Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

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Overview

A 120-credit online criminal justice bachelor's degree open to applicants from high school and to transfer students. Students can start in spring, summer or fall.

Official program name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's
University: University of Cincinnati
Administering location: Cincinnati, OHWhere 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: Criminal Justice
Required credits: 120 credit hours
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration: typically four years
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Start terms: Spring, Summer, Fall
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Entry pathway

Full degree from first-year entry. Open to applicants without prior college credit (freshman admission).

Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Prior college credits: Required24 credits — Applicants not admissible directly from high school need 24 semester hours and at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA.
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Why this program is listed

Online bachelor's degree described as 100% online.

Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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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.
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits: Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement: Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule: Not verified
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 2.7 — Applicants directly from high school: minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7.
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Application fee: Waived$50 — $50 domestic application fee; online application fees waived through Spring 2027.
Source: online.uc.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 deadline
November 15, 2026 · for Spring 2027
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Upcoming
Application deadline
March 15, 2027 · for Summer 2027
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Upcoming
Application deadline
July 15, 2027 · for Fall 2027
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Upcoming

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.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All online students — Instructional fee, part-time per credit hourFrom the university's online tuition table	$548	per creditEstimated tuition$65,760 = 120 credits × $548 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: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Other published fees

Distance learning fee: $22 per creditMandatory
Source: online.uc.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

Fraternal Order of Police Member Scholarship Institutional scholarship
Eligibility: Fraternal Order of Police members and their dependents
How to apply: Contact an Enrollment Services Advisor
Source: online.uc.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — 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

The University of Cincinnati participates in NC-SARA, which grants reciprocity to offer online and distance learning programs to residents of other SARA states, except where noted. Official pageSource: online.uc.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.

online.uc.edu/about/accreditations-licensures.html — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
online.uc.edu/degrees-programs/bachelors/bs-criminal-justice.html — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
online.uc.edu/tuition-finances/program-fees.html — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 10, 2026
DAPIP — HLC 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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Key facts

Online format
Fully online
In-person requirements
In-person requirements not verified
Subject
Criminal Justice
Length
typically four years · 120 credit hours
Tuition
$548 per creditAll online students — Instructional fee, part-time per credit hour
Next deadline
November 15, 2026 (Spring 2027)
Administering location
Cincinnati, OH

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Official program page How to apply

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