SECTION REFERENCE Cooperative Programs

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COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS

The University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton has cooperative degree agreements with several institutions: University of Arkansas Criminal Justice Institute and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. These cooperative programs vary in structure.

The University of Arkansas Criminal Justice Institute cooperative programs involve students taking their law enforcement ƒ

classes at the Criminal Justice Institute and finishing their general education hours at UACCM.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences cooperative courses allow students to take prerequisite classes which ƒ

qualify to apply for admission into the UAMS College of Health-Related Professions programs. (Students should be aware that completion of the prerequisite classes does not guarantee admission into the UAMS programs.)

SECTION REFERENCE

Cooperative Programs

University of Arkansas Criminal Justice Institute . . . 102-105 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences . . . 106-109

cooperative program plan of study

SECTION D

cooperative program

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Students are encouraged to take UACC1041 Study Skills their first semester to better equip them to

Crime Scene Investigation

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS CRIMINAL JUSTICE INSTITUTE

CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY

18-20 Semester Hours

STUDENT SUCCESS COURSES: . . . 0-2 hours ____ UACC 1001 College Success (if required) . . . 1 credit hour ____ UACC 1041 Study Skills (elective) . . . 1 credit hour ENGLISH COURSES: . . . 3 hours Three hours of English courses must be selected from the following list:

____ ENG 1003 Basic Technical Communications . . . 3 credit hours ____ ENG 1013 Composition I . . . 3 credit hours TECHNICAL COURSES: . . . 15 hours

____ Crime Scene Technician Certificate Program. . . 9 credit hours ____ Law Enforcement Electives . . . 6 credit hours

(Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy Certificate)

TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE

36-38 Semester Hours

STUDENT SUCCESS COURSES: . . . 0-2 hours ____ UACC 1001 College Success (if required) . . . 1 credit hour ____ UACC 1041 Study Skills (elective) . . . 1 credit hour ENGLISH COURSES: . . . 6 hours

____ BUS 1213 **Computer Applications . . . 3 credit hours ____ ENG 1013 Composition I

OR ENG 1003 Basic Technical Communications . . . 3 credit hours MATHEMATICS COURSES:. . . 3 hours Three hours of mathematics courses must be selected from the following list:

____ MATH 1203 College Algebra. . . 3 credit hours ____ MATH 1253 Applied Technical Math. . . 3 credit hours TECHNICAL COURSES: . . . 27 hours

____ Crime Scene Technician Certificate Program. . . 9 credit hours ____ Crime Scene Special Topics. . . 12 credit hours ____ Law Enforcement Electives . . . 6 credit hours

(Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy Certificate) **Computer Applications may be taken at the Criminal Justice Institute. The Criminal Justice Institute,

a division of the University of Arkansas System, provides training to assist law enforcement officers in Arkansas in enhancing their professional knowledge and skills to better serve their communities. The Criminal Justice Institute has been providing the professional training and has entered into agreement with participating two-year and four-year institutions to award Certificates of Proficiency, Technical Certificates, and Associate of Applied Science degrees in the areas of Crime Scene Investigation and Law Enforcement Administration.

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UACCM has no control over ƒ

admittance to the Criminal Justice Institute of the University of Arkansas.

General education classes ƒ

offered by UACCM can be taken before or after completion of the courses offered by the Criminal Justice Institute of the University of Arkansas.

cooperative program plan of study

Students are encouraged to take UACC1041 Study Skills their first semester to better equip them to make the transition from high school to college-level course work.

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS CRIMINAL JUSTICE INSTITUTE

Crime Scene Investigation

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE

61-62 Semester Hours

STUDENT SUCCESS COURSES: . . . 0-2 hours ____ UACC 1001 College Success (if required) . . . 1 credit hour ____ UACC 1041 Study Skills (elective) . . . 1 credit hour ENGLISH COURSES: . . . 9 hours

____ ENG 1013 Composition I . . . 3 credit hours ____ ENG 1023 Composition II

OR ENG 1003 Basic Technical Communications . . . 3 credit hours ____ SPH 2303 Public Speaking . . . 3 credit hours MATHEMATICS COURSES:. . . 3 hours Three hours of mathematics courses must be selected from the following list:

____ MATH 1203 College Algebra. . . 3 credit hours ____ MATH 1253 Applied Technical Math. . . 3 credit hours SOCIAL SCIENCE: . . . 3 hours Three hours of social science selected from the following list:

____ PSCI 2003 American Government . . . 3 credit hours ____ CRIM 2003 Introduction to Criminal Justice . . . 3 credit hours ____ SOC 2013 Introduction to Sociology . . . 3 credit hours ____ PSY 2003 General Psychology . . . 3 credit hours GENERAL ELECTIVES: . . . 9 hours Nine hours of electives must be selected from the following list:

____ BUS 2373 Supervisory Management . . . 3 credit hours ____ BUS 2393 Business Law . . . 3 credit hours ____ BIOL 1001 Fundamentals of Biology. . . 4 credit hours ____ BIOL 2004 Human Anatomy and Physiology I . . . 3 credit hours BUSINESS COURSES: . . . 3 hours

____ BUS 1213 **Computer Applications . . . 3 credit hours TECHNICAL COURSES: . . . 34 HOURS

____ Crime Scene Technician Certificate Program. . . 9 credit hours ____ Special Topics I . . . 12 credit hours ____ Advanced Crime Scene Technician Certificate Program . . . 4 credit hours ____ Advanced Crime Scene Special Topics . . . 3 credit hours ____ Law Enforcement Electives . . . 6 credit hours

(Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy Certificate) **Computer Applications may be taken at the Criminal Justice Institute.

