2003-2005 - Special Collections - University of Baltimore

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
1) A baccalaureate degree from an accredited coUege or university.
2) A minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of2.8 on a 4.0 scale.
Students with lower undergraduate grade point averages may be admitted on a conditional
basis at the discretion of the certificate program director. Students accepted
unconditionally must achieve a 3.0 average for their first nine credits in the program in
order to be allowed to continue.
3) A personal interview with the director of the certificate program.
4) Current or former employment with a police agency. In exceptional circumstances this
requirement can be waived by the certificate program director, but the program is primarily
intended to enhance the administrative skills and career prospects of police practitioners.
5) Two letters of recommendation from superiors or other officials knowledgeable of the
applicant's work and potential.
CERl'lFICAIE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Each student must complete the program's four required courses plus three elective courses
within one of the approved specializations. Students must maintain an overall grade point
average of 3.0. No more than six credits of C may be applied toward the requirements of
the certificate program. Students failing to maintain a 3.0 average may be placed on probation,
suspended, or dismissed from the certificate program, according to University
policies.
Required Courses (12 credits)
PUAD 623 Bureaucracy and the Political Process (3)
PUAD 624 Public Organization Theory (3)
CRjU 640 Managing Police Organizations (3)
CRjU 712 Seminar in Law Enforcement (3)
Elective Courses (9 credits)
Select one of the following specializations:
Specialization in Police Personnel Administration (9 credits)
Choose three ofthe following
PUAD 621 Public Personnel and Human Resource Management (3)
PUAD 730 State and Local Personnel Management (3)
MGMT 710 Human Resource Management* (3)
MGMT 715 Compensation, Evaluation, and Motivation (3)
APPL 604 Interviewing (3)
APPL 605 Theories of Behavior Change (3)
APPL 644 Personnel Psychology (3)
* M GMT 710 is a prerequisitefor M GMT 715.
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