• The program encourages critical thinking and promotes the research, communication and professional skills necessary to pursue graduate and professional study in the area of criminal justice or pursue career opportunities in criminal justice, government, education and business.
  • As a criminal justice major, you?ll learn the basis of criminology through a diverse range of courses on juvenile justice, social problems, corrections and more. Then, you?ll take the knowledge gained in the classroom and apply it in practice through real-world internships at local and state agencies such as the Alabama Attorney General?s Office, Montgomery County Sheriff?s Office or the National Park Service.
  • For criminal justice majors with an interest in the corrections field, ASU is proud to offer students the opportunity to train as corrections officers while still enrolled at ASU, through an innovative partnership with the Alabama Department of Corrections.