Criminal Justice, BA/MCJ

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Introduction

The pathway Bachelor of Arts/Master of Criminal Justice program is designed to allow students to work concurrently toward the bachelor’s and master’s programs. Graduate credit hours earned while enrolled in the pathway program can be counted toward both the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Criminal Justice. This program offers high-achieving students the opportunity to complete their undergraduate and graduate degrees within an expedited time frame. The undergraduate and graduate degrees are conferred upon completion of each of the degree’s requirements.

Program Delivery

Courses are offered on campus, online and in hybrid formats.

Declaring This Major

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Both current CU Denver students and new transfer students are eligible to apply to the Criminal Justice BA/MCJ after meeting the following:

Currently enrolled in the School of Public Affairs as a criminal justice major
Completed the University of Colorado Denver’s undergraduate core curriculum
Completed 60 semester credit hours
Completed the following 12 semester credit hours in criminal justice:
Transfer criminal justice courses must have been approved and accepted toward the major.
Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA
Minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA in criminal justice courses

Program Requirements

General BA/MCJ Degree Program Requirements:

144 total semester credit hours successfully completed
37-38 semester credit hours in the general education core curriculum
46-48 semester credit hours in general electives
21 semester hours of undergraduate criminal justice coursework
18 upper-level (3000 or higher) semester credit hours in criminal justice
45 total semester hours of upper-division coursework (3000 and above)
Minimum 3.0 CU cumulative grade point average in undergraduate criminal justice courses
Full acceptance to the Graduate School and the Master in Criminal Justice program
Minimum 36 semester hours of graduate-level coursework (5000 and above)
Minimum of 30 hours of resident credit; 21 out of the last 30 hours in resident coursework
Minimum of a B (3.0) in each required core MCJ course
Minimum of 3.0 CU cumulative grade point average in all graduate level courses
Successful completion of the master of criminal justice capstone or thesis
Fulfillment of all college and major requirements