Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice

Pursue an exciting and rewarding career in the field of criminal justice with Liberty University! Our Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice program can equip you with the knowledge and skills to prepare for a future in juvenile justice, probation and parole, policing, corrections, or crime analysis. This program can also be a great way to prepare for a Bachelor of Science degree program in criminal justice, advanced work in the social sciences or law school.

Potential Career Options:

  • Administration
  • Casework
  • Corrections
  • Court services
  • Juvenile Justice
  • Probation and Parole
  • Security
  • Social Services
  • Victim advocacy

Being a student at Liberty University to me is truly a dream come true ...

“Being a student at Liberty University to me is truly a dream come true. The professors are extremely knowledgeable. In addition to that, they treat your email like it’s their first priority. As an online student, I am still the same person that I was before I even started school, as I still get to spend time with my family — that’s how flexible the program is. I will never forget this moment, prior to signing up with LU: I contacted several different schools and found out that the advisors who answered the phone happened to be students of Liberty University and they even advised me to stick with Liberty because it’s cheaper and more flexible than the school that they were working for.”


Marcellon Dasmy, Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice

Key Points:

  • Comprehensive criminal justice program offered from a sound moral and biblical perspective
  • Cost-effective, accredited criminal justice online program offered by a national educational institution
  • Effectively helps prepare students for the criminal justice field
  • Ranked among the top 10 online colleges in the nation for two years in a row by the Online Education Database

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*Blended Degree Programs

The blended degree format combines online study with on-campus study at Liberty University. This unique format allows you to complete some of your coursework from a distance, while also giving you the opportunity to study from our Lynchburg, Virginia campus, located in the beautiful foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Through the blended format, you get to experience the best of both worlds – the convenience of flexible, online education mixed with intensive study and face-to-face interaction with professors and fellow students on Liberty's campus.

**Minimal on-campus intensives will be required for online programs with licensure requirements.