Admission Requirements for Criminal Justice Online Program

To be considered for CJ Online program admission, applicants must:

  • Be admitted to UW Tacoma. Not a current UWT student?  Please Apply to UWT.
     
  • Have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better.
    • Current UW students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all UW coursework and be in good standing with the university.
    • Transfer and Running Start applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all transferable coursework.
  • Be on track to have completed at least 90 college-level quarter credits before the start of the CJ program.
     
  • Have completed 5 quarter credits of English composition with a grade of 2.0/C or better.

Applicants will be evaluated on the following criteria:

  • Completion of all admission requirements.
  • Academic history.
  • Quality of their CJ Personal Goal Statement describing their interest in criminal justice.

How to Apply

After reviewing the admission requirements above, apply to the CJO program.

The following is needed to complete a CJ program application:

1. Your UW Tacoma student ID number (issued once admitted to UWT; can be found by logging in to MyUW).

2. Your number of earned and planned academic credits (You will need access to your academic record).

3. Criminal Justice Personal Goal Statement (prompts available in the web application).

Running Start Student

Fill out and submit the CJO Program Application. You will also need:

  • An unofficial copy of your up-to-date college transcripts (if  you have new or in-progress coursework not reflected on your official transcripts at the time of your university transfer application)
Returning UW Tacoma Student

Students who have not enrolled in UWT courses for more than one quarter (not including summer) are considered returning students and should reapply using the Returning Student Application. Students previously enrolled at UW Seattle or UW Bothell should apply using the Transfer Application.

Students that were enrolled in the CJ Online program before leaving UWT should notify the program of their intent to return to UWT and the CJ Online major via email to swcj@uw.edu.

Students that were previously enrolled at UWT as a premajor or declared a different major should fill out and submit the Program Application for CJ Online.

International Student

Note: International student applicants must meet all International Admissions Requirements before their CJ program application will be reviewed.