| LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE (INCLUDING ENHANCED SKILLS CERTIFICATE) |
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Credit
General Education Courses:
Group I (Social & Behavioral Sciences) --6
Group II (Humanities & Fine Arts)--17
Group III (Natural Science & Math) --3
Total General Education Courses--26
Major or Area of Concentration--41
Basic Use of Computers--3
Physical Education--1
Total Credit Hours for A.A.S.--71
Students not receiving advanced-placement credit in an articulated Tech Prep secondary program must take this bridging course and must do so before it is required as a prerequisite. |
Program of Study |
FIRST YEAR
Fall Semester Credit
ORIE 0100? New Student Orientation
POFT 13291 Keyboarding and Document Formatting
CRIJ 1301 Introduction to Criminal Justice--3
CRIJ 1307 Crime in America--3
ELECTIVE4 Technical Elective--3
PHED 1100 Required Physical Education--1
SPAN 14112 First Semester Beginner's Course in Spanish--4
ENGL 13012 Composition and Rhetoric--3
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Total 17
Spring Semester Credit
CRIJ 1306 The Courts and Criminal Procedure--3
ITSC 1301 Introduction to Computers--3
GOVT 23022 U.S. & Texas Governments--3
ENGL 13022 Composition & Rhetoric--3
SPAN 14122 Second Semester Course in Beginner's Spanish--4
CJSA 1282 Cooperative Education - Criminal Justice Studies--2
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Total 18
SECOND YEAR
Fall Semester Credit
CJSA 1359 Police Systems and Practices--3
CJSA 2300 Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement--3
CJSA 2282 Cooperative Education - Criminal Justice Studies--2
SPCH 13212 Business and Professional Speech--3
MATH 13322 College Mathematics--3
SOCI 13012 Principles of Sociology
or
PSYC 23012 General Psychology--3
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Total 17
Spring Semester Credit
CRIJ 1310 Fundamentals of Criminal Law --3
CJSA 1342 Criminal Investigation --3
CJLE 24203 Texas Peace Officer Procedures --4
CJLE 24213 Texas Peace Officer Law -- 4
CJLE 25223 Texas Peace Officer Skills --5
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Total 19
Total Credit Hours for A.A.S. 71
Notes: 1 Recommended bridging course unless keyboarding competencies verified; POFT 1329 does not count toward degree requirements.
2 Courses in boldface type denote general education core of fifteen semester hours.
3 Enrollment subject to Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Education (TCLEOSE) rules including criminal history check. See below.
4 Chosen from law enforcement technical electives listed below.
? All students are required to take ORIE 0100; however, ORIE 0100 does not count toward degree requirements. |
Tech Prep Students |
Registered Tech Prep students who take equivalent courses while in high schools may make the following substitutions for the Associate of Applied Science degree:
CJSA 1322 for CRIJ 1301 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJSA 1312 for CRIJ 1307 Crime in America
CJSA 1313 for CRIJ 1306 The Courts and Criminal Procedure
CJSA 1327 for CRIJ 1310 Fundamentals of Criminal Law |
Recommended Courses for Law Enforcement Technical Electives |
Recommended law enforcement technical electives may be chosen from the following courses:
CJCR 1300 - Basic Jail Course
CJLE 1303 - Basic Telecommunication Certification
CJSA 1302 - Private Security Officer Training |
LAW ENFORCEMENT (ENHANCED SKILLS CERTIFICATE) |
| Students who have completed the degree plan for Associate in Applied Science - Law Enforcement are eligible to continue into the Enhanced Skills Certificate program consisting of a fifth semester of college work. |
Program of Study |
THIRD YEAR
Credit
CJSA 2334 Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice.--3
CJSA 2335 First Line Police Supervision--3
CJSA 2302 Police Management, Supervision, & Related Topics--3
CJSA 2283 Cooperative Education - Criminal Justice Studies--2
Total Credit Hours for Tech Prep Enhanced Skills Certificate --11
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Total Credit Hours from Tech Prep A.A.S. 71 |
GRAND TOTAL. 82 |
Students enrolling in CJLE 2420, CJLE 2421, CJLE 2522, and/or CJCR 1300 must comply with TCLEOSE rules including specifically Rule 215.40 below. Failure to comply may result in removal from the course.
215.40. Enrollment Standards and Training Credit
(a) In order for a person to enroll in any law enforcement training program which provides instruction in defensive tactics, arrest procedures, firearms, or use of a motor vehicle for law enforcement purposes, the academy must have on file
(1) written documentation that the person is currently licensed by the commission; or
(2) if the person is not licensed by the commission, documentation that the person:
(A) has been fingerprinted and subjected to a search of local, state and national records and fingerprint files to disclose any criminal record;
(B) has never been convicted at any time of a felony offense, is not currently on probation or court-ordered community supervision subsequent to being charged with a felony, and has never been convicted of barratry;
(C) is not prohibited by state or federal law from operating a motor vehicle; and
(D) is not prohibited by state or federal law from possessing firearms or ammunition.
