MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3188 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2021 Fall Last Admit Term: 2022 Summer Award: AAS Total Credits: 62-68 CIP Code: 43.0107	Primary College: Initiating College: Rio Salado College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: Shared Program Availability: CG GC RS Field of Interest: Behavioral Sciences and Human Services Instructional Council: Administration of Justice Studies (01) GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: Upon completion of this degree, students may pursue a career as: 33-3021.00 Detectives and Criminal Investigators 33-3051.00 Police and Sheriff`s Patrol Officers 33-9021.00 Private Detectives and Investigators 33-3011.00 Bailiffs Upon completion of a graduate degree, students may pursue a career as: 25-1111.00 Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary

Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Law Enforcement Training is designed to provide students with up-to-date industry specific training that will enhance their professional opportunities. Courses are also designed to teach students how to handle the challenges of the law enforcement profession. A Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Law Enforcement Training Academy is also available.

Required Courses

AJS101 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
AJS109 Substantive Criminal Law 3
AJS113 Criminal Justice Crime Control Policies and Practices 3
AJS151 Firearms I 1
+ AJS153 Firearms II/Handguns 1
AJS154 Firearms III/Long Weapons 1
AJS162 Domestic Violence 3
AJS201 Rules of Evidence 3
AJS205 Effective Communication and Report Writing in Criminal Justice 3
AJS210 Constitutional Law 3
AJS215 Criminalistics: Physical Evidence 3
AJS230 The Police Function 3
AJS260 Procedural Criminal Law 3
AJS270 Community Relations 3
AJS275 Criminal Investigation I 3
AJS290BN Courtroom Testimony Seminar 1

Credits: 40

Restricted Electives
	Credits:

General Electives
	Credits:

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 22-28

General Education Core	Credits: 12-18

First-Year Composition	Credits: 6
+ ENG101 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG107 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) AND + ENG102 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG108 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) OR + ENG111 Technical and Professional Writing (3) 6

Oral Communication	Credits: 3
COM100 Introduction to Human Communication (3) OR COM110 Interpersonal Communication (3) OR + COM225 Public Speaking (3) OR COM230 Small Group Communication (3) 3 Recommended: COM110 or COM230

Critical Reading	Credits: 0-3
+ CRE101 College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking (3) OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment 0-3

Mathematics	Credits: 3-6
Any approved general education course in the Mathematics area 3-6 Recommend for transfer: + MAT140 College Mathematics (5) OR + MAT141 College Mathematics (4) OR + MAT142 College Mathematics (3) OR Any higher approved general education course in the Mathematical Applications [MA] area (3-6)

General Education Distribution	Credits: 10

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Humanities, Arts and Design area 3 Recommended: AJS123 Ethics and the Administration of Justice 3

Social-Behavioral Sciences	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Social-Behavioral Sciences area 3

Natural Sciences	Credits: 4
Any approved general education course in the Natural Sciences area 4

Learning Outcomes
1. Practice professional standards of policing. (AJS101, AJS113, AJS201, AJS205, AJS210, AJS215, AJS230, AJS260, AJS270, AJS275, AJS290BN) 2. Apply the principles and processes of law and legal matters to policing. (AJS101, AJS109, AJS113, AJS151, AJS153, AJS154, AJS162, AJS201, AJS205, AJS210, AJS215, AJS230, AJS260, AJS275, AJS290BN) 3. Apply principles of patrol procedures to maintain best practices of contemporary policing. (AJS101, AJS113, AJS151, AJS153, AJS154, AJS162, AJS201, AJS210, AJS215, AJS230, AJS260, AJS270, AJS275, AJS290BN) 4. Demonstrate proficiency in conducting practical investigations in traffic collisions, traffic direction, and impaired driver cases. (AJS101, AJS201, AJS205, AJS210, AJS215, AJS230, AJS260, AJS275, AJS290BN) 5. Apply principles of law and best practices to criminal investigations and crime scene management. (AJS101, AJS109, AJS162, AJS201, AJS205, AJS210, AJS215, AJS230, AJS260, AJS270, AJS275, AJS290BN) 6. Collaborate with others to establish shared vision and effective relationships. (AJS101, AJS113, AJS162, AJS230, AJS270, AJS275, AJS290BN) 7. Engage in appropriate interactions. (AJS101, AJS151, AJS153, AJS154, AJS162, AJS230, AJS270, AJS275, AJS290BN) 8. Apply aspects of mental and physical conditioning for personal safety in law enforcement activities. (AJS101, AJS230, AJS290BN) 9. Synthesize relevant sources of information to prepare comprehensive police reports. (AJS101, AJS109, AJS113, AJS162, AJS201, AJS205, AJS210, AJS215, AJS230, AJS260, AJS275, AJS290BN) 10. Demonstrate the police proficiency skills that meet the standards set forth by the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board. (AJS101, AJS151, AJS153, AJS154, AJS205, AJS210, AJS215, AJS230, AJS260, AJS275) 11. Communicate orally, visually and in writing precisely, appropriately, and effectively to varied audiences. (AJS101, AJS109, AJS113, AJS162, AJS201, AJS205, AJS210, AJS215, AJS230, AJS260, AJS270, AJS275, AJS290BN)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: October 22, 2019

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.