
Protect Your Community, Lead with Confidence
Advance your career while continuing to serve and protect with this FULLY ONLINE competency-based program.
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Law enforcement needs strong leaders. Are you ready to respond to the call? Earn your Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice while continuing to prevent crime, protect others and promote peace. Designed for working professionals, our competency-based program lets you study at your own pace. Our fully-online curriculum is divided into 7-week terms so you can focus on what matters. The courses are self-paced, enabling you to set your own schedule and study when you are able. Whether you’re a police officer or a member of the military, we're putting you first. Discover how you can lead others towards success through our criminal justice program.
Law Enforcement leadership :: 1.03 SEE YOURSELF SUCCEED
SEE YOURSELF SUCCEED WITH A DEGREE IN Criminal Justice
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Criminal Justice :: Competency
You’re closer to a degree than you think.
Earn credit for what you already know through our competency-based program. Designed specifically for first responders with professional experience, this program allows you to receive course credit based on your work experience and military training. Our fully online curriculum is divided into seven-week terms so you can focus on what matters.
TCOLE or Law Enforcement Training
Earn up to 30 hours of course credit based on your TCOLE or other law enforcement training.
Military Training
Find out how you can receive a Joint Service Transcript for your military experience.
Law Enforcement leadership : 1.06 PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
A degree in Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement Leadership emphasis offers you the opportunity to:
- Advance to management positions within law enforcement
- Study the federal, state and local judicial system to promote law within your community
- Identify the needs within the workplace to ensure the overall wellness of your team
- Learn how to design, establish and fund a crime analysis unit

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Careers
Advance your career with a degree in criminal justice. Our program prepares you for a wide range of professions at the city, county, state or federal government levels.
Career Possibilities and Current Median Salaries
US DOL Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2018
Law Enforcement leadership :: 1.11 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

What You Will Learn
You’ll take a closer look at the legal aspects of law enforcement, criminal analysis and police practices. Investigate the ethical dilemmas surrounding first responders today and how that affects law enforcement decisions. You’ll also learn practical organizational and leadership skills to promote a healthy and productive work environment.
Courses to Prepare You for Your Career
- Core courses include Criminal Investigation, Police and Law Enforcement, and Correctional Systems.
- Support courses include Evidence-Based Policing, Homeland Security and Critical Thinking.
Law Enforcement leadership :: 1.12 FEATURED COURSES
Featured Courses
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Course Delivery and Resources
All competency-based courses are self-paced and offered online. Our program includes a “subscription system” with a minimum of two courses required per 7-week term (There are six terms throughout the year). You may add additional courses at any point and complete the courses by the end of the term.
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Institute for Competency-Based Education
The College of Innovation and Design at A&M-Commerce is associated with the Institute for Competency-Based Education. Come learn how they can help you!
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Terms
All competency-based programs in the College of Innovation and Design are offered in two seven-week terms per traditional semester with a break between each term.
2023
Semester | Term 1 | Break | Term 2 |
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Spring | Jan. 17 – March 3 | March 6 – 17 | March 20 – May 5 |
Summer | May 15 – June 30 | July 3 – 7 | July 10 – Aug. 25 |
Fall | Sept. 5 – Oct. 20 | Oct. 23 – 27 | Oct. 30 – Dec. 15 |
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Benefit from Fixed Tuition
Earning a degree is more affordable than ever. Our competency-based programs offer quality education at an affordable price. Texas residents pay a tuition rate of $750 per term, and non-residents pay $1,500. These rates include online versions of required course materials. If you wish to purchase printed versions of textbooks, you may do so at your own convenience.
Note: Costs for contracting with Excelsior OneTranscript, UExcel®, CLEPs, CAEL’s and Charter Oak State College learning portfolios are not included in the per-term tuition rate and are your responsibility.
Oklahoma and Louisiana Residents
Residents of Oklahoma and Louisiana are eligible for our in-state tuition rate of $750 per term, plus $30 per credit hour, including any courses you accelerate into.
Example:
If you register for six hours in a seven-week term, you will be charged $750 + $180 (six hours x $30/hr) for a total of $930. If you accelerate into another three-hour course, an additional $90 will be added to your charges for the term for a total of $1,020.
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Program Requirements
To be accepted into this program, you must fulfill these requirements
To earn this degree, you must fulfill these requirements
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Admission Steps
Step 1: Demonstrate Your Knowledge
To demonstrate your knowledge, you will submit evidence of a level of competence in reading, writing and mathematics.
You are required to take or be exempt from the Texas Success Initiative Assessment prior to enrolling in college; students without assessment scores because of exemptions that are not test- or grade-based must take a placement test to determine entry level in math and English courses.
TSIA Exemptions
- ACT scores: Composite 23; English 19 or Math 19; no older than 5 years
- SAT scores: Composite 1070; Verbal 500 or Math 500; no older than 5 years
- TAKS scores: 2200 Math or 2200 English/Language Arts with a 3 writing sub score
- Received an associate degree or baccalaureate degree from a Texas public institution.
- Out-of-state/private institution transfer who has satisfactorily completed college level work with a “C” or better in areas of reading, math and writing.
- Has met readiness standard at another Texas public higher education institution; “C” or better in developmental course work.
- Serving in active military.
- Serving as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces for at least three years preceding enrollment.
- Honorably discharged, retired or released from active duty in military on or after August 1, 1990. Please provide us with your official DD214 with discharge status in order to apply this exemption.
- Additionally, you may submit scores from the THEA (Texas Higher Education Assessment), COMPASS or ASSET to satisfy the assessment requirement.
For more information about the assessment requirements, please contact the Office of Student Assessment & Evaluation.
Step 2: Submit Your Transcript(s)
Submit or request submission of official transcripts from high school or GED score report, including percentile scores, at each institution you attended. A transcript is considered official only if received directly from the sending institution or, if hand delivered, the transcript must be in a sealed registrar’s envelope.
Send Transcripts To
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Texas A&M University-Commerce
P.O. Box 3011
Commerce, Texas 75429-3011
For Faster Delivery
Check to see if your previous/current academic institution(s) can submit an electronic version of your transcript to the Admissions Office. We accept SPEEDE and Escript-Safe electronic transcripts.
Step 3: File for Financial Aid
Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and designate TAMUC as the college to receive your FAFSA information. The A&M-Commerce school code is 003565. For more information, please contact Financial Aid at [email protected] or call at 903.468.6059.
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Contact Us
- Commerce, Welcome Center
- 817.771.6053
- [email protected]
- P.O. Box 3011
- Commerce, TX 75429-3011