online.ecu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Prior college credits
Required24 credits — At least 24 transferable credit hours from the last or current institution attended
Source: onlineprograms.ecu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Why this program is listed

Online degree-completion bachelor's for transfer students.

Source: onlineprograms.ecu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

We list online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from institutionally accredited US universities. Eligibility rules

Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.
Academic delivery
Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.All coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
Source: onlineprograms.ecu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits
Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement
Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule
Asynchronous
Source: onlineprograms.ecu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Study intensity
Not verified

The program page does not say whether campus visits or placements are required. Ask the university before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

Curriculum details: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 2 — Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all attempted coursework
Source: onlineprograms.ecu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Transcripts
RequiredOfficial transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
Source: onlineprograms.ecu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
In-state$429per creditEstimated tuition$51,480 = 120 credits × $429 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: onlineprograms.ecu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Out-of-state$510per creditEstimated tuition$61,200 = 120 credits × $510 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: onlineprograms.ecu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Other published fees

Additional fees (per credit hour)
$0 per credit
Source: onlineprograms.ecu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

  • ECUAWard scholarships Institutional scholarship

    $500 to $5,000

    Eligibility: Transfer students and currently enrolled undergraduates

    How to apply: Apply through the ECUAWard General Scholarship Application after admission; most scholarships carry a January 15 deadline.

    Source: onlineprograms.ecu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Institution-wide awards are listed because they cover online students at this level; eligibility conditions apply.

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

State authorization

  • ECU participates in NC-SARA; admission of applicants outside North Carolina depends on ECU's ability to secure authorization from the applicant's state where required. Official pageSource: online.ecu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

International applicants

Not verified for this online program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.
  1. online.ecu.edu/online-programs-online-undergraduate-degree-completion-programs/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  2. online.ecu.edu/wp-content/pv-uploads/sites/146/2018/04/StateAuthorization.pdf — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
  3. onlineprograms.ecu.edu/programs/undergraduate-degrees/bachelors-in-criminal-justice/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  4. onlineprograms.ecu.edu/tuition-and-financial-aid/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 10, 2026
  5. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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