Dec 03, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog with Addendum 
    
2024-2025 Catalog with Addendum

Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement Investigations, AAS

Location(s): Central Campus


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One of the growing interests today is the area of criminal investigations, especially as they are related to the field of crime scene or forensic investigations. The need for proper investigations and uses of crime scene forensics is at an all-time high.

The Associate of Applied Science in Law Enforcement Investigations is intended for those who wish to seek employment with a law enforcement agency upon graduation.

We instill in our students the sharp and instinctive skills needed to become a criminal investigator. More importantly, we incorporate specialized courses in the field of criminal investigations, including basic field work in crime scene processing. Our program’s emphasis is to provide you the basic background skills needed to become a criminal investigator.

Marketable skills for this award include: critical thinking, interpersonal skills, organizational skills, problem solving, team work and written communication skills.

 

Associate of Applied Science
TSI Complete

Major Courses: 33 Credits


General Education Requirements: 27 Credits


Every Associate of Applied Science degree plan must contain at least 15 semester hours of general education courses. At least one course must be taken from each of the following areas: humanities/fine arts (language, philosophy & culture/creative arts), social/behavioral science (social and behavioral sciences/American history/government/political science), and natural science/mathematics (life and physical sciences/mathematics).

Total Semester Hours: 60


Major Courses: 33
General Education Requirements: 27

Recommended Course Sequence:


First Semester


Second Semester


Third Semester


Fourth Semester


Total Semester Hours: 60


Note:

  1. Some courses are only offered during fall semester or spring semester, but not both. Please plan accordingly.
    1. (#) indicates course only taught in the fall semester
    2. (+) indicates course only taught in the spring semester
  2. Courses with an asterisk (*) represent general education requirements.
  3. **Recommended course for the Language, Philosophy, and Culture Core elective, but other Language, Philosophy, and Culture Core or Creative Arts Core elective courses may be used to satisfy this requirement.
  4. ***Recommended course for the Social and Behavioral Sciences Core elective, but other Social and Behavioral Sciences Core elective courses may be used to satisfy this requirement.

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