UCA will be collaborating with the Criminal Justice Institute to provide law enforcement officers with specialized and supervisory courses in the Spring of 2012.
UCA will join 20 other two and four-year colleges already collaborating in the CJI Higher Education program. The two tracks that are open exclusively to law enforcement officers are: Law Enforcement Administration and Crime Scene Investigation. Officers can obtain Certificates of Proficiency, Technical Certificates and Associate of Applied Science degrees with general education classes.
“I’m particularly grateful to Dean (Pat) Cantrell, who stepped up and offered to house this program within the College of Business,” said UCA Police Chief Larry James. “I have always encouraged law enforcement officers who are looking to position themselves for career advancement to earn degrees in business or public administration.”
The general education component, provided by UCA will consist of up to 27 hours of coursework. The officers have to go through the process of being accepted and admitted to UCA. After they are accepted, the officers will be eligible to participate in the program. UCA will transcript the completed courses at CJI without a tuition charge to the student. Normal UCA tuition and fees will apply to officers enrolled in the required general education courses.
For more information about the Higher Education Certificate and Degree programs, contact Dr. Mike Casey at mcasey@uca.edu or (501) 450-5348. – Lisa Burnett