Law Enforcement, AAS

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CIP 430103 (CJLE)

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 115 - Public Speaking 3 Credits OR
COM 125 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credits OR
COM 225 - Organizational Communication 3 Credits
ENG 121 - English Composition I: GT-CO1 3 Credits
MAT 135 - Introduction to Statistics: GT-MA1 3 Credits
PSY 101 - General Psychology I: GT-SS3 3 Credits OR
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology I: GT-SS3 3 Credits
Any of the following for 3 more credits: CIS 118 , ENG 131 , SOC 102 , any foreign language course 111, 112, 211, or 212, or PED *

Note(s):

* PED 102 and PED 110 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 110 - Intro to Criminal Justice GT: SS3 3 Credits
CRJ 209 - Criminal Investigation I 3 Credits
CRJ 278 - Seminar 3 Credits

Law Enforcement Academy Courses (38 credit hours)

LEA 101 - Basic Police Academy I 6 Credits
LEA 102 - Basic Police Academy II 12 Credits
LEA 103 - Basic Law Enforcement Academy III 2 Credits
LEA 104 - Basic Law Enforcement Academy IV 1 Credit
LEA 105 - Basic Law 8 Credits
LEA 106 - Arrest Control Techniques 3 Credits
LEA 107 - Law Enforcement Driving 3 Credits
LEA 108 - 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.