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Law Enforcement Operations
Associate in Arts to Public Safety and Security Bachelor of Science Degree
Law Enforcement Operations Major
| ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS | |
| 60 credit hours – Associate in Arts degree | |
| 36 general education hours – Hours are to meet the Florida Liberal Studies requirements to transfer. | |
| 24 elective – Additional courses will be evaluated as to whether they apply to the major and, if so, will transfer and thereby reduce the total number of hours required for the degree. | |
| DEGREE REQUIREMENTS | |
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120 credit hours total with at least 45 hours in courses 3000 or above. 60 hours total beyond the AA degree. | |
| 48 credit hours in public safety and security with specific requirements of: | |
| 6 core courses (18 hours) completed with a grade of C or better. | |
| CCJ 3024 CJE 3065 CCJ 3487 CCJ 4744 CCJ 47xx CCJ 3678 | The Criminal Justice System Police and Society Ethics in the Criminal Justice System Evidential Reasoning for Research & Investigation Applied Probability for Research & Investigation Policing Diversity: Race, Gender, Religion and Crime |
| 9 of the following 13 restricted electives (27 hours) | |
| CCJ 3075 CJE 3303 CJE 4611 CJL 3113 CJE 3612 CJE 3xxx CJE 4762 CJC 3311 CJJ 3013 CCJ 3651 CJE 441x DSC 3013 CCJ 3032 | Computer Applications for Public Safety and Security Foundations of Law Enforcement Leadership Criminal Investigation: Theory and Practice Evidence and Criminal Procedure Interview and Interrogation Theory & Practice in Public Security Forensic Science in Investigation Contemporary Issues and Trends in Corrections Youth Culture and Crime Drugs and Crime Community Policing Homeland Security & Criminal Justice Crime in Media |
| 1 capstone course (3 hours) | |
| 12 hours of electives approved by the College These may be used for an internship or certificate in Public Safety and Security, or a minor or double major in a department or program outside the College of Applied Studies. | |
The 20-course program is designed for 2 or 4 courses per semester resulting in 10 semesters or 5 semesters respectively to complete.
The initial courses are being delivered Fall 2011 with the remainder of the courses prepared for delivery in the next four semesters.
