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A.S., Law Enforcement

(64 credits)

Purpose: Designed to prepare individuals for a career in law enforcement. Graduates are qualified to take the Minnesota Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Board Licensing examination.

Program Information: The following Inver Hills courses are part of the integrated Associate in Science (A.S.) degree offered by metro area community colleges.

Law Enforcement Curriculum (13 credits)

CJS 1150 Intro to the Criminal Justice System¹, 3cr
CJS 1152 Police and Community¹, 3cr
CJS 1154 Juvenile Justice¹, 3cr
EMS 1100 First Responder, 3cr
PHED 1127 Skills Training, 1cr

Professional Licensing Core (21 credits)

Taken at Center for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement
First semester (academic, theory based), 12cr
Second semester (practice, skills development), 9cr

Liberal Arts Curriculum (30 credits)

ENG 1108 Writing and Research Skills¹, 4cr
ENG 1111 Research Writing in the Disciplines¹, 2cr
COMM 1100 or 1110, 3cr
Math or Lab Science, 3-4cr
(See Goal 3 or 4 of MnTC)
PSYC 1101, 1215, 1220, 1230, or 1260¹, 3-4cr
SOC 1100 Intro to Sociology¹, 4cr
SOC 1127 Social Inequality: Race, Class, and Gender¹, 3cr
SOC 1130 Family and Society¹, 3cr
Humanities/Fine Arts/Literature, 3-4cr
(See Goal 6 of MnTC)
Liberal Arts elective(s)², 0-3cr

1. Required for admission to the Law Enforcement Professional Licensing Core. Each course must be completed with a minimum grade of C and a cumulative GPA of 2.50.
2. Includes MnTC courses, world language courses, CJS 1156, 1158, INTS 1000, 1101, MUSC 1105, STSK 1101, and THTR 1161.

For more information call an admissions representative at 651/450-3000 or send us your question.