MSSU Criminal Justice

Law Enforcement Associate degree requirements

The Associate of Science degree in Law Enforcement helps prepare students for entrance into police work, a field which has become highly specialized and complex at the local, state, and national levels. The University also offers the four year Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice Administration.

Associate of Science in
Law Enforcement - Option A

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Major Code LE00

Credit Hours

Core Requirements (see MSSU catalog p.35)

25-26

Law Enforcement Requirements

39

Required Courses:

 

LE 100

Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

LE 210

Criminal Procedure

3

LE 232 Ethics In Criminal Justice

3

LE 250 Criminal Law

3

LE 280 Report Writing (WI)

3

Electives (adviser approved LE and CJAd electives)

24

     

Total Hours

64


Students must meet university requirements for computer literacy.



Associate of Science in
Law Enforcement - Option B
(For Basic Law Enforcement Academy)

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Major Code LE01

Credit Hours

Core Requirements (see MSSU catalog p.35)

25-26

Law Enforcement Requirements

41

Required Courses:

 

LE 100

Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

LE 232 Ethics in Criminal Justice

3

LE 180 Basic Law Enforcement Academy

13

LE 181 Basic Law Enforcement Academy II

13

     

Select 9 hours from the list below:

 
LE 200 Crime Scene Investigation I

3

LE 210

Criminal Procedure

3

LE 225 Patrol Procedures

3

LE 230 Community Policing

3

LE 290 Police Supervision & Management

3

LE 298 Topics in Law Enforcement

1-3

     

Total Hours

66-67


Students must meet university requirements for computer literacy.

Contact Information

Missouri Southern State University - Joplin