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CERTIFICATE
Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
410-777-7390
Award: Certificate (code CRT.LEN.LEN)
Total Credit Hours: 24 credit hours.
Estimated Minimum Cost: $2,331. Tuition and fees are subject
to change. For cost details see page 28.
Purpose: For students who are either preparing for or are currently
employed in the field of criminal justice. Courses required
in this option are appropriate for all students of criminal justice.
Elective courses allow students to specialize in a particular area
of criminal justice, depending on their interests and career goals.
The fields of specialization include police administration or law
enforcement and corrections or juvenile services. Students may
pursue the certificate option on a full- or part-time basis in
either a day or evening schedule.
Range of Occupations
• Police officer, agent or cadet
• Police technician or laboratory assistant
• Prison, jail or detention facility officer
• Private security officer or private investigator
• Probation officer or juvenile services officer
• Sheriff’s deputy or investigator
Graduation Requirements: Demonstrated eligibility for ENG 111.
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS
TERM
I II
CJS 111 ..........................Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
CJS 215 ..........................................................Criminal Law 3
Electives....................................................law enforcement 3 3
Electives*.....................law enforcement or social science 3 3
CJS 113..................................................................Penology 3
CJS 216 ........................Criminal Evidence and Procedure 3
Total credit hours 12 12
*Social science electives must be selected from PSY 111, SOC 111,
SOC 132 or SOC 224.
LA W E N F O R C E M E N T A N D C R I M I N A L J U ST I C E 171
L A W E N F O R C E M E N T A N D C R I M I N A L J U S T I C E
Recommended Options
The following groups of courses are recommended as coherent
and logical selections of electives within the law enforcement
program.
Police or Law Enforcement Option
CJS 112 Police Operations
CJS 121 Police Administration
CJS 130 Law Enforcement and the Community
CJS 222 Investigation and Criminalistics
CJS 275 Criminal Justice Internship
Corrections or Juvenile Services Option
CJS 114 Probation and Parole
CJS 130 Law Enforcement and the Community
CJS 275 Criminal Justice Internship
PSY 111 Introduction to Psychology
or
SOC 111 Introduction to Sociology
SOC 132 Juvenile Delinquency
or
SOC 224 Criminology