Get your degree in justice
UAF offers justice degrees and certifications in high-demand job areas. Whether you are interested in criminal law or alternative dispute resolution the we have a program that will fit your needs. We offer undergraduate and graduate degrees with specializations in Justice Administration, Law Enforcement Academy, Pre-Law, and the Corrections Academy. We offer hybrid online and in-person programs that allow for student flexibility instruction and course scheduling.
Don't take our word for it.
Justice specializes in hybrid degree delivery. Most course can be explored in person and online to give you academic flexibility. Our online programs have earned national attention, including a 2019 Best Online Master's in Law Enforcement Administration from a leader in higher education ranking BestCollege. The BestColleges helps with a complete directory of the best colleges in the U.S. with 7600+ schools.
The UAF Justice Department was voted as one of the "Best Online Graduate Criminal Justice Programs" in the United States by US News & World Report. The Justice Department graduate program was ranked in the top 1% of the 1,200 programs surveyed by US News. The Bachelor program was ranked in the top 2% of the 1,200 programs surveyed. U.S. News collected the data for the 2019 Best Colleges rankings in spring 2018.
UAF Justice Department is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities specializing in certifications for Alaska Police Standards Council. The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) is an independent, non-profit membership organization recognized by the United States Department of Education since 1952.
UAF is a partner of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), which offers the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) program. This program allows non-residents significant tuition discounts and helps students have wider academic options with less finical burden. ACCESS. COLLABORATION. INNOVATION.
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Internship provides students with a supervised experience in a criminal justice agency/setting. Placements include, but are not limited to, Law Enforcement, Probation, Law Practices, and Prosecution/Defense agencies. Justice-related careers are on the rise. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, two areas with exceptional growth projections through 2024 include probation officers & correctional treatment specialists (with 4% estimated growth) and arbitrators, mediators, & conciliators (9%).
Start here, go anywhere
Start here and go anywhere. Our graduates are across the country and out in the world.
Department of Justice Contact Information
Email: uaf-justice@alaska.edu
Phone: (907) 474-7007
Fax: (907) 474-5817
Physical address:
1747 South Chandalar Drive
Gruening Building, Room 503
Fairbanks, AK 99775
Mailing address:
UAF Department of Justice
PO Box 756425
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6425
Jeff May
Associate Professor of Justice
Office: Gruening Building, Room 502B
Phone: (907) 474-5715
Email: jdmay@alaska.edu
Laura Foor
Phone: (907) 474-7007
Email: uaf-justice@alaska.edu
At times, navigating your way through college can be tricky. That’s why we have two comprehensive academic advisors to help you out.
Our CLA Comprehensive Academic Advisors, Daniel Darrow and Grace Carroll can assist
with registration, petitions, change of major requests, and answer any number of questions
related to the college experience. Advising appointments are available in person,
via telephone, over zoom or via email.
If you are unable to find an appointment time that works for your schedule, consider
dropping by our offices on Fridays from 8 a.m.- 11 a.m. for drop-in hours. Appointments
are first come, first serve during this time frame.
Daniel Darrow
CLA Lead Comprehensive Academic Advisor
College of Liberal Arts
Gruening Building, Room 503 G
Schedule an advising appointment with Daniel using the button below.
However, if you are not a current UAF student, please send Daniel an email to schedule your appointment.
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Grace Carroll
CLA Comprehensive Academic Advisor
College of Liberal Arts
Gruening Building, Room 503 F
Schedule an advising appointment with Grace using the button below.
However, if you are not a current UAF student, please send Grace an email to schedule your appointment.
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