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Criminal Justice, Certificate of Proficiency

Requirements
Graduation Plan
Department
Faculty
Careers

Requirements

The Certificate of Proficiency in Criminal Justice is available for all UVU students with a particular focus designed to provide high school students an opportunity to obtain a certificate of proficiency with a focus on a Career and Technical Education (CTE) field while still enrolled in high school that will stack into certificates and associate degrees at UVU. This certificate will be available from the University for college students/adults looking for entry-level skills leading to further academic advancement and learn more about the criminal justice field.

Total Program Credits: 15

Discipline Core Requirements:			15 Credits
	ENGL 1010	Introduction to Academic Writing	3
or	ENGH 1005	Literacies and Composition Across Contexts (5)
	STAT 1040	Introduction to Statistic	3
	CJ 1010	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
	CJ 1330	Criminal Law	3
	CJ 1340	Criminal Investigations	3

Graduation Requirements:

Completion of a minimum of 15 credits.
Overall grade point average of 2.0 (C) or above.
Residency hours -- minimum of 4 credit hours through course attendance at UVU.

Graduation Plan

This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.

Milestone courses (pre-requisites for a course in one of the subsequent semesters) are marked in red and italicized.

Semester 1	Course Title	Credit Hours
ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005	Introduction to Academic Writing or Literacies and Composition Across Contexts	3
STAT 1040	Introduction to Statistic	3
CJ 1010	Intro to Criminal Justice	3
	Semester total:	9
Semester 2	Course Title	Credit Hours
CJ 1330	Criminal Law	3
CJ 1340	Criminal Investigations	3
	Semester total:	6
	Degree total:	15

Department

Name:	Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement
Location:	EN 101
Telephone:	801-863-7230
Email:	CRIMINALJUSTICE@uvu.edu
Web Address:	uvu.edu/criminaljustice/
Chair:	Bobbi Kassel

Mission Statement

Criminal Justice Mission

The Criminal Justice program is committed to fostering a challenging and intellectually stimulating environment that provides a broad range of interactive academic and field experiences. An understanding and appreciation of the theory, research, policy and practice of criminal justice, as a unique discipline, will be advanced. The department will promote the development of future professionals who are capable of assuming responsibility for the research, continuing scholarship and administration of the criminal justice system.

Forensic Science Mission

The Forensic Science program is committed to fostering a challenging and intellectually stimulating environment that provides a broad range of interactive academic and field experiences. An understanding and appreciation of theory, research, policy and practice of forensic science, as a unique discipline, will be advanced. The department will promote the development of future professionals who are capable of assuming responsibility for the research, continuing scholarship and administration of forensic science.

Center for National Security Studies Mission

The Center for National Security Studies (CNSS) is a nonpartisan academic institution for the instruction, analysis, and discussion of the issues related to the field of U.S. national security. The mission of the CNSS is twofold: to promote an interdisciplinary academic environment on campus that critically examines both the theoretical and practical aspects of the national security policy and practice; and to assist students in preparing for public and private sector national security careers through acquisition of subject matter expertise, analytical skills, and practical experience. The CNSS partners with local, regional, national, and international public and private sector organizations to promote this mission.

Criminal Justice

Department Chair: Bobbi Kassel
Office: EN 101d
Telephone: 801-863-6896
Email: BKassel@uvu.edu

Administrative Assistant: Jennyfer Gaede
Office: EN 101
Telephone: 801-863-7230
Email: Jennyfer.Gaede@uvu.edu

Forensic Science

Director, Forensic Lab Track: Gary Naisbitt
Office: ME 136
Telephone: 801-863-6505
Email: naisbiga@uvu.edu

Director, Forensic Investigation Track: Amie Houghton
Office: CB 303h
Telephone: 801-863-5797
Email: amie.houghton@uvu.edu

Law Enforcement

Director, Law Enforcement Academy: Buckey Walters
Office: EN 114a
Telephone: 801-863-8062
Email: buckey.walters@uvu.edu

Administrative Assistant: Patrice Bollen
Office: EN 114
Telephone: 801-863-6156
Email: Patrice.bolen@uvu.edu
Mail Stop: 286

National Security Studies

Director: Ryan J. Vogel
Office: CB 310J
Telephone: 801-863-6891
Email: Ryan.Vogel@uvu.edu

Administrative Assistant: Daniel Tran
Office: CB 303B
Telephone: 801-899-5032
Email: Daniel.Tran@uvu.edu

Advisors:

Kina Fife, Assists Students with Last Names Beginning– A-K
Office: EN 101a
Telephone: 801-863-5531
Email: Christina.Fife@uvu.edu

Katy Dollahite, Assists Students with Last Names Beginning – L-Z
Office: EN 101b
Telephone: 801-863-7748
Email: kdollahite@uvu.edu