This course is designed to provide the student reading and writing skills and also to develop his/her abilities to utilize outside sources of learning.  This course is also intended to enhance the student’s potential for success and provide the opportunity to review the University’s policies and procedures regarding student services, course study procedures, study suggestions, proper identification of submitted material, and library resource information.  [ Book Required ]

The course provides an excellent approach to build language skills.  It reviews concepts and application.  The course is divided into segments to help develop grammar, editing, writing and usage skills vital to successful written communication. 
[ Book Required ]

This course is designed to survey the field of communication.  It covers classic approaches and theory.  Significant attention is directed toward communication skills.  Emphasis is also on public speaking, interpersonal and small group communication and interviewing.  [ Book Required ]

This course clearly explains mathematics.  The course helps students organize the information in any problem-solving situation.  Students become confident problem solvers.  
[ Book Required ]

This course presents concepts and applications of statistics used in the functional areas of business-accounting, marketing, management, economics, and finance.  [ Book Required ]

This course introduces students to the basic concepts in the fields of information systems and computer science.  The course provides a theoretical foundation and introduces applications that put theory into practice.  [ Book Required ]

This course weaves together the social and historical forces that have shaped the United States.  [ Book Required ]

This course brings together the complex interactions of social, political, and historical forces that have shaped the United States.  A "continental" approach is incorporated to bring forth a greater hemispheric perspective.  [ Book Required ]

This course combines basic concepts and vocabulary with a substantial amount of historical background and examples from current events.  Students will examine major historical events arranged by geographic area which illustrate concepts of international relations.  This course also provides up-to-date information on the world economy,  [ Book Required ]

This course combines contemporary and historical coverage of the central issues in world politics.  The course encourages independent thinking and active evaluation of real-world problems.  Students will be able to recognize the connections between international and domestic politics. [ Book Required ]

This course provides a scientific, accurate, and thorough understanding of the concepts of psychology.  It presents comprehensive coverage in an easy to understand style.  
[ Book Required ]

This course is comprehensive and stimulating.  It introduces theoretical approaches and explores diversity of human living and examines social interaction in everyday life.  Three main themes are presented:  Global Perspective, Social Diversity, and Critical Thinking.  [ Book Required ]

This course provides an overview of our physical environment with well balanced, up-to-date coverage of geology, oceanography, astronomy, and meteorology.  The course introduces three themes:  Earth as a System; People and the Environment; and the Nature of Scientific Inquiry.   [ Book Required ]

This course addresses moral issues of the justice process in social and criminal justice contexts.  It provides comprehensive coverage on legal practices, law enforcement, corrections, crime control policy, and philosophical issues.  [ Book Required ] 

This course explains theory in easy-to-understand language.  It provides a balanced and up-to-date treatment of prominent issues of business ethics and the positions and arguments on these issues.  The course also presents legal perspectives.
[ Book Required ]

This course examines Criminal Justice as an interdisciplinary endeavor, sharing elements from criminology, law, history, psychology, and political science.  It offers a solid foundation of information about the subject.  Students are provided the essential content and the critical tools involved in understanding criminal justice.  [ Book Required ]

This course covers the major areas of police operations.  It describes what police officers do and why.  It provides a large body of information on practical application as it presents what policing is all about.  The course is student-friendly and is geared toward individuals pursuing a career in law enforcement.
[ Book Required ]

This course provides a practical approach to the practices of modern corrections.  It presents an overview of the day-to-day operations of correctional agencies, prisons, and jails.  Professionalism in corrections is a main focus.  [ Book Required ] 

This course focuses on the issues, trends, and challenges facing juvenile justice today.  It provides students with a complete and realistic view of the system's efforts at controlling youths and providing help to those in need.  The course is student friendly and enables students to move easily through the material.    [ Book Required ] 

This course provides a comprehensive survey of all the major components of substantive criminal law.  Students are exposed to the language of criminal law in a friendly, understandable style.  The course also provides coverage of current issues.
 [ Book Required ] 

This course provides an overview of electronic communication systems and telecommunications.  Students will gain a solid foundation in telecommunication technology applications, network and telephone fundamentals, and internet Web tools and resources.   [ Book Required ] 

This is a basic course that details the elements of criminal procedures.  It provides an in-depth presentation of criminal procedures in sequential steps.  A significant offering of procedural concepts and terms are presented throughout the course.   [ Book Required ] 

This course offers an examination of the system of justice used in the United States.  It enables students to easily trace the evaluation of law and justice and the historical events related to them.  It prepares students to examine a modern society's need for rational law.    [ Book Required ] 

This course examines sources of violence and its effect on society and situations.  It also discusses the social and environmental factors that influence victimization.  [ Book Required ] 

This course is designated to cover all aspects of speech preparation and presentation.  Real-world scenarios are used to demonstrate how public speaking is used in everyday life.  The course provides a friendly learning approach to becoming a better public speaker.   [ Book Required ] 

This course provides students with an overview of human resource management concepts.  This course offers the latest findings and thinking in the Human Resource field.  Areas of interest include Recruitment and Selection, Training, Development, and Compensation, and Management of Employee Relations.   [ Book Required ] 

This course is designed to provide an understanding of the investigative process and its challenges.  The course integrates theory and practical aspects of crime detection and solution.  Historical and future possibilities are discussed.  This course allows students to easily comprehend the criminalistic potential of evidence.   [ Book Required ] 

This course provides students a basic framework for understanding how interactions at work will affect them and what they should do to be effective in their interactions with others in any organizational setting.  This course offers students the opportunity to profile and develop skills and competencies.
 [ Book Required ] 

This course introduces the non-scientific student to the field of forensic science through an exploration of its applications to criminal investigation.  The course provides definition and scope of forensic science as well as history and development of forensic science.   [ Book Required ] 

This course is designed to provide an in-depth study of criminology.  A sociological approach to the study of crime and criminals is presented.  The course also includes historical material, theory and research, and extensive coverage of conventional topics.   [ Book Required ] 

This course addresses leadership development for police officers with a focus on the ethical leadership competencies required of all police personnel.   [ Book Required ] 

This course presents the theories and operational definitions of the study of race and ethnic relations.  It defines the relationship between subordinate groups and the study of stratification.  The course covers areas of prejudice and discrimination, religious groups, and major racial and ethnic groups in the United States.
 [ Book Required ] 

This course provides an introduction to office management.  It includes information on word processing, software, and desktop publishing.  It introduces organizational principles and also supervision and training techniques.  The management of office and record systems are also presented.   [ Book Required ] 

This course explores the causes, consequences, and prevalence of domestic violence and the positive law enforcement response.  The course focuses on the full range of contemporary domestic violence, including the myths about both victims and offenders and legal resources for victims.  It also includes information on the effects of family violence and witnessing family violence in children.   [ Book Required ]