Law Enforcement, AAS

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CIP 430107 (4CJL)

The Law Enforcement A.A.S. Degree is designed for students who completed or plan to complete Arapahoe Community College’s Law Enforcement Academy and are seeking a career in Law Enforcement. This program prepares students to be employed in law enforcement at departments requiring a two-year college degree.

Admission Requirements

Admission to Arapahoe Community College
Completion of ACC’s Law Enforcement Academy, or a current Colorado Post certificate holder, or permission of the Program Coordinator.

Program Requirements

General Education Courses (15 credit hours)

COM 1150 - Public Speaking 3 Credits OR
COM 1250 - Interpersonal Communication:GT-SS3 3 Credits OR
COM 2250 - Organizational Communication 3 Credits
ENG 1021 - English Composition I: GT-CO1 3 Credits
MAT 1260 - Introduction to Statistics: GT-MA1 3 Credits
PSY 1001 - General Psychology I: GT-SS3 3 Credits OR
SOC 1001 - Introduction to Sociology I: GT-SS3 3 Credits
Any of the following for 3 more credits: CIS 1018 , ENG 1031 , SOC 1002 , any foreign language course 111, 112, 211, or 212, or PED *

Note(s):

* PED 1002 and PED 1010 are courses completed as part of the LEA cohort. Students not yet admitted to LEA must wait to take these courses during LEA.

Required Criminal Justice Courses (9 credit hours)

CRJ 1010 - Intro to Criminal Justice GT: SS3 3 Credits
CRJ 2009 - Criminal Investigation I 3 Credits
CRJ 2078 - Seminar 3 Credits

Law Enforcement Academy Courses (38 credit hours)

LEA 1001 - Basic Police Academy I 6 Credits
LEA 1002 - Basic Police Academy II 12 Credits
LEA 1003 - Basic Law Enforcement Academy III 2 Credits
LEA 1004 - Basic Law Enforcement Academy IV 1 Credit
LEA 1005 - Basic Law 8 Credits
LEA 1006 - Arrest Control Techniques 3 Credits
LEA 1007 - Law Enforcement Driving 3 Credits
LEA 1008 - Firearms 3 Credits

Note(s):

These courses will be completed through ACC’s Law Enforcement Academy. Upon review and permission of the Program Coordinator, successful completion of Law Enforcement Academy at another institution may serve as an equivalent and may be transferred to ACC for course credit.

Total: 62 credit hours

Graduation Requirements

Apply for graduation online at www.arapahoe.edu/graduation.
As a graduate of a Career and Technical Education program you will be contacted by an ACC employee in approximately six months to verify your employment information. This information gathering is a federal requirement to ensure that ACC receives certain federal funding.