Degrees and Requirements

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

Language Requirement – No Credits Required.
Students in the accelerated program do not have a modern language requirement.

General Electives - 30 Credits
Accelerated Criminal Justice and Criminology students have been granted 9 credits (W) from the elective component 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, Modern Languages, 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

Summary of Requirements

Criminal Justice Major Electives : Select 6 credits

• CRIM2010

  CRIM2010
  

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• CRIM3000

  CRIM3000
  

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  Junior or senior status

• CRIM3012

  CRIM3012
  

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  CRIM1001

• CRIM3034

  CRIM3034
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

  CRIM1001 & ENGL1012 or ENGL1012H

• CRIM3036

  CRIM3036
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

  ENGL1012 or ENGL1012H

• CRIM3040

  CRIM3040
  

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  CRIM1001

• CRIM3041

  CRIM3041
  

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  PREREQUISITES:

  CRIM1001 & BIOL1004 & CHEM1002

• CRIM3043

  CRIM3043
  

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• CRIM3046

  CRIM3046
  

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• CRIM3052

  CRIM3052
  

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• CRIM4057

  CRIM4057
  

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Criminal Justice Major Requirements: 18 credits (select CRIM3030 or CRIM3042)

• CRIM1003

  CRIM1003
  

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• CRIM3005

  CRIM3005
  

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• CRIM3010

  CRIM3010
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

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  Seniors Only

• CRIM3030

  CRIM3030
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

  ENGL1012 or ENGL1012H

• CRIM3042

  CRIM3042
  

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• CRIM4055

  CRIM4055
  

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  PSYC3011

• PSYC3011

  PSYC3011
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

  PSYC1021 & PSYC3070 or CRIM2011 & MATH1040 or CRIM2012

Criminal Justice Skills: 9 credits (Select CRIM2012 or MATH1040)

• CRIM2012

  CRIM2012
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

  MATH1010

• ENGL2030

  ENGL2030
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

  ENGL1012(H)

• ISTC2008

  ISTC2008
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

  ISTC1005

• MATH1040

  MATH1040
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

  MATH1010

• PHIL1020

  PHIL1020
  

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