WHAT IS A ACCELERATED DEGREE PROGRAM?
Similar to other 4-year degree programs, Concordia University requires 128 credits to graduate, which includes a specific number of credits in different learning areas: the major, general education and elective credits. The specific series of courses comprising the criminal justice major provide a total of 49 credits. Therefore, another 79 credits are necessary to graduate. All accredited colleges and universities require credits be earned in specific areas (i.e, math, science, writing, etc.). In other words, Concordia’s criminal justice program completes 49 credits of the 128 credits necessary to graduate. There are circumstances in which a student will likely need credits in addition to the 49-credit criminal justice degree program itself. These include when the student: Does not enough credits to equal 128; Has not satisfied the general education credit distribution; and Does not have a 2-year degree Concordia University accepts as satisfying the general education requirements.
