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CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
524 West 59th Street
New York, NY 10019

Official telephone: (212) 237-8000
Website: https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 78%
Student:Faculty ratio: 12:1
Total faculty: 93
Full-time faculty: 643
Part-time faculty: 550

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Corrections Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
  • Securities Services Administration/Management
  • Security and Loss Prevention Services
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Cell Biology and Anatomy
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Computational Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Science
  • Corrections
  • Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Criminology
  • Economics, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation
  • Fire Science/Fire-fighting
  • Fire Services Administration
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Forensic Science and Technology
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Latin American Studies
  • Legal Professions and Studies, Other
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Securities Services Administration/Management
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Toxicology
Certificates

  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
Diplomas

  • Corrections Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminalistics and Criminal Science
  • Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
  • Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism
  • Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis
  • Psychology, Other
  • Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations
Master's Degrees

  • Community Organization and Advocacy
  • Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
  • Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism
  • Economics, General
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Forensic Science and Technology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Securities Services Administration/Management
  • Social Sciences, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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