Police Science, One-Year Technical Certificate
Curriculum Code #5094
Effective May 2024
Division of Social Sciences and Human Services
The objective of the certificate program is to supply current information and knowledge to the police science fields to individuals already employed as criminal justice officers or persons who are preparing themselves for full- or part-time employment in a local police agency. The program is structured that the general needs of the student are met as far as practicable in a certificate program. All coursework listed below can be used to satisfy the requirements of the associate degree in police science. Lorain County Community College has articulation agreements with colleges and universities including programs offered by Lorain County Community College’s University Partnership.
| Preferred Sequence | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| CISS 121 | MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS I | 3 |
| CRMJ 110 | INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 3 |
| CRMJ 117 | CRIMINAL LAW | 3 |
| PLSC 156 | AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | 3 |
| Science Elective 1 | 2-4 | |
| SDEV 101 | INTRODUCTION TO THE LCCC COMMUNITY 2 | 1 |
| Hours | 15-17 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CRMJ 121 | CRIMINALISTICS | 3 |
| CRMJ 146 | CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVESTIGATION | 3 |
| HLED 153 | FIRST AID AND SAFETY | 2 |
| PSYH 151 | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| SOCY 151G | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
| Technical Elective 3 | 2-3 | |
| Hours | 16-17 | |
| Total Hours | 31-34 | |
- 1
Science elective: courses selected from the general education/transfer module.
- 2
A student must register for the orientation course when enrolling for more than six credit hours per semester or any course that would result in an accumulation of 13 or more credit hours.
- 3
Technical elective: any non-required CRMJ course.
Program Contact(s):
Ken Collins
440-366-7164
kcollins@lorainccc.edu
For information about admissions, enrollment, transfer, graduation and other general questions, please contact your advising team.
More program information can be found on our website.
Credit for Prior Learning (PLA) options may be available for your program. For more information, please visit our website: www.lorainccc.edu/PLA
Program Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the purpose, function, and continuing evolution of the U.S. Criminal Justice System in terms of the three major components: law enforcement, courts, and corrections.
- Demonstrate appropriate evidence collection, preservation, and analysis techniques used during criminal investigations.
- Demonstrate professional and ethical behavior in the performance of any duty or assignment on behalf of or while employed by or associated with any criminal justice agency or its designee.