Law Enforcement Certificate

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Introduction

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The undergraduate certificate in Law Enforcement provides a detailed, comprehensive, and advanced education in the field of law enforcement. This program is designed for students who are employed or will work in the field of law enforcement.

The CJLE program applies a multi-faceted approach to higher education that:

Enhances analytical thinking and inclusive, relevant approaches to learning and the development of professional skills; and
Focuses on specific, yet comprehensive, substantive areas of law enforcement that students can apply to their current or future careers in the field.

Students completing the CJLE certificate program will have the knowledge and skills to evaluate and respond to a variety of situations in law enforcement professions that require technical, analytic, substantive, and ethical decision-making. They will understand the different environments and contexts in which law enforcement carry out their responsibilities.

Program Delivery

This is an on-campus and online program.

Declaring This Certificate

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General Requirements

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Program Requirements

The CJLE Certificate will require 18 credit hours (6 courses)
No more than 6 credit hours of transfer coursework may apply to the CJLE certificate.
A minimum grade of ‘C’ must be earned in each undergraduate course applied to satisfy the certificate.

Take all of the following required courses:
CRJU 1000 - Criminology and Criminal Justice: An Overview
CRJU 2041 - Criminological Theory
CRJU 4043 - Law Enforcement
CRJU 4540 - Evidence-Based Approaches in Law Enforcement
Program Electives:

There are two elective categories, Topic Area and Professional Setting. The Topic Area electives allows the student to explore a different aspect of law enforcement. The Professional Skills elective allows the student to hone skills related to law enforcement.
Topic Area (Students take one of the following):
CRJU 3310 - Contemporary Issues in Law Enforcement
CRJU 3320 - Police-Community Relations
CRJU 3520 - Juvenile Justice
CRJU 3530 - Juvenile Delinquency
CRJU 4410 - Criminal Law and Constitutional Procedures
CRJU 4430 - Law and Society
CRJU 4450 - Homeland Security
HIST 4380 - Crime, Policing and History
PSCI 4427 - Law, Politics and Justice
SOCY 4340 - Juvenile Delinquency
SOCY 4700 - Sociology of Law
Other electives not already listed may be considered but the student must receive approval from the academic advisor prior to enrollment

Students must adhere to departmental pre-requisites, if applicable
Professional Skills (students take one of the following)
ANTH 3550 - Forensic Anthropology
CRJU 4310 - Leadership Roles in Criminal Justice
CSCI 1001 - Computer Forensics I
GEOG 4080 - Introduction to GIS
CRJU 4939 - Internship (only for Certificate or Minor and must be related to Law Enforcement and be pre-approved)
Other electives not already listed may be considered but the student must receive approval from the academic advisor prior to enrollment

Students must adhere to departmental pre-requisites, if applicable