Plan of Study – Spanish for Law Enforcement

Note: A Semester Hour (s.h.) is a unit of academic credit representing an hour of class (such as lecture class) or three hours of laboratory work each week for an academic semester. Most courses are two, three or four semester hours.

Spanish for Law Enforcement: Cert Comp

Spanish for Law Enforcement: Certificate of Completion

Certificate Courses (Minimum of 12 semester hours required.)

CJ 1020 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 s.h.)

An overview of the criminal justice system in the United States. The history of law enforcement; the political, sociological, and philosophic background of police functions, the courts and corrections system; constitutional problems as they relate to the police function; and the use of recent technology in criminal justice is explored.

SPA 1030 Elementary Spanish I (3 s.h.)

Basic skills for mastery of the Spanish language: listening, speaking, reading, and writing, with a focus on grammatical structures and syntax. To be taken in sequence.

SPA 1040 Elementary Spanish II (3 s.h.)

Basic skills for mastery of the Spanish language: listening, speaking, reading, and writing, with a focus on grammatical structures and syntax. To be taken in sequence. Prerequisite: SPA 1030.

SPA 1110 Spanish for Criminal Justice (CJ/SPA*) (3 s.h.)

A combination of language and cross-cultural training to prepare students to communicate effectively with Hispanic populations in the U.S. Students develop a beginning level of fluency in Spanish and explore cross-cultural and socio-economic factors that influence the behavior of Hispanic communities across the United States. No credit toward a major or minor in Spanish.