Earn a Degree

WITH THE FREDERICK POLICE DEPARTMENT, YOU WILL NOT ONLY RECEIVE THE BEST TRAINING OFFERED BY A MARYLAND CERTIFIED POLICE ACADEMY, BUT YOU CAN ALSO EARN A COLLEGE DEGREE AT THE SAME TIME!

THE ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE IN POLICE SCIENCE is a career-orientated degree offered by Frederick Community College in conjunction with the Frederick Police Department’s Police Academy. This degree helps to prepare the graduate to function as an entry-level police officer with local law enforcement agencies.

The curriculum was developed as a result of a partnership between the Frederick Police Department and Frederick Community College. Student officers who have been selected and hired by the Frederick Police Department will complete 21 credits required of general education and 40 credits of police science courses in the Police Academy Program run by local law enforcement agencies in accordance with the Maryland Police Training Commission (MPTC).

The curriculum includes:

General education core requirements
CJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJ 110 Criminal Law
CJ 204 Police Operational Services
CJ 214 The Correctional Process
CJ 220 Criminal Evidence and Procedure
CJ 203 Juvenile Delinquency
CJ 212 Criminalistics
SO 210 Criminology
PE 154 Fitness for Living
CJ 221 Police Defense Tactics
CJ 222 Police Arsenal and Procedures
CJ 106 Police-Community Relations