Pathways Bachelor of Arts - Master of Criminal Justice

General requirements

To earn the pathways degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the three areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

• CU Denver General Graduation Requirements
• CU Denver Core Curriculum
• School of Public Affairs Graduation Requirements
• Review CU Denver's Undergraduate Academic Policies.
• Review CU Denver's Graduate Academic Policies.

Both current CU Denver students and new transfer students are eligible
to apply to the Criminal Justice BA/MCJ after meeting the following
requirements:

• Currently enrolled in the School of Public Affairs as a Criminal Justice
  major
• Completed the University of Colorado Denver's undergraduate core
  curriculum
• Completed 60 credit hours
• Completed the following 12 credit hours in criminal justice:
  • CRJU 1000 - Criminology and Criminal Justice: An Overview (3 credit hours)
  • CRJU 2041 - Criminological Theory (3 credit hours)
  • CRJU 3100 - Research Methods (3 credit hours)
  • CRJU 3150 - Statistics for Criminal Justice (3 credit hours)

• Transfer Criminal Justice courses must have been approved and
  accepted toward the major
• Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA
• Minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA in criminal justice courses

Program requirements

• Students must complete a minimum of 30 resident credit hours, 21 of
  which must be in resident coursework.
• Students must receive a minimum B grade in each required core MCJ
  course.
• A minimum of 3.0 GPA overall is required in all graduate-level
  coursework.
• Students must successfully complete an MCJ capstone or thesis.
• Students must fulfill all college and major requirements.
• Students are eligible to receive the Bachelor of Criminal Justice
  degree once they have successfully completed 120 credit hours and
  all CU Denver undergraduate degree requirements.
• Students must seek full acceptance to the Graduate School and the
  MCJ program.
• For competitive admission to the Graduate School and the MCJ
  program, students must have a minimum of a 3.0 CU cumulative
  grade point average in undergraduate Criminal Justice courses.
• The MCJ will be conferred once the student has completed all
  requirements of the Master of Criminal Justice degree.
• Application to the pathway program is completed after the student is
  already admitted to the University of Colorado Denver and meets the
  requirements as listed above. Students must have an established CU
  Denver cumulative GPA and major GPA before they can seek approval
  in the pathway program. Students will work with their undergraduate
  academic advisor in seeking approval to the pathway program,
  which includes a separate application than the one used for general
  admission to CU Denver.