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The Department of Criminal Justice at The University of Louisiana at Monroe is the oldest of its kind in the state. The undergraduate programs began in 1970 and the graduate program began in 1974. The department has an enrollment in 2006 in excess of 325 majors. There are currently six full time faculty lines. In addition, the department utilizes adjunct faculty members (local police, courts, and correctional personnel) and graduate teaching assistants as appropriate and as necessary. The department graduates between 50 and 70 persons each year. The department offers three degrees: the Associate of Arts, the Bachelor of Arts, and the Master of Arts in Criminal Justice. In addition, the department provides in-service and continuing education training to law enforcement officers in the northeast Louisiana region, and from surrounding states, through its Institute of Law Enforcement. The North Delta Regional Training Academy is a POST-certified academy which provides basic law enforcement certification to police officers in approximately 66 agencies in 11 northeast Louisiana parishes. Several criminal justice classes are taught in the evening and/or online. It is not practical to assume that one can obtain an undergraduate degree by pursuing classes exclusively online, exclusively in the evening, or both. However, we do offer all graduate classes in both the online format and in the classroom. Classes alternate in the forum in which they are held. Thus, a graduate student CAN OBTAIN the Master of Arts in Criminal justice through online work, in-class work with classes held in the evening, or a combination of the two. The Institute of Law Enforcement offers 2 to 4 (sometimes more) in-service training sessions each year for police officers of Louisiana and surrounding states. The North Delta Regional Training Academy offers two 12-week, 480-hour POST Basic Law Enforcement Training Courses each year; one 7-week, 280-hour POST Correctional Officer Certification Course, and one 480-hour evening session (meeting 3 days per week from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.) of the Basic Law Enforcement Certification Course which begins in August and ends the following May. Enrollment in the North Delta Regional Training Academy is restricted to agency employees. Those successfully completing NDRTA training sessions are granted the appropriate certification by the State of Louisiana. |
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