Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

Our 33-credit-hour Bachelor of Science with a major in criminal justice program prepares you for a professional career in the criminal justice system or for law school or a criminal justice graduate program.

What We Need From You

• Completed application form
• Official transcripts from all regionally accredited colleges or universities attended
• For applicants whose native language is not English, a minimum TOEFL test score of 600 on the paper-based test, a score of 250 on the computer-based test, or score of 100 on the internet-based test for international applicants, or a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 (Additional requirements will apply.)

Enrollment Eligibility

Official transcripts from all regionally accredited institutions of higher education previously attended must indicate a minimum grade point average of 2.0. To be eligible to enroll in a major, a minimum of 36 transferable credit hours (D grades do not transfer) including 3 credit hours of college-level English composition or equivalent with a grade of C or better must be earned.

Applicants who do not meet these minimum requirements will be considered for conditional or provisional admission on a case-by-case basis.

A student seeking to earn a bachelors degree must complete the required course of study as prescribed in the program. If a student has completed a comparable course within the past five years, he or she may request a course waiver for a maximum of two courses. The request to waive or transfer course work must be made in writing before beginning the bachelors program. The students schedule and financial aid packaging must be factored into the approval process for waived course work.

How to send transcripts to Baker.

Students must meet the following requirements to earn a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice degree:

• Successful completion of at least 124 credit hours
• Successful completion of the specified Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice upper-division courses and all other courses taken through Baker University (A maximum of 6 hours of comparable course work may be transferred into the BCJ upper-division courses with the exception of BCJ 300.)
• Cumulative GPA of at least 2.0
• A BBA core GPA of at least 2.0 in BCJ upper-division courses
• Satisfaction of the 30 credit hours of general education requirements in arts and humanities, social science and science. Typically, an earned Associate of Arts degree or an associate of Science degree from a regionally accredited institution will satisfy the requirement
• Satisfaction of the 9-credit-hour general education requirement in math, upper-division written English, and computer science (The upper-division written-English requirement is met with BCJ 310.
• Submission of intent to graduate form six months before anticipated degree completion
• Payment of all tuition and fees
• Approval by the faculty and Board of Trustees

General Education Course Requirements | 36 credits

• Arts & Humanities (with no more than 6 semester credits counted from any one discipline) 18 credits
• Social Sciences 6 credits
• Sciences 6 credits
• Math (College Algebra or higher) 3 credits
• Computer Science 3 credits
• Upper-College Written English 3 credits (satisfied in the BCJ core courses)

Total 36 credits (minus the 3 credits included in the BCJ upper-division courses)

General Electives | 46 credits

BCJ Core Courses | 42 credits

Transfer Hours

We will evaluate your transcripts from other regionally accredited colleges and universities to determine what credits will transfer.

• Evaluation of secondary school work. This can be completed by  SpanTran the Evaluation Company or by another credential evaluator approved by the Office of Admissions.
• SAT or ACT test scores are required for students with a cumulative GPA below 2.75 on the U.S. 4.0 scale.
  • Baker University SAT code – 6031
  • Baker University ACT code – 1386
• Proof of English proficiency. Students can prove proficiency in several ways:
  • Submit scores from one of the following tests: TOEFL, IELTS, SAT, or ACT.
  • Demonstrate at least three years of attendance at an accredited U.S. high school or international school in which English was the language of instruction.
  • Proof of citizenship in a country approved by the Office of Admissions as an English-speaking country.