Law Enforcement, AAS

[AAS_LAWE offered at LSC-University Park]

Students must have completed the Basic Peace Officer series of courses before enrollment in the Law Enforcement AAS degree. Students are not able to pursue this degree unless they have completed an academy licensed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE).

First Year

First Semester

CJLE 1506 - Basic Peace Officer I 5 Credits *
CJLE 1512 - Basic Peace Officer II 5 Credits *
CJLE 1518 - Basic Peace Officer III 5 Credits *
CJLE 1524 - Basic Peace Officer IV 5 Credits *

Second Semester

BCIS 1305 - Business Computer Applications 3 Credits
CJLE 1327 - Interviewing and Report Writing for Criminal Justice Professions 3 Credits
CJLE 1333 - Traffic Law and Investigation 3 Credits
EDUC 1300 - Learning Framework: 1st Year Experience 3 Credits ¹

Second Year

First Semester

CJLE 1249 - Intermediate Arrest, Search, and Seizure 2 Credits
Elective Speech 3 Credits ²
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I 3 Credits
CJLE 1345 - Intermediate Crime Scene Investigation 3 Credits
PSYC 2301 - General Psychology 3 Credits

Second Semester

CJLE 1259 - Intermediate Spanish for Law Enforcement 2 Credits
Elective MATH course 3 Credits AND ³
Any 1 hour PHED physical activity course 1 Credits ³
OR
Elective Life & Physical Sciences 4 Credits ³
GOVT 2306 - Texas Government 3 Credits
Elective Creative Arts/Language, Philosophy, & Culture 3 Credits ⁴
CJLE 1294 - Special Topics in Law Enforcement/Police Science 2 Credits ⁵

Total Credit Hours 60

* Credit awarded only after confirmation of TCOLE licensure or successful graduation from a Law Enforcement Academy.

¹May substitute any 3 hour elective for students who are exempt from taking EDUC 1300.

² Choose a Elective Speech from the Communication Requirements for the AA Associate of Arts .

³Students may choose a 3 hour MATH elective, from the AAS Associate of Applied Science Core plus a 1 hour PHED course, or a 4 hour Life & Physical Sciences elective from the AAS Core.

⁴ Choose from the requirements for the AAS Associate of Applied Science .

⁵ Capstone

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