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USD 31900

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*Subject to change and other fees
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USD 35 Waived

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48 months

Duration

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6

IELTS

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61

TOEFL

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60%

Min GPA

Program Overview

Earn Your Criminal Justice Degree & Gain Experience

Lakeland University's Criminal Justice major covers all facets of criminal behavior, from the psychological and sociological aspects of crime, to law enforcement, criminal investigations, and corrections.

At Lakeland,  you will learn by doing. Through paid Cooperative Education and/or internship experiences, students will have the opportunity to work with an array of local, state and federal law enforcement, private sector and other criminal justice agencies.

Most colleges offer a Criminal Justice degree, but our degree will make you more attractive to employers

As long as human beings inhabit the Earth, society will face the daunting challenge of dealing with criminal behavior by a disruptive subset of people. As a result, there will always be a strong, important need to fully understand and address this behavior in a fair, lawful, and consistent manner.

As a Criminal Justice major at Lakeland, you will be challenged with a large variety of courses. The major delves into basic understanding of our criminal justice system, scientific inquiry into the treatment and prevention of criminal behavior, and the ethical behavior of those who work within the discipline. When Criminal Justice majors leave Lakeland University, they have a very strong foundation, in addition to the specialty courses that lend themselves to the students’ chosen area of interest.

Our Criminal Justice major provides students with a complete overview of the criminal justice system and all the major elements of it. It provides students with a theoretical understanding of criminal behavior, as well as the consequences of criminal behavior.

While a Lakeland University degree certainly prepares students for careers involving law enforcement or corrections, our Criminal Justice degree holders are branching out into many other types of careers. This major provides opportunities to explore specialized areas such as offender assessment and rehabilitation, criminal investigation, evidence-based “best practices” in criminal justice, the relationships between race and crime, and a psychological understanding of violent crime.

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Additional Information

Program Level 4-Year Bachelor's Degree

College/University Processing Time 30 Days

Program Format Full-Time

Optional Practical Training (OPT) work permit

Program Intake

Open

Aug 2025

Closed

Jan 2025

General Admission Requirement

    Academic Requirement

    • Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted into this program, applicants must have Grade 12 / High School Diploma.

    6 IELTS Score
    61 TOEFL Score Minimum Overall Score
    60% CGPA Minimum Overall Score

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    Tuition Fee

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    Average Tuition Fee Per Year

    31900

    Tuition Fee
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    USD 35 Waived

    Application Fee
    (USD)

    9904 Per year

    Average Cost of Living
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    Scholarships

    International Student Scholarships

    Upon earning admission, new international students can qualify for academic scholarships based on cumulative GPA – please refer to the “Undergraduate Admission Requirements” document above for transcript evaluation information. These scholarships are renewable annually based on satisfactory academic progress.

    • ≥ 3.0 GPA = $16,000/year International Presidential Scholarship
    • ≤ 2.99 GPA = $12,000/year International Dean’s Scholarship
    • LUJ to LUW Students = $18,000 Batten and Black Scholarship (per academic year)
      • Must have studied at LUJ for at least 2 terms

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