University of Nevada, Reno · Department of Criminal Justice

Online Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

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Overview

A 120-credit online BA in Criminal Justice from the University of Nevada, Reno's Department of Criminal Justice, delivered asynchronously through Nevada Online, with an optional Law and Justice concentration.

Official program name: Online Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
Source: nevadaonline.unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's
University: University of Nevada, Reno — Department of Criminal Justice
Source: nevadaonline.unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Administering location: Reno, NVWhere 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
Specializations: Law and Justice
Source: nevadaonline.unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Required credits: 120 credits
Source: nevadaonline.unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Start terms: Fall, Spring, Summer
Source: nevadaonline.unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Entry pathway

Not verified whether this degree admits first-year students or only applicants with prior credits.

Why this program is listed

University of Nevada, Reno bachelor's degree offered fully online through Nevada Online.

Source: nevadaonline.unr.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: nevadaonline.unr.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits: Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement: Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule: Asynchronous
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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.

Specializations, concentrations and tracks

Law and Justice
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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”.

Other requirement: RequiredUniversity general undergraduate admission policies apply
Source: nevadaonline.unr.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 · for Spring
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Application deadline
March 15 · for Summer
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Application deadline
July 15 · for Fall
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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
In-state — Base in-state program tuition; excludes student fees and differential tuition	$312.75	per creditEstimated tuition$37,530 = 120 credits × $312.75 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: nevadaonline.unr.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

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) — 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 has maintained membership in SARA since May 14, 2014 to offer distance education to students in other states. Official pageSource: unr.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.

nevadaonline.unr.edu/academics/undergraduate/criminal-justice — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
DAPIP — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
unr.edu/provost/policies-and-procedures/state-authorization — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026

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