Anna Maria College Online Program Requirements and Application Checklists

BS in Criminal Justice

• GPA of 2.0 or higher (some prior college-level coursework required)
• Personal statement
• Students applying for the Law Enforcement/Corrections option to receive a 15% tuition discount must provide evidence that they are currently employed in a full-time capacity in the criminal justice field (typically an agency ID or employer letter)

BS in Fire Science

• 60 credit hours or an associate’s degree
• A GPA of 2.0
• Provide evidence of an official undergraduate degree, an associate’s degree in fire science from a regionally accredited United States college or university. Applicants who have earned an undergraduate degree in another discipline must be FF 1&2 certified

Note: For BS in Fire Science students, transcripts with transfer credits from other institutions will be posted but will not appear on the Anna Maria College transcript until three Anna Maria College courses are successfully completed.

Master of Public Administration

• Hold a bachelor’s degree (in any academic discipline) from a regionally accredited college or university
• A GPA of 2.7
• Current resume
• Two references
• Personal statement
• Mid-Career Track applicants must have graduated from a qualified police or fire academy and work in a relevant field, or for the General Track, have 4+ years of applicable field experience

MS in Criminal Justice

• A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university
• A GPA of 3.0 or better (a lower GPA may be eligible for conditional acceptance)
• Two references
• Personal statement (recommended but not required for current law enforcement officials)
• Current resume
• Mid-Career Track applicants must have graduated from a qualified police academy and work in a relevant field