Course variations

Course summary

Current or prior law enforcement officers with five years of experience in the criminal justice field will receive 48 credits based upon Act 120 Certification or its equivalent and five years of full-time work experience. All courses are taught in an 8-week accelerated format that is cohort based. It is possible to graduate from the Accelerated Program with a BA in Criminal Justice and a minor in another academic field within four semesters and one summer session. The APCJP student will complete 72 academic credits at La Roche College. APCJP students with an associate degree and/or academic credit from other institutions will be evaluated on an individual basis. A student’s last thirty credits must be earned at La Roche College.

Program modules

The modules include CRIM 310 Criminal Law, CRIM 455 Senior Criminal Justice Capstone, CRIM 210 Introduction to Corrections, CRIM 300 Correctional Counseling, CRIM 334 Enterprise and Transnational Crime, CRIM 336 Terrorism, CRIM 340 Crime Scene and Forensics Laboratory, CRIM 341 Criminalistics, CRIM 343 Computer Crime, CRIM 346 Security Management and Loss Prevention, CRIM 352 Administration of Criminal Justice Organizations, CRIM 457 Independent Study, CRIM 212 Analysis of Criminal Justice Data, EN 230 Technical Writing, IST 208 Introduction to Cyberspace, MT 140 Probability and Statistics, PH 120 Logic, IST 250 Distributed Data Processing, PS 245 Islam in the World, PS 302 History of European Diplomacy, PS 319 History and Politics of Africa.

Entry requirement for international students

Students should have a minimum TOEFL score of 550 in computer based test, 220 in internet based test or 79 in written English.

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

La Roche College

Department name

Criminal Justice Department