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Law Enforcement Officer

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Program Snapshot
Academic CredentialCertificate
Total Credit Hours770 CT / 25.6 V
Average Time to Complete
Academic PathwayPublic Safety
AdvisorDaryl White
Associate Director, Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Programs
850.769.1551 ext. 5613
dwhite6@gulfcoast.edu

Senior Administrative AssistantElizabeth Kelly
850.872.3878
ekelly@gulfcoast.edu
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Law Enforcement Officer, Certificate (LEOF-VC)

Courses
  +=CJK0002, Intro to Law Enforcement 12 ct/0.4v credit hours
  +=CJK0016, Communication 24 ct/.8 v credit hours
  +=CJK0018, Legal 64 ct/2.1v credit hours
  +=CJK0019, Interviewing and Report Writing 56 ct/1.9v credit hours
  +=CJK0063, Fundamentals of Patrol 40 ct/1.3v credit hours
  +=CJK0021, Serving Your Community 34 ct/1.1v credit hours
  +=CJK0072, Crimes Against Persons 48 ct/1.6v credit hours
  +=CJK0073, Crimes Involving Property and Society 12 ct/.4v credit hours
  +=CJK0079, Crime Scene Follow-Up Investigations 34 ct/1.1v credit hours
  +=CJK0400, Traffic Incidents 12 ct/.4v credit hours
  +=CJK0401, Traffic Stops 24 ct/.8v credit hours
  +=CJK0402, Traffic Crash Investigations 30 ct/1.0v credit hours
  +=CJK0403, DUI Traffic Stops 24 ct/.8v credit hours
  +=CJK0093, Critical Incidents 44 ct/1.5v credit hours
  +=CJK0020C, Law Enforcement CMS Vehicle Operations 48 ct/1.6v credit hours
  +=CJK0031C, CMS First Aid for Criminal Justice Officers 40 ct/1.3v credit hours
  +=CJK0040C, Law Enforcement CMS Criminal Justice Firearrms 80 ct/2.7v credit hours
  +=CJK0051C, CMS Criminal Justice Defensive Tactics 80 ct/2.7v credit hours
  +=CJK0422, Conducted Electrical Weapon/Dart-Firing Stun Gun 4 ct/0.1v credit hours
  +=CJK0096, Criminal Justice Officer Physical Fitness Training 60 ct/2.0v credit hours
Total Degree Hours770 CT / 25.6 V


• General Education Core.
+ Prerequisites and/or corequisites required.  See course descriptions.
# Applies to AS degree and certificate programs.
= Career Certificate course.
* Minimum grade of "C" required.

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