Located in a suburban area approximately 240 miles northwest of the St. Paul and Minneapolis metropolitan area, Minnesota State University at Moorhead is a public institution. Among the programs available for the school's more than 7,000 undergraduate students is a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice. Students in the program have the option to pursue a general major or concentrate on criminal justice from the perspective of political science, psychology, social work or sociology. All concentrations and the general major require coursework in criminology, law and society, criminal law and criminal procedure. Although not required for graduation, the university encourages students to participate in a semester-long internship with a law enforcement agency, court or other justice-related organization.
Minnesota State University at Moorhead
1104 7th Ave. S
Moorhead, MN 56563
800-593-7246
mnstate.edu
Founded in 1971, Metropolitan State University is a public college in St. Paul with more than 14,000 undergraduate and graduate institutions. Among the courses required for the school's Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice degree are constitutional law, corrections, juvenile justice, criminology, citizenship, diversity and ethics. To complete the degree, students must participate in a culminating senior seminar course, which includes a research project or paper. The college also offers a Bachelor of Science in law enforcement degree program for students who wish to become police officers. The university allows students to double major in criminal justice and law enforcement if they wish.
Metropolitan State University
700 E. Seventh St.
St. Paul, MN 55106
651-772-7600
metrostate.edu
St. Cloud State University opened in 1869 and serves as home to nearly 17,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The public college's Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice degree features coursework in American criminal justice systems, organization and administration, corrections, criminal law and procedure and justice theory. A senior research paper is mandatory for all criminal justice majors. Internships are available with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. Criminal justice majors at St. Cloud State can benefit from special scholarships for students in the program. The university also offers Master of Science in criminal justice degrees with the option to specialize in criminal justice administration, criminal justice counseling or public safety executive leadership.
St. Cloud State University
720 4th Ave. S
St. Cloud, MN 56301
320-308-2244
stcloudstate.edu