Criminal Justice - Accelerated Program for Criminal Justice Professionals (APCJP)

To successfully complete the Accelerated Criminal Justice major, Law Enforcement Officers must have 3 years of work experience to be awarded 48 advanced standing credit (15 credits based on ACT 120 certification (A) and 33 credits of work experience (W) as indicated below. Students may select from both on-line, classroom and blended courses. Students with an associate degree and/or academic credit from other institutions will be evaluated on an individual basis. A student’s last thirty credits must be earned at La Roche University.

The following coursework is required for the degree:

• 33 Credits of Criminal Justice Major Requirements
• 12 Credits of Criminal Justice Major Electives
• 12 Credits of Skills Components
• 33 Credits of CORE Curriculum courses
• 30 Credits of General Electives

Academic Core Courses -- 18 Credits Required:
Accelerated Criminal Justice and Criminology students have been waived from 4 credits for La Roche Experience (4) and granted credit based on work experience for 15 credits: Human Expression (3) (W); Social Sciences (3) (W); Global Perspectives (3) (W); ISTC1010 Digital Literacy (3) (W), and SPCH1010 Oral Communication (3) (W). The following core courses are required:

• ENGL1011 Academic Reading & Writing
• ENGL1012 Academic Writing & Research
• MATH1010 College Algebra
• Breadth of Knowledge: Natural and Physical World
• Depth of Knowledge: Interdisciplinary Inquiry
• Core Elective: Any Breadth of Knowledge or Depth of Knowledge course

General Electives - 30 Credits
Accelerated Criminal Justice and Criminology students have been granted 9 credits of general electives (W) based upon work experience and prior academic/training courses.

The elective requirement may be fulfilled through a minor or certificate program. Recommended programs are: Criminalistics,  Computer Science, Psychology, Sociology, Accounting, Pre-Law, and Management.

Criminal Justice elective courses in excess of the required credit (6) may be taken and applied to the general elective component.

Criminal Justice Major Courses: 24 credits are granted for

• CRIM1001 Introduction to the Criminal Justice System (A)
• CRIM1003 Understanding the U.S. Constitution (W)
• CRIM2011 Intelligence Analysis (A)
• CRIM2016 Police and Society (W)
• CRIM2018 Professional Responsibility (A)
• CRIM3045 Criminal Investigations (A)
• CRIM3054 Law Enforcement Communications (A)
• CRIM4051 Internship (W)

A = Credit for ACT 120 Training
W = Credit for Work Experience