Program Details

Criminal justice is a joint program of interdisciplinary study between the University of Michigan-Dearborn and participating community colleges that offer an associate’s degree in criminal justice. Students can continue their criminal justice studies at UM-Dearborn and earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. The program is designed for students interested in law enforcement who seek a broad liberal arts approach to the study of criminal justice issues. The program produces thoughtful, humane leaders with the technical skills and the social and ethnical sensitivity needed to succeed in the criminal justice field.

Requirements for Admission to the Program

The basic requirements for entry into the UM-Dearborn program are 20 hours of criminal justice course work at the community college level in either law enforcement or a corrections/parole/probation track. In addition, candidates must meet the University’s requirements for transfer students as outlined in the Undergraduate Announcement.

The Concentration

Thirty additional criminal justice (CRJ) credits at the 300 level or above are required. (PHIL 240, however, will count toward this requirement.) At least 15 credits must be taken at UM-Dearborn. Internship, co-op, and internship-related directed studies are limited to three hours toward the 30-hour total.

The Undergraduate Announcement provides complete details on program requirements. For the most current information, consult the Criminal Justice Program Director, Department of Behavioral Sciences, 313-583-6404

Cognates

An additional six hours of cognates from the approved course list of 300-level or above. For the list of courses that qualify as cognates consult a program advisor.

Criminal Justice as a Minor or Area of Focus

A criminal justice minor consists of 15 hours of upper-division criminal justice course work, including CRJ 468 and two course from CRJ 363, 469, or 470.