Administration of Justice: Police Academy Option, A.A.S

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This program designates a specific option within the current Administration of Justice A.A.S. curriculum for students who intend to complete the Police Academy in conjunction with their degree. It provides a logical order for coursework to be completed for both students who want to complete coursework prior to the Academy and those for whom completion of the Academy is the first priority.

View the Police Academy Fact Sheet.

General Education Requirements (21 Credits)

Arts/Humanities

Select one course from the approved General Education course list . (3 Credits)

Behavioral/Social Sciences

SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology (3 Credits)

Biological/Physical Science

Select one course from the approved General Education course list . (3-4 Credits)

Diversity

Select one course from the approved General Education course list in the Diversity category. (3 Credits)

English

ENG 101 - English Composition (3 Credits)
ENG 102 - Composition and Literature (3 Credits)
OR
ENG 112 - Technical Writing I (3 Credits)

Mathematics

Select one course from the approved General Education course list . (3-4 Credits)

Program Requirements (36 Credits)

Complete the following courses before or after the Academy:

ADJ 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 Credits)
ADJ 104 - Corrections in America (3 Credits)
ADJ 208 - Police Management (3 Credits)

Police Academy Core Courses

The following courses are completed while attending and successfully completing the Police Academy:

ADJ 102 - American Law Enforcement (3 Credits)
ADJ 110 - Policing Theory, Practice and Skills (9 Credits)
ADJ 200 - Criminal Procedure (3 Credits)
ADJ 201 - Law Enforcement and the Community (3 Credits)
ADJ 203 - Criminal Law (3 Credits)
ADJ 204 - Criminal Investigation (3 Credits)
ADJ 205 - Forensic Science for Criminal Justice (3 Credits)

Restricted Electives (1-3 Credits)

Select credit(s) from the following list:

ADJ 108 - Introduction to Homeland Security (3 Credits)
ADJ 269 - Internship I (3 Credits)
MAT 109 - Introduction to Statistics (3 Credits)
MAT 110 - Statistics in Practice (1 Credit) Must be taken with MAT-109.
PED - Any Physical Education Activity based elective (1 Credit)
POL 101 - American Government (3 Credits)
POL 202 - Constitutional Law (3 Credits)
PSY 101 - General Psychology (3 Credits)
PSY 206 - Abnormal Psychology (3 Credits)
SOC 103 - Criminology (3 Credits)
SOC 105 - Juvenile Delinquency (3 Credits)
SPD 103 - Public Speaking (3 Credits)
STU 106 - Professionalism in the Workplace (1 Credit)

Degree Requirement (60 Credits)

Note:

* Students considering completing their baccalaureate degree with University of Maryland University College (UMUC) in criminal justice should consider taking one of the statistics courses and the public speaking course to fulfill UMUC’s foundation course requirements.

* Students who may have a criminal record need to be aware this could preclude them from employment in this field. Please discuss concerns with the program coordinator. Additionally, students need to be aware that excessive prior drug use may prevent their employment in the state of Maryland as well. Please direct questions about this to the program coordinator.

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