REQUIREMENTS

The Adult Accelerated program in Public Safety Management is a time shortened baccalaureate degree for mid-career professionals. Completion of a baccalaureate degree in public safety management requires satisfaction of requirements in both the major field of study and in general education.

The general education requirements are set forth as eight core abilities. The requirements contained in the eight core ability statements may be satisfied through a variety of routes. Many students will be able to apply previously completed course work to address core ability requirements. Certain core ability requirements may be satisfied, in whole or in part, through completion of course work in the major field of study. Prospective students should contact Beverly Smith, Associate Director of Admissions and Advising for Adult Accelerated Programs at 219- 473-4263 or bsmith@ccsj.edu for information concerning the core ability requirements, and the various methods that may be employed to satisfy the requirements.
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Admissions Requirements:

Applicants for admission to a Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Safety Management Accelerated Program will be expected to present evidence that they have fulfilled the following requirements:

1. Completion of an Admissions Application.
2. Submissions of all official transcripts from regionally accredited colleges and universities.
3. Attainment of a minimum of 52 transfer hours from regionally accredited colleges and universities, from ACE credit evaluations, military training, police academic instruction or other sources deemed by CCSJ to be acceptable for transfer credits.
4. A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale for all previously completed course work at the post- secondary level.
5. Successful completion of Admission Testing if an applicant:
   a. has fewer than 52 semester hours of credit
   b. has a cumulative grade point average of less than 2.0 on a 4.0 scale; or
   c. has not passed a credited English course at an accredited institution of higher learning
   with a grade of C" or better.

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Continuation in the Program

Students who fail to maintain a 2.0 or better grade point average may be subject to academic penalties including placement on probation or dismissal from the adult accelerated program in public safety management.
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Graduation Requirement

1. Successfully complete all 14 courses in the Public Safety Management Accelerated Program with a GPA of 2.0 or above.
2. Fulfill all requirements including having a minimum of 52 accredited traditional credit hours. The 52 credit hours can either be transferred in or completed as part of your Calumet College program and must include each of the following areas:
   a. English Composition
   b. College Math
   c. Speech (Competency Evaluation available contact Academic Advisor for details)
   d. History
   e. Humanities
   f. Science
   g. Social Science
   h. Computer Literacy (Competency Evaluation available contact Academic Advisor for details)
3. Earn a total of at least 124 college credit hours.

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Experiential Learning

Calumet College of St. Joseph recognizes that learning can take place outside of the traditional classroom setting. Accordingly, students may earn college credit by examination and/ or the submission of a detailed experiential learning portfolio. A maximum of thirty semester hours of credit may be earned through the submission of an experiential learning portfolio. In total, a student may not earn more than forty-five semester hours of academic credit toward a Bachelor of Science degree through a combination of examinations and the experiential learning portfolio.

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