Criminal Justice B.S. Online Degree Requirements
The Criminal Justice B.S. online degree requirements are exactly the same as the on-campus program.
You will meet with an academic advisor to plan your course schedule each semester. Review Spring 2025 program offerings here.
You can complete your major requirements, add a minor, and take some electives to earn your degree in as a little as two years, or register for classes part time and complete the degree at your own pace.
You can select from several minors in CJBS Online
The minors below all require 18 credits/ about 6 classes.
- Law (learn about the law minor on the college bulletin)
- Anthropology (learn about the anthropology minor on the college bulletin)
- Criminology (learn about the criminology minor on the college bulletin)
- Police Studies (learn about the police studies minor on the college bulletin)
- Corrections (learn about the corrections minor on the college bulletin)
Classes that fulfill minor requirements are pre-selected each semester. In most cases, you should be able to fulfill all of your minor requirements by selecting from the course offerings. But if you ever believe you need a course that is not being offered within the online program, email cjonline@jjay.cuny.edu.
Credit breakdown for CJBS Major
- 120 credits / roughly 40 classes needed to get degree
- 42 credits/14 classes: General Education
- 33 credits/11 classes: electives (Use these towards your minor. Minors require 18 credits/ 6 classes)
- 45 credits/15 classes: Major requirements
- Foundational courses: 6 credits/ 2 classes (POL 101 and SOC 101)
- Core Requirements: 24 credits / 8 classes
- Diversity: 6 credits / 2 classes
- Distribution Areas: 9 credits / 3 classes (1 class each from PSC, LAW and COR):
Learn more about John Jay's degree requirements in the College Bulletin.
| Fall Semester 1 (12 credits) | Spring Semester 1 (12 credits) | Winter/Summer (6 credits) |
|---|---|---|
| HUM 300 Transfer Seminar | CJBS 250 Research Methods and Statistics for CJ | SOC 236 Victimology |
| SSC 215 Writing in Criminal Justice | PSC 306 Police Work with Juveniles | COR 230 Sex Offenders in the Criminal Justice System| |
| PSC 202 Police and Diversity | PED 110 Personal and Public Health | |
| LAW 202 Law and Evidence | SOC 203 Criminology |
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| Fall Semester 2 (12 credits) | Spring Semester 2 (12 credits) | Winter/Summer (6 credits) |
|---|---|---|
| CJBS 300 Criminal Justice: Theory in Practice | CJBS 415 Capstone Seminar | SOC 420 Women and Crime |
| SOC 309 Youth, Crime and Justice | COR 320 Race, Class and Gender in a Correctional Context | EJS 240 Environmental Crime |
| SOC 301 Penology | LAW 301 Jurisprudence | |
| LAW 209 Criminal Law | ANT 230 Culture and Crime |