Law Enforcement, Associate in Applied Science Degree |
| 60
Semester Credit Hours; Curriculum: 0240 |
| Chair:
James P. O'Shea, 847-635-1853 or jimo@oakton.edu |
| General
Education Requirements: |
Credit
Hours |
Area
A — Communications
EGL 101 |
3 |
One
course from: EGL 102, EGL 111, EGL 212, SPE 103
(SPE 103 recommended) |
3 |
Area
B — Mathematics
One course from Area B (Mathematics) or Area C (Science) |
0-3 |
Area
C — Science
One course from Area B (Mathematics) or Area C (Science) |
0-3 |
Area
D — Social and Behavioral Sciences
(SOC 101 and SOC 103 recommended) |
6 |
Area
E — Humanities/Fine Arts
One course from a humanities or fine arts discipline |
3 |
Area
F — Contemporary Global Studies*
One course that satisfies contemporary global studies requirement
* Students may take a Contemporary Global Studies course
that satisfies both Area F and another Area requirement.
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0-3 |
Total
General Education Requirements:
|
18 |
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| Major
Requirements: |
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CIS
103 Computer Software and Concepts
|
3 |
LAE
101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
OR
 LAE
111 Introduction to Public Safety Careers - II
OR
FIR
111 Introduction to Public
Safety Careers - II
|
3 |
LAE
121 Police Organization and Administration
|
3 |
LAE
122 Police Operations
|
3 |
LAE
130 Vice and Drug Control
|
3 |
LAE
201 Criminology
|
3 |
LAE
221 Criminal Law
|
3 |
LAE
222 Criminal Law
|
3 |
LAE
235 Criminal Investigations
|
3 |
LAE
245 Juvenile Delinquency
|
3 |
PSY
101 Introduction to Psychology
|
3 |
Courses
to total at least nine credit hours from among the following:
LAE 215 The Criminal Judicial System (3)
LAE 236 Electronic Imaging for Police Investigations (3)
LAE 240 Police Defense Techniques (3)
LAE 260 Law Enforcement and Community Relations (3)
LAE 270 Law of Evidence (3)
LAE 275 Industrial Security Administration (3)
LAE 276 Traffic Investigation (3)
LAE 277 Crowd Control and Disaster Procedures (3)
PSC 101 American Government (3) |
9 |
| Total
Major Requirements: |
42 |
| Total
Semester Credit Hours for Associate in Applied Science Degree: |
60 |
| This
is a SAMPLE
semester-by-semester schedule for
the Law Enforcement, Associate in Applied Science Degree.
Some
of the courses in this program have prerequisites.
The sample schedule below takes into account these prerequisites.
To learn which courses have prerequisites, see course descriptions
in the Oakton catalog.
Only
when a course has a prerequisite that is not part of the program
is the prerequisite noted in parentheses.
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Fall
- EGL 101 Composition I
(Prerequisite to EGL 101 is entry-level
competence for EGL 101 as demonstrated by the Writing Skills Assessment
Test.)
- CIS 103 Computer Software and Concepts (recommended high school
algebra, MAT 052, or equivalent skills)
- LAE 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
- LAE 121 Police Organization and Administration (offered fall semester
only)
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Spring
- One course from a social or behavioral science discipline.
- One Course from Area B (Mathematics) or Area C (Science) (Mathematics
assessment test must be taken before enrollment in a MAT course.)
- LAE 122 Police Operations (offered spring semester only)
- LAE 130 Vice and Drug Control |
| Summer
- One course from EGL 102, EGL 111, EGL 212, SPE 103 (SPE 103
recommended)
- One course from a humanities or fine arts discipline
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Fall
- LAE 221 Criminal Law (offered fall semester only)
- LAE 201 Criminology
- LAE 245 Juvenile Delinquency
- One course that satisfies contemporary
global studies requirement
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Spring
- LAE 222 Criminal Law (offered spring semester only)
- LAE 235 Criminal Investigations
- PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
- 3 credit hours from LAE 215, LAE 236,
LAE 240, LAE 260, LAE 270, LAE 275, LAE 276, LAE 277, PSC 101
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Summer
- Choose 6 credit hours from LAE 215, LAE 236,
LAE 240, LAE 260, LAE 270, LAE 275, LAE 276, LAE 277, PSC 101
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Meet
with an Academic Advisor if you Know the Program You Want
to Study:
If you know which academic program(s) in which you are interested,
make an appointment with an Oakton Academic Advisor. Note, program information
will not be provided over the telephone.
Advising and Counseling Center
Room 1130
Des Plaines Campus
1600 East Golf Road
Des Plaines, Illinois 60016
847.635.1741
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Enrollment Center
Room A100
Skokie Campus
7701 North Lincoln Avenue
Skokie, Illinois 60077
847.635.1400
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| Oakton’s
Advising and Counseling Center created its own form to be used
for program research: “Degree/Certificate Estimate Worksheet.”
This is the only form which will be completed by Oakton Academic Advisors. |
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Meet
with a Career Counselor if You are Undecided:
If you have not made a decision about the career you want
to pursue, make an appointment with a Career Counselor in
Oakton’s Career Services. Career Services does not offer
walk-in career counseling or career counseling via the telephone.
Career
Services is located in Room 1125 on the Des Plaines Campus
and career counseling is provided within the Enrollment Center, Room A100 on
the Skokie Campus.
Career Services
Des Plaines Campus
1600
East Golf Road
Des Plaines, Illinois 60016
847.635.1735 |
Enrollment Center
Skokie Campus
7701
North Lincoln Avenue
Skokie, Illinois 60077
847.635.1400 |
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Starting
and Ending Dates:
Oakton cannot provide the dates that the "training"
will begin and end. Many factors can impact the number of
semesters a student will need to complete a certificate or
associate degree. Factors include the semester in which the
student begins his or her studies (fall, spring or summer),
the number of courses for which a student enrolls per semester,
course prerequisites, or placement into developmental English,
reading and/or mathematic courses. The exact number of weeks
a specific student would take to complete a specific program
varies significantly.
Typically,
the Fall semester begins the last week in August and ends
mid December. The Spring semester begins the second week in
January and ends mid May. The Summer term begins the first
or second week in June and ends the last week of July. |
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Placement
Tests and Prerequisites can Impact the Number of Credit Hours
Required:
While this page has noted the number of credit hours for a
certificate or associate degree, we are unable to state the
number of developmental courses that may be required.
Students
who wish to enroll in a math or composition course or other
courses with math or composition prerequisites must take English
and math placement tests (or present appropriate ACT/high
school or college transcript data) to meet course prerequisites.
In addition, full-time students will be required to take English
and math placement tests (or present appropriate ACT/high
school or college transcript data) to assist in educational
planning and advising.
Placing
into developmental courses or needing to complete other required
course prerequisites may increase the number of credit hours
for any given student. Some registration restrictions may
occur based on placement test results.
An
exit test is given at the end of each developmental English
and English for the Non-Native Speaker course. The results
of this exit test are used to determine the next English course
placement. Advancement through English for developmental and
Non-Native Speaker courses is determined by skill level, not
by a predetermined sequence. |
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