Charleston Southern University (CSU) in collaboration with Horry-Georgetown Technical College and Coastal Carolina University offers the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) with a major in Criminal Justice. Graduates of this off-campus program complete the same curriculum requirements of those graduating from the on-campus program, thus meeting accreditation requirements of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Charleston Southern University offers 33 hours of criminal justice courses and six hours in religion while Coastal Carolina University provides 18-21 hours for minors in business administration, political science, psychology and sociology. Up to 68 lower division hours, liberal arts core and electives, may be earned at Horry-Georgetown Technical College.
For students pursuing the B.S. degree, 18-21 hours for a minor are included in the 48 hours of electives.
CSU faculty teach the criminal justice courses in the daytime and evening in the Criminal Justice Center located at HGTC's Grand Strand campus. Coastal Carolina University and HGTC offer courses during the day and evenings at their Conway campuses as well as their satellite campuses.
The degrees are conferred by CSU; therefore, the students school of record is CSU. Grand Strand graduates participate in commencement at CSU's main campus in Charleston, S.C. Students who excel academically are provided the opportunity for membership in Alpha Phi Sigma, the national honor society for Criminal Justice.
