Law Enforcement with Police Academy, Certificate

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Degree & Certificate Requirements

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Suggested sequence (may be modified to meet your needs):

Credit Hours Required: 42

Semester 1

LAWE 1100 - Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3.00 (Exploratory Course ) (Critical Course minimum grade C is recommended for future success but is not required to receive credit)
LAWE 1280 - The Police Function Credit Hours: 3.00 (Exploratory Course ) (Critical Course minimum grade C is recommended for future success but is not required to receive credit)
LAWE 1290 - Current Issues in Policing Credit Hours: 3.00
LAWE 1320 - Interviewing Credit Hours: 3.00

Semester 2

LAWE 1400 - Crime Causation Credit Hours: 3.00
LAWE 2355 - Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Credit Hours: 4.00
LAWE 2680 - Evidence & Criminal Procedures Credit Hours: 4.00
LAWE 2690 - Criminal Law Credit Hours: 4.00

Semester 3

LAWE 2815 - Basic Police Academy 1 Credit Hours: 7.00
LAWE 2816 - Basic Police Academy 2 Credit Hours: 7.00
LAWE 2817 - Basic Police Academy 3 Credit Hours: 1.00

Law Enforcement with Police Academy - Additional Program Information

Program Options
Credential	Title	Credit Hours Required	Notes
Associate of Applied Science	Law Enforcement with Police Academy	66
Certificate	Law Enforcement with Police Academy	42

Contact Information
Contact Title	Name	Phone	E-mail	Location
Professor	Samantha Bowlin	586.286.2159	bowlins@macomb.edu	East Campus
Professor	Kimberly Mitseff	586.286.2071	mitseffk123@macomb.edu	Center Campus

Program Description:

The Law Enforcement with Police Academy program prepares students for entry‑level positions in agencies identified with the criminal justice system in the United States as well as offers opportunities to current practitioners for improvement of their skills, knowledge, and abilities. Students will develop or improve skills and knowledge of criminal law, current issues in policing, evidence and criminal procedures and investigation as well as other facets of law enforcement.

Program Outcomes:

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to:

1. Explain mechanics of criminal procedure as applied to the area of search and seizure.

2. Identify legal regulations pertaining to the interviewing process.

3. Demonstrate the proper method for collecting crime scene evidence.

4. Define profiling as it applies to law enforcement.

5. Identify the methodology used in creating a criminal profile

6. Identify social issues that are influencing today’s law enforcement community.

7. Identify the components of an effective law enforcement agency in America.

8. Explain the National Incident Management based on the criteria provided by the Department of Homeland Security.

Requirements & Specific Information:

Students must achieve grade “C” or better, or grade “Pass” (if the course is a Pass/Fail course), for LAWE 2815, LAWE 2816 and LAWE 2817 in this program. If a grade lower than C, or Pass (if the course is a Pass/Fail course), is earned in any of these three courses in this program, the student will be required to repeat LAWE 2815, LAWE 2816 and LAWE 2817 and earn a minimum grade of C, or Pass (if the course is a Pass/Fail course), to be eligible to take the MCOLES Licensing Exam. Students receiving financial aid or veteran/military education benefits should contact the respective office for information on the possible impact to their aid/benefit.

Career Opportunities:

Law Enforcement with Police Academy

Transfer Pathways:

Students intending to transfer and complete a bachelor’s degree need to make early decisions concerning an academic major and a transfer destination. Statistics show that students who make these decisions early are more likely to persist to graduation than their undecided counterparts. Students planning to transfer credits earned at Macomb are strongly urged to see a counselor or academic advisor as early as possible in their college careers.

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