Associate in Applied Science This career program provides the pre-service student (no previous employment in the field) with the occupational skills and background necessary for entering employment with law enforcement agencies; upgrades skills and background knowledge of in-service personnel; and provides both pre- and in-service students with a broader understanding of human nature through general education.
Minimum program hours: 60 credit hours
Program Codes
Degree option:
Associate in Applied Science
General requirements
General requirements hours:
20 credit hours
Humanities 6
ENG 1530: English Composition II
3
ENG 1540: Writing about Literature
3
Social Sciences Electives 6
Mathematics/Sciences Electives 6
Liberal Arts and Sciences Electives 2
Core requirements
Core requirements hours:
25 credit hours
CRI 1320: Introduction to Law Enforcement
3
CRI 1420: Report Writing in Criminal Justice
2
CRI 1510: Introduction to Criminal Justice
3
CRI 2330: Criminal Procedural Law or CRI 2530: Criminal Law
3
CRI 2370: Criminal Investigation
3
CRI 2550: Ethics in Criminal Justice
3
CRI 1290: Physical Fitness for Criminal Justice
2
Criminal Justice Electives
6
Electives
Electives:
15 credit hours
Important points
Recommended electives include: BIO 1510: Health Science; BIO 1710: Personal Health & Safety; CHE 1500: Introduction to Chemistry; CHE 1550-1560: College Chemistry I or II; or a mathematics course appropriate to the student's background.
CMM 1610: Public Speaking is strongly recommended as an elective.
Credit for criminal justice courses may be given to those students who have successfully completed an accredited Basic Recruit School for Police. Arrangements for this corresponding credit must be made through the criminal justice coordinator or admissions director.
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