The criminal justice program also allows students to obtain both elective and required credits for job-related training. Major course requirements include introduction to criminal justice, criminal law, criminal investigations, criminalistics, and the laws of evidence. The electives for both degrees vary, but include such courses as police and social problems, criminal justice management, women and the criminal justice system, Spanish for law enforcement, and juvenile delinquency, to name a few. The criminal justice faculty, both fulltime and adjunct, have many years of practical law enforcement experience at the federal, state, and local levels, in addition to their academic achievements and experience. Course registration takes place at each department, and SLCC works with the individual agencies to schedule classes to accommodate shift changes and other department needs.
Students even can purchase textbooks where they work.
Enrollment Enrollment is open to all police officers regardless of rank. At the request of the police departments, citizens and students can enroll in these off-campus courses. The resulting mix of students provides a diversity in the classroom and exposes each to different viewpoints and experiences that contribute to the learning process. In Sandy City, a unique opportunity exists for high school students. They can compete for a 2-year, tuition waiver scholarship at SLCC as part of the partnership between the college and the police department.