Earn your bachelor degree in Police Science or Law Enforcement Administration from an established, regionally accredited, private, non-profit institution. Established in 1865 in Ottawa, Kansas, OU offers busy adults the opportunity to earn their degree completely online. Ottawa University and Rio Salado College, in a partnership established in 1999, have jointly created two practitioner-focused baccalaureate degrees in Police Science and in Law Enforcement Administration. Both programs have been developed to provide a common body of knowledge gathered from practitioners and experts in the field. Law enforcement professionals have played a major role in the design and implementation of both programs, which provides a relevant and practical approach to curriculum delivery.
This program was conceived and designed by police professionals for the working law enforcement practitioner, and is delivered primarily through distance learning. Bachelor of Arts in Law Enforcement Administration. The Law Enforcement Administration program is available for students who are police officers or those students (non-police officers) who wish to pursue a career in law enforcement. Students are not required to have completed the Associate of Applied Science in Law Enforcement from Rio Salado College to be accepted. Ottawa University's general credit transfer policies used in other degree programs apply to Law Enforcement Administration students. The 44 upper division credit hours required in the Police Science program are also required in the Law Enforcement Administration program (both programs have identical upper division requirements). However, more flexibility is allowed in lower division curricula when compared to the Police Science program. All earned credits must adhere to general academic requirements established by Ottawa University for baccalaureate degrees. The minimum upper division credits for the Law Enforcement Administration baccalaureate degree is 44 credit hours and the minimum total credit hours for the degree is 124 (minimums are identical with the Police Science program).
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