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Crime Scene Special Topics is a 194-contact hour course that consists of:

Recovery of human remains ƒ

Bloodstain pattern analysis ƒ

Management of evidence and ƒ

recovered property Computer crime ƒ

Crime scene digital ƒ

photography and imaging Fingerprint comparison and ƒ

identification

Using forensic light sources ƒ

Crime scene courtroom ƒ

testimony

Advanced Crime Scene - Choose a minimum of 45 hours from the list below:

Advanced management ƒ

of evidence and recovered property (14)

Bloodstain pattern ƒ

documentation (21)

Crime scene interpretation and ƒ

reconstruction (28)

Spanish for law enforcement ƒ

cooperative program

plan of study

Students are encouraged to take UACC1041 Study Skills their first semester to better equip them to

Law Enforcement Administration

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS CRIMINAL JUSTICE INSTITUTE

CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY

18-20 Semester Hours

STUDENT SUCCESS COURSES: . . . 0-2 hours ____ UACC 1001 College Success (if required) . . . 1 credit hour ____ UACC 1041 Study Skills (elective) . . . 1 credit hour GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: . . . 3 hours Three hours of English courses must be selected from the following list:

____ ENG 1003 Basic Technical Communications . . . 3 credit hours ____ ENG 1013 Composition I . . . 3 credit hours TECHNICAL COURSES: . . . 15 hours

____ Law Enforcement Administration and Management. . . 6 credit hours ____ Law Enforcement Communications . . . 3 credit hours ____ Law Enforcement Certification . . . 6 credit hours

(Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy Certificate)

TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE

42-43 Semester Hours

STUDENT SUCCESS COURSES: . . . 0-2 hours ____ UACC 1001 College Success (if required) . . . 1 credit hour ____ UACC 1041 Study Skills (elective) . . . 1 credit hour ENGLISH COURSES: . . . 6 hours

____ ENG 1013 Composition I

OR ENG 1003 Basic Technical Communications . . . 3 credit hours ____ SPH 2303 Public Speaking. . . 3 credit hours MATHEMATICS COURSES:. . . 3 hours Three hours of mathematics courses must be selected from the following list:

____ MATH 1203 College Algebra. . . 3 credit hours ____ MATH 1253 Applied Technical Math. . . 3 credit hours SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSES: . . . 3 hours

____ CRIM 2003 Introduction to Criminal Justice . . . 3 credit hours BUSINESS COURSES: . . . 9 hours

____ BUS 1213 Computer Applications . . . 3 credit hours ____ BUS 2373 Supervisory Management . . . 3 credit hours ____ BUS 2393 Business Law . . . 3 credit hours TECHNICAL COURSES: . . . 21 hours

____ Law Enforcement Administration and Management. . . 6 credit hours ____ Law Enforcement Communications . . . 3 credit hours ____ Advanced Law Enforcement Special Topics . . . 6 credit hours ____ Law Enforcement Certification . . . 6 credit hours

(Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy Certificate)

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Students should complete ƒ

all remedial courses before beginning program specific courses.

Take classes when offered as ƒ

some classes are only offered certain semesters.

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The Criminal Justice Institute, a division of the University of Arkansas System, provides training to assist law enforcement officers of Arkansas in enhancing their professional knowledge and skills to better serve their communities. The Criminal Justice Institute has been providing the professional training and has entered into agreement with participating two-year and four-year institutions to award Certificates of Proficiency, Technical Certificates, and Associate of Applied Science degrees in the areas of Crime Scene Investigation and Law Enforcement Administration.

cooperative program plan of study

Students are encouraged to take UACC1041 Study Skills their first semester to better equip them to make the transition from high school to college-level course work.

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE

63-65 Semester Hours

STUDENT SUCCESS COURSES: . . . 0-2 hours ____ UACC 1001 College Success (if required) . . . 1 credit hour ____ UACC 1041 Study Skills (elective) . . . 1 credit hour ENGLISH COURSES: . . . 9 hours

____ ENG 1013 Composition I . . . 3 credit hours ____ ENG 1023 Composition II

OR ENG 1003 Basic Technical Communications . . . 3 credit hours ____ SPH 2303 Public Speaking . . . 3 credit hours MATHEMATICS COURSES:. . . 3 hours Three hours of mathematics courses must be selected from the following list:

____ MATH 1203 College Algebra. . . 3 credit hours ____ MATH 1253 Applied Technical Math. . . 3 credit hours SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSES: . . . 12 hours

____ CRIM 2003 Introduction to Criminal Justice . . . 3 credit hours ____ PSCI 2003 American Government . . . 3 credit hours ____ SOC 2013 Introduction to Sociology . . . 3 credit hours ____ PSY 2003 General Psychology . . . 3 credit hours BUSINESS COURSES: . . . 3 hours

____ BUS 1213 Computer Applications . . . 3 credit hours TECHNICAL COURSES: . . . 36 hours

____ School of Law Enforcement Supervision . . . 9 credit hours ____ Law Enforcement Administration and Management. . . 6 credit hours ____ Integrity in Law Enforcement . . . 3 credit hours ____ Advanced Law Enforcement Special Topics . . . 6 credit hours ____ Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement . . . 3 credit hours ____ Law Enforcement Communications . . . 3 credit hours ____ Law Enforcement Certificate . . . 6 credit hours

(Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy Certificate)

GENERAL ELECTIVES: . . . 3 hours Three hours of electives must be selected from the list below:

____ BUS 2373 Supervisory Management . . . 3 credit hours ____ BUS 2393 Business Law . . . 3 credit hours

Law Enforcement Administration

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS CRIMINAL JUSTICE INSTITUTE

The Criminal Justice Institute will provide the technical training for the certificates and degrees and document the credit on its transcript. Participating colleges and universities will provide the general education component and award the certificates and degrees.

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Generic Cooperative Program

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES

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