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A minimum of 120 credit hours is required for a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice.

Mount St. Mary’s criminal justice program provides a rigorous and liberal arts education to those seeking a professional career in the criminal justice field, including law enforcement, probation and parole, corrections and other relevant fields.

A key feature of the criminal justice program is its emphasis on the connections between theory and practice. There are three guiding principles: (1) there can be no criminal justice without a commitment to the principles and practices of social justice, (2) technical proficiency is crucial to a well-run system of justice, and (3) a liberal education leads to both a greater level of professionalism as well as to a full and meaningful personal life. As such, this program aims to educate the whole person.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Mount St. Mary’s develops criminal justice professionals who are able to:

• understand the basic concepts and theories of the discipline (proficient)
• examine their own motivation for wanting to work in the field (reflective)
• demonstrate commitment to the diversity, dignity, equality and rights of the individual (ethical)
• demonstrate leadership as active participants in the criminal justice field(leading)
• respond to the demands of an increasingly diverse technological and global society (adaptive)