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Northern Vermont University is now part of Vermont State University! Please visit VermontState.edu for accurate information.

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Northern Vermont University will join with Castleton University and Vermont Technical College to become Vermont State University on July 1, 2023.

Visit VermontState.edu to learn more about Criminal Justice for fall 2023.

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Make your impact with a degree in criminal justice from NVU.

The bachelor of science in criminal justice allows you to focus on complex issues of social justice related to crime, punishment, and victimization.

Our criminal justice program explores challenging issues, including race, class, and gender. You’ll dig into these and related topics, explore current trends and controversies in law enforcement and criminal justice, and gain cross-cultural competency, so you can work successfully with people from different backgrounds and diverse life experiences.