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2016-2017 Catalog 
    
    Dec 11, 2024  
2016-2017 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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.

General Education Requirements (21-23 Credits)


Arts/Humanities


Behavioral/Social Sciences


Biological/Physical Science


Diversity


Mathematics


Program Requirements (36 Credits)


Complete the following courses before or after the Academy:

Police Academy Core Courses


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

Restricted Electives (1-3 Credits)


Select Restricted Elective credits from the following list:

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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