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Major: Criminal Justice Studies
Degree awarded: Bachelor of Arts
Total credit hours: 31
Internship/Practicum opportunities: Visit the Career Development Center for internship information.
The U.S. Criminal Justice system is intricate and complex, and affects the daily lives of almost every American. To succeed in this field, you will need both a broad perspective and outstanding critical thinking skills. Thiel College criminal justice studies majors will study a variety of related and supportive fields including sociology, political science, psychology, religion and philosophy.
Visit our Academic Catalog (2020-2021) for course listings.
Thiel College offers scholarships to students for reasons such as academic success, community service or involvement, exemplary leadership and more! The scholarships available to criminal justice studies majors are:
Visit our Financial Aid page to learn more about the types of aid available to students.
It's easy to get involved on campus! Joining a student club or organization is an excellent way to meet others and gain leadership experience. A criminal justice studies major might be interested in the following clubs and orgs:
Visit our Campus Life page to see a full list of student clubs and organizations.
Developing expertise in our criminal justice system opens up so many different career paths! Thiel College criminal justice studies graduates have gone on to graduate studies and careers in criminal justice, criminology, law or social work or law enforcement or corrections.
Here are a few of the things you could do with your criminal justice studies degree from Thiel:
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