Minor in Criminal Justice Online Program Page

Create Positive Change in Your Community with a Minor in Criminal Justice

Protecting your community starts with a passion for helping others. With a Minor in Criminal Justice, Liberty University will help you take the first step towards a rewarding career in criminal justice as you pursue your bachelor’s degree. Our criminal justice classes are offered 100% online, so you can work toward your passion while maintaining your current schedule.

If you’re interested in enhancing your résumé and gaining in-demand criminal justice training, Liberty’s Minor in Criminal Justice is an excellent option!

Why Add a Minor in Criminal Justice?
What Will You Learn?
Course Requirements

Why Add a Minor in Criminal Justice to Your Bachelor’s Degree?

Liberty’s online criminal justice classes are designed with your future in mind. Our faculty members have experience as private practice partners, police officers, lawyers and attorneys, certified public accountants, certified mediators, and nearly every other specialty that the field of criminal justice touches. Whether you plan to serve in law enforcement or politics, our criminal justice minor can equip you with the training and knowledge you need to succeed in your career.

Liberty University’s online criminal justice minor is an excellent addition to our Bachelor of Science in Social Work or the Bachelor of Science in Political Science.

What Will You Learn in Our Online Criminal Justice Classes?

Our Minor in Criminal Justice is designed to help you succeed. Through introductory criminal justice classes, you can learn about court systems, correctional organizations, and ethics in the field of criminal justice.

You will have the opportunity to choose 3 criminal justice electives to create a minor that is specific to your passions and interests. You could explore the nature of a criminal’s actions through our exciting criminology online course. Or, if you’re interested in technology, our computer and cyber forensics course explains the need for proper investigation and illustrates how to locate, handle, and process computer evidence properly.

Our criminal justice classes and electives exist to help you pursue the area of criminal justice that most interests you. We can prepare you to protect and serve those in your family and community through a Minor in Criminal Justice.

Liberty University’s Minor in Criminal Justice Course Requirements
(15 Credit Hours)

  • CJUS 200 – Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • CJUS 230 –  Criminal Justice Research and Writing    
  • 3 CJUS Electives (300 or 400 level)