(b) For the purposes of this section, the commission will construe any court-ordered community supervision, probation or conviction for a criminal offense to be its closest equivalent under the Texas Penal Code classification of offenses if the offense arose from
(1) another penal provision of Texas law; or
(2) a penal provision of any other state, federal, military or foreign jurisdiction.
(c) A classification of an offense as a felony at the time of the conviction will never be changed because Texas law has changed or because the offense would not be a felony under current Texas law.
(d) The commission will award training credit for any course conducted by a licensed academy as provided by commission rules unless:
(1) the course is not taught as required by commission rules and the advisory board; or
(2) the training is not related to a commission license; or
(3) the advisory board, the academy, the academy coordinator, the course coordinator, or the instructor substantially failed to discharge any responsibility required by a commission rule.
(e) The enrollment standards established in this section do not preclude the academy license holder from establishing additional requirements or standards for enrollment in law enforcement training programs.
(f) The effective date of this section is September 1, 1997 |
Law Enforcement Advanced Placement Policy |
Students graduating from a Basic Peace Officer training program conducted by a TCLEOSE approved Law Enforcement Academy will receive the following credits:
CJSA 1327 Fundamentals of Criminal Law --3
CJSA 1342 Criminal Investigation--3
CJLE 2420 Texas Peace Officer Procedures--4
CJLE 2421 Texas Peace Officer Law--4
CJLE 2522 Texas Peace Officer Skills--5
PHED 1100 Required Physical Education--1
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Total 20
In addition, students who have completed the TCLEOSE Law Enforcement Academy course in "Basic Jail Guard" and/or "Telecommunications Operator" will receive the following credits:
CJCR 1300 Basic Jail Course--3
and/or
CJLE 1303 Basic Telecommunication Certification--3
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Total (maximum) 6
Students with at least two years full-time experience as a licensed peace officer will receive the following credits:
CJSA 1282 Cooperative Education - Criminal Justice Studies--2
CJSA 2282 Cooperative Education Criminal Justice Studies--2
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Total 4 |
In order to receive credit, the applicant must: |
1. Provide appropriate documentation to the Technical Education Director indicating successful completion of TCLEOSE courses and/or licensed peace officer work experience.
2. Earn at least six hours of credit at Southwest Texas Junior College.
A student who has completed all coursework for the AAS Law Enforcement degree except for one or more "Texas Peace Officer" courses (CJLE 2420 Texas Peace Officer Procedures, CJLE 2421 Texas Peace Officer Law, and CJLE 2522 Texas Peace Officer Skills) may apply to complete one or more of these courses by attending the Middle Rio Grande Law Enforcement Academy under special arrangement. To begin the application process, the student should contact a counselor or the Technical Education Director.
A student who has completed required TCLEOSE courses for Jail Guard or Texas Peace Officer may apply for an Academic Endorsement of Eligibility that is necessary to sit for the appropriate licensing examination. For purposes of endorsement, course completion is defined as follows:
1. A grade of "C" or better in each college course included in the endorsement.
2. A score of 80 or higher on the final exam of each college course included in the table below.
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Endorsement Course(s) |
Jail Guard: CJCR 1300 Jail Guard
Texas Peace Officer*: CJLE 2420 Texas Peace Officer Procedures
CJLE 2421 Texas Peace Officer Law
CJLE 2522 Texas Peace Officer Skills
* For Texas Peace Officer endorsement, a student may substitute a score of 80 or higher on a Texas Peace Officer mock licensure examination given by the Middle Rio Grande Law Enforcement Academy.
To begin the application process, the student should contact a counselor or the Technical Education Director. |
Students graduating from the U.S. Border Patrol Academy after January 1970, will receive the following credit: |
CJSA 1342 Criminal Investigation--3
PHED 1100, 1110 2100, 2110 Physical Education--4
PSYC 2301 General Psychology--3
SPAN 1300, 1310 Conversational Spanish--6
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Total 16 |
Students graduating from the U.S. Immigration Officer Academy after January 1977, will receive the following credit: |
CJSA 1342 Criminal Investigation--3
PHED 1100, 1110 2100, 2110 Physical Education--4
SPAN 1300, 1310 Conversational Spanish--6
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Total 13
Each U.S. Border Patrol or U.S. Immigration Officer student must furnish proof of completion of their respective academy and be enrolled in SWTJC to receive credit for these courses.
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