LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULAR GUIDE
Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement
Associate in Business Degree
Curriculum Code: 0257 (Effective Fall 1999 - Summer 2004)
This degree program prepares an individual for a career as a law enforcement
officer. It also prepares the individual for possible entry to the Police
Academy Program. Not all courses in this program transfer to all colleges.
Students planning to transfer should see an academic advisor or counselor
before enrolling in any course.
PREREQUISITES
Students should see the "Course Descriptions" section of this catalog or the
Course Schedule for course prerequisite information. Basic skills assessment
and advising information may be found on page 8 of this catalog.
GENERAL EDUCATION
General education is an important part of this program and includes a
mathematics competency requirement. To fulfill the mathematics competency
requirement, students may need to complete specific coursework in mathematics.
For information on how to fulfill all general education requirements, see page
22.
INFORMATION
Contact the Criminal Justice and Law Center, Old Central Building, Room 224,
telephone number (517) 483-1570.
REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 39 CREDITS
CODE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
CISB 100 Intro Computer Info Systems 3
CJUS 101 Intro to Criminal Justice 3
CJUS 102 Crime Causes and Conditions 3
CJUS 103 Criminal Law 3
CJUS 106 Intro to Juvenile Justice 3
CJUS 201 Criminal Justice Org/Admin 3
CJUS 204 Criminal Investigation 4
CJUS 205 Policing into the 21st Century 3
CJUS 245 Report Writing in CJ 2
CJUS 255 Human Relations/Criminal Just 3
MGMT 234 Diversity in the Workplace 3
SPCH 110 Oral Communic in the Workplace 3
WRIT 124 Technical Writing 3
LIMITED CHOICE REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 23-28 CREDITS
Complete the indicated number of credit from each CHOICE listed below.
CHOICE 1: General Education Core Areas 3 Credits
(See the "GENERAL EDUCATION" section above)
Writing Core Area (See Note 1) 0
Speech Communication Core Area (See Note 1) 0
Science/Technology Core Area 3
Global Perspectives and Diversity Core Area (See Note 1) 0
Mathematics Competency (See page 22 for information on
how to fulfill this requirement)
CHOICE 2: Law Enforcement (Choose 1 Subchoice) 20-25 Credits
Subchoice 2A: Mid-Michigan Police Academy Requirements
CJUS 260 Criminal Invest & Procedures 3
CJUS 261 Michigan Crim Law & Procedure 3
CJUS 262 Patrol Procedures and Tactics 3
CJUS 263 Standard First Aid 2
CJUS 264 Rprt Writing in Law Enforce 1
CJUS 265 Highway Traffic Operations 3
CJUS 266 Basic Police Science 3
CJUS 267 Law Enforcement Phys Traing 2
CJUS 268 Precision Driving 3
PFFT 114 Advanced Circuit Training 2
Subchoice 2B: Other Law Enforcement
CJUS 130 Local Detention 3
CJUS 203 Criminal Procedure 3
LEGL 160 Critical Thinking in Law 3
PSYC 200 Introduction to Psychology 4
SOCL 120 Introduction to Sociology 4
SOCL 255 Contemporary Social Problems 3
MINIMUM TOTAL 62
NOTES:
1. Students completing "REQUIREMENTS" have fulfilled the requirements for
this Core area.
SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE
Students should see course descriptions to find out when departments plan to
offer courses. Students who for any reason are unable to follow the course
sequence suggested below (for example, those who are part-time, have
transferred in courses from another school, or have prerequisites to fulfill)
should contact an academic advisor or counselor for help with adjustments.
Subchoice 2A: Mid-Michigan Police Academy
I II III IV
CJUS 101 CJUS 201 CISB 100 Police Academy
CJUS 102 CJUS 204 CJUS 103
CJUS 106 CJUS 205 CJUS 255
WRIT 124 CJUS 245 MGMT 234
Lim.Ch.1 SPCH 110
Subchoice 2B: Other Law Enforcement
I II III IV
CJUS 101 CJUS 106 CISB 100 CJUS 130
CJUS 102 CJUS 201 CJUS 103 PSYC 200
LEGL 160 CJUS 205 CJUS 255 SOCL 120
WRIT 124 CJUS 245 MGMT 234
Lim.Ch.1 SPCH 110
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CJUS 203
CJUS 204
SOCL 255
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