Bachelor of Science in Fraud & Financial Crime Investigation
Utica University

Program Details

The online bachelor’s degree in Fraud and Financial Crime Investigation from Utica University will prepare you for a career in the growing field of financial crime investigation by teaching skills and techniques for gathering, analyzing, and preserving evidence of financial misdeeds. One of the only online academic programs of its kind in the nation, it draws from a variety of disciplines—including criminal justice, mathematics, economics, ethics, and sociology—to create a holistic approach to the study of economic crime.

The program offers two concentrations in key areas of financial crime investigation:

Financial Investigation – teaches students forensic accounting skills to identify potential financial misdeeds. Coursework includes accounting concepts and procedures, data analysis, methods of detecting fraud and tracing illicit funds, the steps of due diligence, and damage assessment.

Fraud Prevention and Detection – learn to identify potential deception and other forms of financial crime, as well as potential exposure to fraud and economic crime. Coursework includes investigation and interviewing techniques, the use of technology in detecting and preventing crime, government and legal regulations, and how to recognize suspicious behavior patterns.

Utica’s online BS in Fraud and Financial Crime Investigation degree was developed in collaboration with the Board of Advisors of the college’s Economic Crime and Cybersecurity Institute, a research and educational institution on the leading edge of the study of financial crime for more than 25 years. Instructors in the online financial crime degree programs are highly regarded, top-level industry professionals in the field.

This online degree is also a completer program, which means that students may transfer credits into an undergraduate program at Utica University. Students may also complete all 120 credits at Utica University as a full, undergraduate degree. Candidates for the baccalaureate degree must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 30 credit hours of study at Utica University. A maximum of 90-98 credits may be transferred from four-year institutions, and 60-64 from two-year institutions, depending on one’s academic major. Transfer students who matriculate with 60 or more credits need to declare a major upon entering Utica University.

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School Accreditation & Licensing

Utica University is accredited by:

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

Program Requirements & Restrictions

Minimum Education

High School or Equivalent

Recommended GPA

3.0 or above (4.0 scale)

Application Requirements

Official High School Transcript/GED Score, Recommendation/Reference Letter(s), Statement of Purpose/Intent