Serve Your Community

Examine society’s responses to crimes and offenders, and explore the factors that influence criminal and deviant behavioral development. Students also consider facets of crime, including organized crime, gangs, juvenile delinquency, white-collar crime and cybercrime.

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Access

Access to bachelor's degrees for more people, where potential trumps privilege, and tenacity and commitment matter more than one’s academic past. Honors Program? We’ve got you covered there, too.

Attentive

Attentive education that focuses on your success with faculty mentorships that linger after graduation. Standards are high, but you’ve got this with access to tutoring and professors who are engaged in your success.

Affordable

GGC’s innovative practices, caring culture and affordable tuition educate today's careers, and change the future for students at all levels, of all ages, from all walks of life.

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Bachelor of Science: Criminal Justice / Criminology

The bachelor's degree in criminal justice / criminology explores components of the criminal justice system, and analyzes the societal and behavioral influences of deviant behavior. Focused topics include management, law, policing, corrections, and the theoretical foundation for criminal behavior and specific criminal behavior (criminal violence, organized crime, gangs, juvenile delinquency, white collar crime and cybercrime).

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Careers and Grad School Prep

Criminal justice / criminology is a broad-reaching program that prepares graduates for the following professions or graduate school:

  • Corrections
  • Law 
  • Parole
  • Policing
  • Probations

Engaged Learning

GGC fosters partnerships with local community organizations to provide tangible experiences that move portfolios to the top of the employment pile.

  • Academic conference presentations
  • Internships
  • Service learning

GGC also creates global engagement through internationalized i‑courses and study abroad opportunities.

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Minors, Certificates, Certifications

Minors, certificates and certifications add value and enhance degrees for enrolled degree-seeking students. Learn more about available professional certificate programs for non-degree seeking students.

    African American studies minor

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with an African American studies minor.

    Anthropology minor

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with an anthropology minor.

    Biology minor

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a biology minor.

    Biomedical sciences certificate for academic enhancers

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a biomedical sciences certificate for academic enhancers. Email @email with questions.

    Biomedical sciences certificate for career changers

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a biomedical sciences certificate for career changers. Email @email with questions.

    Business administration minor

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a business administration minor (non-business majors).

    Business intelligence certificate

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a business intelligence certificate.

    Chemistry minor

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a chemistry minor.

    Chemistry of fermentation science, certificate in the

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a certificate in the chemistry of fermentation science.

    Creative writing minor

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a creative writing minor.

    Criminal justice / criminology minor

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a criminal justice / criminology minor.

    Cybersecurity certificate

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a cybersecurity certificate.

    English minor

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with an English minor.

    Film minor

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a film minor.

    Gender studies minor

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a gender studies minor.

    Geography minor

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a geography minor.

    Gerontology certificate

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a gerontology certificate.

    Global studies certification

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a global studies certification.

    History minor

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a history minor.

    Information technology minor

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with an information technology minor.

    Integrative arts minor

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a integrative arts minor.

    International diplomacy and conflict resolution, certificate in

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a certificate in international diplomacy and conflict resolution.

    Latin American studies certificate

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a Latin American studies certificate.

    Legal studies minor

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a legal studies minor.

    Mathematics minor

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a mathematics minor.

    Musical studies minor

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a musical studies minor.

    Non-profit advocacy, certificate in

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a certificate in non-profit advocacy.

    Paralegal certification

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a paralegal certification.

    Physics minor

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a physics minor.

    Political science minor

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a political science minor.

    Professional legal administrator certificate

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a professional legal administrator certificate.

    Professional studies minor

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a professional studies minor.

    Religious studies minor

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a religious studies minor.

    Sociology minor

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a sociology minor.

    Spanish for professionals certificate

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a Spanish for professionals certificate.

    Spanish minor

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a Spanish minor.

    TESOL certification

    Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a TESOL certification.

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    Challenge. Question. Collaborate. Contribute.

    Unique to GGC’s focus on student engagement, faculty invite students at all levels – including freshmen – to collaborate on research projects, conference presentations, even co-authoring articles published in academic journals.

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