Undergraduates in the program are well prepared for careers or further graduate study in sociology, social work, law enforcement, corrections, community service and related fields.
Criminal justice bachelor's degree highlights:
- Accelerated police academy option.?UToledo offers an accelerated program for junior and senior criminal justice majors. Successful students receive Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) certification as an Ohio police officer.?
- Real-world skills and research.?UToledo has one of the nation?s few criminal justice programs to combine theory, research and hands-on learning.
- Mock murder investigation.?Criminal justice majors investigate a crime scene and work in The University of Toledo?s state-of-the-art forensics lab.
- Criminal justice career fair.?UToledo?s job fair brings local, regional and national law enforcement, social service and corrections organizations to campus.
- A full menu of minors to make you more marketable.?Criminal justice majors at UToledo can minor in accounting, business, chemical dependency counseling, computer science, counseling, foreign language, forensic science investigation, legal specialties, political science, psychology, sociology and more.
Career opportunities:
Students with a degree in criminal justice from The University of Toledo go on to careers in probation, parole, corrections, law enforcement, social services and more.
- Police Departments?
- Lucas County Sheriff's Office?
- University of Toledo Police?
- Ohio State Highway Patrol?
- Northwest Community Corrections Center?