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2022-2023 Course Catalog & Student Handbook 
    
2022-2023 Course Catalog & Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Pre-Police Academy Training Certificate (CT.PPAT 61245)


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The PPAT certificate includes four (4) Police Science courses and is designed for completion in one semester.  Qualified candidates receive the training equivalent to the first four (4) weeks of the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) certification at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy (SCCJA).  Candidates will receive academic instruction on the same topics presented to new law enforcement recruits at the CSSJA.  Upon successful completion, students will receive college credit and South Carolina state certification or SCCJA credit.  In addition to being a “stand-alone” academic certificate, the courses are also applicable to the Associate degree in Criminal Justice Technology.  Students do not have to employed by a law enforcement agency to participate.

Certificate Requirements


Required Core Subject Areas


Total Credit Hours: 12


* Courses in this program that require a minimum grade of “C.”

Completion Plan


First Semester


Total Credit Hours: 12


co-requisite is a course that must be taken the same semester as another specified course.

prerequisite is a course that must be completed in order to enter another specified course.

* Courses in this program that require a minimum grade of “C.”

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