Public Safety

Certificate in Public Safety

Certificate Requirements

The complexity of policing and law enforcement administration has increased geometrically within the last 30 years. As a result, many agencies require that prospective employees have education beyond a high school diploma. Law enforcement officers who do not have a college degree are encouraged to have college course work for rank advancement. This certificate will be an excellent first step for such individuals.

Course work includes:

General Education

• ENG-W 131 Composition I
• SPCH-S 121 Public Speaking
• PSY-P 103 General Psychology or SOC-S 100 Introduction to Sociology

Criminal Justice

• SPEA-J 101 The American Criminal Justice System
• SPEA-J 301 Substantive Criminal Law or SPEA-J 310

Introduction to Administrative Processes

• SPEA-J 321 American Policing
• SPEA-J 320 Criminal Investigation or SPEA-J 322

Introduction to Criminalistics

• SPEA-J 370 Seminar in Criminal Justice

1 Criminal Justice elective

For many, one of these certificates will be beginning of further study leading to the A.S.C.J. and B.S.C.J. Those interested in continuing their studies at IU Kokomo (or other IU campus where SPEA courses are offered) will find that their certificate hours will apply toward course requirements for these degrees.