College Degree Criminal Justice Specialist
Type:
Bachelor of Science
College:
Education and Human Services
Career Pathway:
Human Services
The criminal justice specialist degree and law enforcement degree is for students planning to concentrate in the law enforcement area of the criminal justice system. Students of Law Enforcement Specialist major prepare for administrative and law enforcement management positions with municipal, county, state and federal agencies. The criminal justice law enforcement specialist degree program includes the entire basic law enforcement training curriculum required by law in the State of Michigan to be a practicing law enforcement officer.
The law enforcement degree and criminal justice specialist degree is certified by the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES). College Graduates with a criminal justice law enforcement specialist degree, who successfully complete the law enforcement degree program and meet the minimum employment standards, are qualified for job placement in Michigan police agencies.
Law Enforcement Degree and Criminal Justice Specialist Degree students must meet all the pre-employment screening standards required by MCOLES.
Admission into the law enforcement degree program at Ferris State University is granted on a competitive basis, as space permits, and a minimum GPA of 2.5 is required for admittance into the Criminal Justice Specialist Degree program.
Graduates of the criminal justice specialist degree and law enforcement degree must complete all of Ferris general education requirements as outlined in the General Education section of the Ferris State law enforcement course catalog, and have an ACT math subscore of 24, or complete MATH 115 or pass the Math proficiency exam.
College of Education & Human Services
Criminal Justice Specialist Concentration
Ferris State University
Bishop Hall Room 601
1349 Cramer Circle
Big Rapids, Michigan MI (USA) 49307-2737
Phone: 231-591-3646
About Ferris State University: College law enforcement
degree classes including our criminal justice specialist degree program, are taught at all levels by professional teachers, not graduate assistants. College
criminal justice students at Ferris State University, including our students that major in Law Enforcement, study in more than 170 different college educational programs - including doctorate degrees, masters degrees, bachelors degree law enforcement and associate degree law enforcement programs.
Seven of the Ferris' Michigan colleges are based in Big Rapids, Michigan - Allied Health Sciences, Arts and Sciences, College of Business, Education and Human Services, Optometry, Pharmacy and Technology. Ferris' College of Professional and Technological studies, and Kendall College of Art and Design are based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. College law enforcement courses are also offered at several Michigan College campus site through the Ferris State University Center for Extended Learning.
Approximately 220 student organizations are active on our Michigan college campus, encompassing everything from Criminal Justice Specialist Concentration, the Accounting Club, Chess Club to Men's and Women's Rugby; Search Engine Optimization; Bulldog Radio to the Juggling Club; and the Dead Poet's Society to the Paintball Club.
The wide range of student organizations and academic support groups caters to support
criminal justice degree students social, athletic, political, academic, performing arts, and additional interests. Ferris State University continues to be a top technical and professional academic institution, providing accredited college education as a Law Enforcement Specialist that are immediately employable upon graduation.
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Campus Locations
Through our regional college campus locations across lower Michigan, Ferris State University and The University Center for Extended Learning are here to serve your educational needs.
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