CRJ 178

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COURSE SYLLABUS

1.	TITLE OF COURSE:	SEMINAR
	PREFIX/NUMBER:	CRJ 178	CREDIT HOURS: 1-6 CR
2.	PREREQUISITE:	None

3.	RESOURCES NEEDED:
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	SUPPLIES:
4.	COURSE DESCRIPTION:	Provides students with an experiential learning opportunity.
5.	COURSE GOAL:

6.	COURSE OBJECTIVES:
	Seminars will cover contemporary issues in criminal justice and will cover a variety of topics. Syllabi shall be developed and disseminated for each seminar.
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7.	EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
	The student will be tested at the end of 60 hours of lecture and practical instruction. Students will take a written exam as well as qualify at a 70% proficiency rate. Grade will be an average of all scores on the practical qualification courses as well as the written test.
			Grading Scale Raw Score Range	Letter Grade
			90 to 100	A
			80 to 89	B
			70 to 79	C
			60 to 69	D
			0 to 59	F

Special Remarks:
1.	Attendance - this course consists of 60 hours training (both lecture and lab). Excessive absenteeism can result in an official drop from this course.
2.	Unexcused Absence and Tardies - unexcused absences and tardies cannot be made up and can greatly affect your grade and ability to sit for the state certification exam. Any projects, quizzes, tests, or exams due in on the day of an unexcused absence will result in a 0 (zero) for that day.
3.	Excused Absence and Tardies - Excused absences and tardies can be made up and are encouraged to be. Anytime a student elects to make up an excused absence or tardy, he/she may do so but must document this time and have an instructor present to initial it. This includes students who have conflicting or rotating work schedules. Students who miss class due to an excused absence or tardy are responsible for materials covered during their absence. NO exceptions!
4.	Cheating - students caught cheating on any projects, quizzes, tests, or exams will be recommended for expulsion from the academy. Student conduct must be represent what is required of the law enforcement community.
5.	Stealing - any student caught stealing any state owned property will be removed from the class roster and law enforcement officials will be notified.

8.	ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
	The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.
9.	ADA NOTICE:
	Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.