Strengthen and Protect Your Community with a Degree in Criminal Justice

If you are passionate about justice and want to see your community grow stronger through reconciliation and reform, then a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice is the right fit for you! Warner Pacific’s diverse student body makes it a unique place to learn the many practical, historical, and psychological complexities that make this field so important to the growth and safety of a community. Our equity-focused curriculum was created with input from community leaders in policing, corrections, advocacy, faith-based and cultural organizations, and community partners. As national attention is focused on these fields, a bachelor’s degree will allow you to enter the workforce with confidence.

Majoring in Criminal Justice will open the door to careers in:

• Law Enforcement
• Corrections
• Forensics
• Public Service,
• Fish and Game
• Politics

Career Focused Education

Warner Pacific’s liberal arts coursework includes courses on restorative justice as well as addictions and mental health.

The diverse student body makes it a unique place to learn the many practical, historical, and psychological complexities that make this field so important to the growth and safety of a community. As national attention becomes focused on these fields, a bachelor’s degree will allow you to enter the workforce in more senior positions when compared to those with an associate’s degree. Many jurisdictions and positions, such as police detective, also require a bachelor’s degree for consideration.

Earning your bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice will ensure that you graduate with the knowledge and flexibility to protect and serve your community through a wide variety of job opportunities.

Program Requirements

Degree Plans

(In addition to Warner Pacific Core Studies Requirements)
Criminal Justice Core Courses
PSY 140/141 | General Psychology | 3 credits
SOC 140 | Principles of Sociology | 3 credits
PS 140 | American Government | 3 credits
PS 200 | Foundations of the American Legal System | 3 credits
SOC/REL 240 | Introduction to Peace Studies | 3 credits
SOC/SS 250 | Criminology | 3 credits
SS/REL 335 | Restorative Justice | 3 credits
SS/SW 420 | Addictions, Mental Health, and Trauma | 3 credits
SOC/HIS 340 | Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 credits
SOC/PS 345 | Social Problems and Public Policy | 3 credits
SOC/URB 390 | Poverty in the Urban Context
OR SOC/URB 360 | Urban Sociology | 3 credits
SS 393 | Research Methods and Applied Statistics | 4 credits
PSY 441 | Stress, Crisis, Trauma and Self Care | 2 credits
PSY 392 | Junior Internship
OR PSY 492 | Senior Internship | 3 credits

Criminal Justice Minor Requirements

PS 200 | Foundations of the American Legal System | 3 credits
SOC/SS 250 | Criminology | 3 credits
SOC/HIS 340 | Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 credits
SOC/PS 345 | Social Problems and Public Policy | 3 credits
SOC/URB 390 | Poverty in the Urban Context
OR SOC/URB 360 | Urban Sociology | 3 credits

Electives: Choose 3 credits from the following
PSY 441 | Stress, Crisis, Trauma and Self Care | 3 credits
SW 485 | Human Trafficking and Human Rights | 3 credits
SS/REL 335 | Restorative Justice | 3 credits