The goal of the Online Criminal Justice degree program at AIU is to provide a well-rounded overview of the entire criminal justice system. The core curriculum layers criminal justice theories and methods with research and constitutional knowledge. AIU’s online criminal justice degree program combines real-world experience and interactive criminal justice modules that are based on current policies and national events.

Students with college credits in criminal justice from a regionally-accredited college may have some of their earned credits applied towards this specialization on a case-by-case basis*.

Online Criminal Justice programs can help you learn how to:

• Integrate the concepts of law enforcement, correlates of crime, due process, law and the courts, corrections, and accountability into daily operations, communications, and problem-solving
• Resolve legal and ethical issues in contemporary criminal justice context with honesty and integrity.
• Defend proposed solutions to societal problems within the criminal justice system based on critical thinking and research using quantitative and qualitative data.
• Critically analyze the development and implementation of innovative technology and data tools for use in a variety of public safety applications.
• Facilitate the transfer of critical information to public safety processes between agencies and individual professionals through clear, concise, and professional written and oral communication.
• Overcome challenges of incorporating diversity in contemporary public safety contexts.

*Transfer credit is evaluated on an individual basis. Not all credits are eligible to transfer. Speak to an Admissions Counselor for more information.