Welcome

Welcome to the web site for the Criminal Justice Program at the University of Northern Colorado. The program was established in Fall 2003 and we are pleased to offer students a BA degree in Criminal Justice that reflects a liberal arts tradition while providing curricular content appropriate for persons seeking careers or information about law, crime, police, courts, corrections, and victimology. The criminal justice program is hard at work developing a Master of Arts program for initial enrollment for the Fall 2009 term.

At this web site you will find information about our program (both major and minor), our students, alumni, and faculty, as well as helpful material on course offerings, financial assistance, and careers.

News & Announcements

Student Profiles

Kimberly Swanburg is a senior, majoring in criminal justice at UNC.  She is from Thornton and is a Colorado native. Her two-year participation in The Criminal Justice Society has provided her a great opportunity to learn more about the criminal justice system. She has been an intern with the Larimer County Probation Department and currently has her own caseload.  She is also doing an internship with Weld County District Attorney’s office with the investigations unit. She states it is definitely a great experience and recommends an internship to all criminal justice students prior to graduation. Now for the hard part, figuring out what is awaiting her after graduation.  Her ultimate goal is to become a crime analyst. 

Alumni Profile

Dan Darnell was born in Colorado Springs and moved to Greeley when he was 5 years old. Dan attended schools in Greeley and graduated with a 3.8 GPA from Greeley West High School. He began attending UNC in 2003 and graduated in May 2007 with a degree in criminal justice, with a minor in communications. While attending UNC he married Nicole Blyth.  After graduation, he completed the Arapahoe Community College Law Enforcement Academy and graduated with a 92% grade and 8th overall out of 30 cadets.  Shortly after completing the law enforcement academy he applied for a police officer’s position with the UNC Police Department and was accepted in March 2008. If you see him on campus, give him a big hello and he would be glad to speak with you about his career and the criminal justice program at UNC.