2015-2016 Catalog

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2015-2016 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Law Enforcement, AAS

[AAS_LAWE offered at LSC-University Park]

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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