Department of Criminal Justice
843-953-0319
www.citadel.edu/root/eveningundergraduatestudies-2-2-programs/criminal-justice

Dr. Matthew Zommer
mzommer@citadel.edu

The online degree completion program in criminal justice was created to provide students with an opportunity to receive a four-year degree from The Citadel online. The requirements for the major consist of a total of 65 general elective credit hours and 55 upper division credit hours.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Criminal Justice program is to foster an intellectually stimulating educational experience that prepares students to work within the criminal justice system and its related fields, as well as laying the academic foundation for graduate study. This is accomplished by developing students’ understanding of the causes of crime, which includes a grasp of the larger social context in which crime occurs, the operation and effectiveness of agencies within the criminal justice system, as well as developing students’ analytical skills that enable them to conduct and evaluate criminal justice-related research.

Expected Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students should generally possess:

• An understanding of the theories relating to crime causation and criminality
• An understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of the criminal justice system
• Skills that enable the student to conduct and evaluate criminal justice-related research
• Advanced reading, writing, and verbal communication skills
• An understanding of administrative principles and practices found in criminal justice agencies

Transfer Articulation from South Carolina Technical Colleges

Please note that the table below is only an advising tool with a suggested sequence of courses for students who are beginning their college coursework within the South Carolina Technical College System with the intent to transfer to The Citadel. The Citadel’s degree completion programs offer significant flexibility with course selection and transfer credits that provides additional choices as noted in the official degree.

Completion program of study.

Within the minimum 30 hours required transfer credits for admission into the program, all transfer students into this program are recommended to have transfer credit for:

English Composition (six hours)
Mathematics (three hours)
Physical Science (eight hours)
Criminal Justice - Introduction to Criminal Justice
Computer - Introduction to Computers