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credits required for major
credits required for minor
Program Details
Learning Outcomes
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What is a Bachelor of Applied Science degree?
B.A.S degrees serve the needs of individuals with a terminal or non-transfer associate’s degree who wish to pursue a bachelor’s degree to advance in their careers, change careers or who may seek to pursue graduate education. The B.A.S. degree is not open to traditional students currently enrolled at WOU (e.g., students who started college at WOU or came to WOU with a transfer degree such as the AAOT). B.A.S. students must meet the following criteria: have completed an A.A.S. degree (or other terminal/non-transfer associate degree) or have completed a minimum of 60 quarter credits toward an A.A.S. degree (or other terminal/non-transfer associate degree).
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Courses
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MIYUKI ARIMOTO
Associate Professor, Criminal Justice Sciences
arimotom@wou.edu
JAMES BENTS
NTT Instructor, Criminal Justice Sciences
bentsj@wou.edu
JERIELLE CARTALES
NTT Instructor, Criminal Justice Sciences
cartalesj@wou.edu
GEORGE CHAMBERLIN
NTT Instructor, Criminal Justice Sciences
chamberling@wou.edu
VIVIAN ASEYE DJOKOTOE
Professor of Criminal Justice and Director of WRCJRC, Criminal Justice Sciences
djokotoev@wou.edu
TERRY GINGERICH
NTT Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice Sciences
gingert@wou.edu
KEVIN JONES
NTT Instructor, Criminal Justice Sciences
jonesk@wou.edu
OMAR MELCHOR-AYALA
PhD, Associate Professor, Criminal Justice Sciences
ayalao@wou.edu
JENNIFER MORENO
NTT Assistant Professor/Adjunct Instructor, Criminal Justice Sciences
morenoj@wou.edu
JENNA ROJAS
NTT Instructor, Criminal Justice Sciences
rojasj@wou.edu
MARI SAKIYAMA
Associate Professor, Criminal Justice Sciences
sakiyamam@wou.edu
TARYN VANDERPYL
Associate Professor, Criminal Justice Sciences
vanderpylt@wou.edu
MISTY WEITZEL
Professor, Division Chair, Criminal Justice Sciences
weitzelm@wou.edu
GREG WILLEFORD
NTT Instructor, Criminal Justice Sciences
willefog@wou.edu
Where This Degree Can Take You
Criminal Justice majors are prepared to engage in civic endeavors and to assume field positions in criminal justice and social service agencies or enter graduate programs.
Graduates of the program will be well prepared for traditional and emerging positions related to prevention, investigation, and enforcement of crime generally.
Potential Careers
- Corrections
- Forensic Anthropology
- Homeland Security & Community Preparedness
- Juvenile Justice
- Law Enforcement
Potential Employers
- Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Law Enforcement Agencies
- Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC)
- Oregon Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision
- Court System
- Securitas Security Services USA
- Allied Universal Security
Consider This Degree If You…
Have the ability to think critically and solve problems
Pay attention to details
A strong sense of right and wrong
Alumni Share What They Are Doing
My upbringing was less than typical, and I had to deal with a lot of hardship. This pushed me to want to help others. I quickly felt like law enforcement was the way to go. When I studied at WOU, I contemplated which area I wanted to be in, rather than be in corrections, policing, etc. I spent my years at WOU trying to learn about all areas of criminal justice, to find my niche. During my time at WOU, an alumni student who is an FBI employee came and spoke to our class about the FBI honors internship… more
