2010-11 Course Catalog - Century College

6 Programs of Studyto attend the center for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement to take 21career credits. Upon completion of this AS degree at century, studentsare eligible to take a POST exam to become POST certified, and to applyfor law enforcement positions in Minnesota. Upon completion of this ASdegree, students may transfer to other colleges or universities.Career/Occupational Requirements: 32 creditsCJS 2081 Police in the Community*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CJS 2085 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency* . . . . . . . . . . . . 3ENGL 1022 Composition II* ORENGL 1025 Technical Writing* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3PE 1060 Personal Fitness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2The following courses the Professional Licensing Core (PLC), areoffered at the Center for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement throughMinneapolis Community and Technical College. For applicationrequirements, see Century Counseling Center for information.LAWE 2225 Criminal Investigations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3LAWE 2230 Legal Issues in Law Enforcement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3LAWE 2231 Criminal & Traffic Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3LAWE 2240 Patrol Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3LAWE 2299 Law Enforcement Integrated racticum . . . . . . . . . 9General Education/MnTC Requirements: 35 creditsGoal 1 - Communication: 7 creditsENGL 1021 Composition I* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Select one of the following COMM courses: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3COMM 1031 Interpersonal CommunicationCOMM 1041 Small Group CommunicationCOMM 1051 Intercultural CommunicationGoal 2 - Critical Thinking is fulfilled when all MnTC goals arecompleteGoal 3 and/or Goal 4 - Sciences/Math/Logical Reasoning: 6creditsSelect one of the following courses:BIOL 1023 Introduction to Forensic Biology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4BIOL 1024 Human Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3MATH 1025 Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Goal 5 - History/Social and Behavioral Sciences: 16 creditsPSYC 1020 General Psychology* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4SOC 1020 Introduction to Sociology* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3SOC 1033 Sociology of Families in Crisis* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3SOC 1080 Introduction to the Criminal Justice System* . . . . 3SOC 2051 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Goal 6 - Humanities and Fine Arts: 6 creditsSelect two of the following courses from two different disciplines:ART 1031 Photography IENGL 2077 MysteryPHIL 1031 EthicsGoals 7-10 - Three credits in each of two goalsAdditional Electives (recommended)EMS 1015 First Responder*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Additional Requirements:Additional credits to total 68* Core requirements for the Police Officer Standards and Training Board(POST) must be taken or registered for in order to apply to the Center forCriminal Justice and Law Enforcement. Application to PLC requires a “C”or better in each of these nine prerequisite courses and a cumulative 2.5GPA for these courses.Additional Requirements:Students are required to complete 80 hours of criminal justice relatedservice learning to complete this program. The service learningrequirement will be met upon completion of CJS 2081 and CJS 2085with a grade of “C” or higher in each course. Students are advised notto enroll in both classes during the same semester.Associate in Applied ScienceInvestigative Sciences for Law EnforcementTotal Number of Credits: 72Program Description:This program is designed for the student who desires to broaden theirinterests and knowledge in criminal investigation and homeland defensewhile preparing for the law enforcement profession. After meeting corePOST (Police Officer Standards and training) requirements for education,students will be able to attend the Center for Criminal Justice and LawEnforcement to take 21 career credits. Upon completion of this AASdegree, students are eligible to take a POST exam, to become POSTcertified, and to apply for law enforcement positions in Minnesota. Thisdegree is primarily designed to meet the professional and educationalneeds of students interested in becoming licensed Peace Officers.Career/Occupational Requirements: 44 creditsCJS 2081 Police in the Community*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CJS 2085 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency* . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CJS 2095 Interview, Interrogation and Investigation . . . . . . 3CJS 2097 Homeland Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3ENGL 1025 Technical Writing* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3PE 1060 Personal Fitness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2VCT 1047 Introduction to Forensic Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Select one of the following courses:CJS 2091 Crime and Incident Mapping forPublic Safety I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3CFIT 2065 Introduction to Computer Forensics . . . . . . . . . . . . 3SPAN 1005 Spanish for Public SafetyProfessionals I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3The following courses, the Professional Licensing Core (PLC), areoffered at the Center for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement throughMinneapolis Community and Technical College. For applicationrequirements, see Century Counseling Center for information.80 Century College 2010-2011