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Police Science Major
| ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS | ||||
| 64 credit hours – An Associate in Science degree in one of the following tracks: Criminal Justice Technology, Crime Scene Technology or Emergency Administration and Management (Homeland Security) | ||||
| 18 general education hours – Hours are to meet the Florida Liberal Studies requirements to transfer. Additional hours beyond the 18 will be used to reduce the total hours required for the degree. | ||||
| 46 professional core hours | ||||
| DEGREE REQUIREMENTS | ||||
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130 credit hours total with at least 45 hours in courses 3000 or above. 66 hours total beyond the AS 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 12 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 | Computer Applications for Public Safety and Security Foundations of Law Enforcement Leadership Theory and Practice in Criminal Investigations 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 | |||
| 1 capstone course (3 hours) | ||||
| 18 liberal studies hours remaining of the 36 as detailed in the General Bulletin | ||||
| Liberal Studies Areas | Required | Recommended Courses | ||
| Area I –Mathematics | 6 hours | (3) in Mathematics Dept.(3) in Math or Statistics |
College Algebra Elementary Statics | |
| Area II – English Composition | 6 hours | (3) Freshman Comp and Rhetoric | 2nd to be Freshman Writing, Reading and Research | |
| Area III – History/Social Science | 6 to 12 hours |
(3) History (3) Social Science | “Policing Diversity: Race, Gender, Religion and Crime CCJ 3678 | |
| Area IV –Humanities/Fine Arts | 5 to 11 hours |
(3) Literature (2 or 3) from list in Bulletin |
Reasoning & Critical Thinking PHI 2100 *Crime in Media CCJ 3032 | |
| Area V – Natural Science | 7 hours |
(6) Natural Science (1) lab for one science | ||
The 26-course program is designed for 2 or 4 courses per semester resulting in 13 semesters or 6 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.
