Criminal Justice

Program Admission Requirements

First-Year Students

Completion of an applied associate degree in a related technical field (criminal justice, paralegal, human services, law enforcement, corrections, police science, police administration, security/safety, forensic studies) is required for you to qualify for admission to the BCJ program. If you have not earned an applied associate degree, you may first enroll in and complete the Law Enforcement Technology applied associate degree program at Ohio University.

Transfer and Current OHIO Students

To internally transfer into the criminal justice program, you must:

1. Achieve a 2.0 cumulative GPA.
2. Earn an applied associate degree in a criminal justice related technical field. The degree completion must be posted on a student’s DARS report for admission to the BCJ.  
3. Declare the BCJ major via the Bachelor of Criminal Justice Degree Program Application Form. The application form is available from any regional campus student services office. You may also fill out the application online.

To internally transfer into the criminal justice pre-major program, you must:

1. Achieve a 2.0 cumulative GPA.
2. Be enrolled in an applied associate degree program in a criminal justice related technical field. OHIO’s Law Enforcement Technology (LET) program is recommended if you are not enrolled in another criminal justice related associate program. Declare the LET program major code (code: AA5505) by completing this form. An applied associate degree in a criminal justice related technology must be earned prior to admission to the BCJ program.
3. Declare the pre-BCJ major via the Bachelor of Criminal Justice Degree Program Application Form. 

Students may complete this application to declare the pre-BCJ or BCJ major at any time.