Law Enforcement Degrees & Policies
Degrees Offered
- Associate in Science
Degree Requirements
Successful completion of the Associate in Science in Law Enforcement Curriculum (61 hours)
Communications (9 hours)
Each of the following courses totaling a minimum of 9 hours:
- Grade of C or better in ENG 101: English Composition I, and ENG 102: English Composition II (Prereq. ENG 101)
- SPE 101: Fundamentals of Speech
Language and Humanities (9 hours)
Three courses from list below. Selected courses must be from two separate disciplines.
- ART 111: Art Appreciation
- ART 123: Art History I
- ENG 105: Introduction to Literature
- ENG 106: Non-Traditional World Literature
- ENG 137: Introduction to Fiction*
- ENG 201: American Literature
- ENG 202: American Literature II
- HUM 107: American Studies
- HUM 108: Humanities II
- MUS 116: Music Appreciation
- PHL 103: Introduction to Philosophy
- PHL 105: Logic
- PHL 107: Ethics
- REL 102: Living Religions of the World
- SPE 260: Small Group Discussion*
- SPN 101: Spanish I*
- SPN 102: Spanish II* (Prereq. SPN 101)*
- THE 106: Introduction to Theatre
Natural Sciences (7 hours)
Two courses from list below – One physical science and one life science. One course must have a lab.
- BIO 101: General Survey of Biology
- BIO 102: General Biology (lab)
- BIO 106: Environmental Biology (lab)
- BIO 130: Introduction to Evolution
- GEO 101: Physical Geography
- GEO 102: Physical Geography (lab)
- GEL 101: Introduction to Geology (lab)
Mathematics (6-8 hours)
Two courses from the list below – “C” or better required for all.
- MAT 104: College Algebra* (Prereq. MAT 101)
- MAT 110: Elementary Statistics (Prereq. MAT 101)
- MAT 131: Applied Calculus (Prereq. MAT 104)
- MAT 135: Finite Mathematics (Prereq. MAT 104)
Social Sciences (9 hours)
Three courses – from two different disciplines.
- ECO 107: Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECO 108: Principles of Microeconomics (Prereq. ECO 107)
- HIS 101: Western Civilization I
- HIS 102: Western Civilization II
- HIS 121: United States History I
- HIS 122: United States History II
- HIS 205: United States in the Twentieth Century*
- POS 101: American Government
- PSY 101: Introduction to Psychology
- PSY 204: Social Psychology (Prereq. PSY 101)
- PSY 207: Abnormal Psychology (Prereq. PSY 101)
- SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 202: Modern Social Problems
- SOC 203: Sociology of the Family
Criminal Justice Studies Core (21 hours)
All of the following courses with a grade of C or better in each of the following courses:
- CJS 108: Introduction to Criminal Justice
- CJS 210: Police and Law Enforcement
- CJS 220: Corrections I
- CJS 240: Criminal Law I
- CJS 260: Criminalistics
- CJS 262: Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation
- CJS 280: Juvenile Justice
Last 27 credit hours must be completed at Lincoln College.
Lincoln College cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.5 or higher.
* Courses that do NOT meet Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) transfer course.