Students enrolled in the emphasis in criminalistics, law enforcement or public safety in the criminal justice baccalaureate degree may be eligible for MCOLES certification. Upon graduation and the completion of the mini-academy, these students may be eligible for employment with local law enforcement agencies in Michigan without further training.
Students enrolled in the associates degree in corrections, will also take the five courses necessary for this certification.
Canadian students may substitute CJ202 Canadian Criminal Law and CJ406 Advanced Canadian Jurisprudence for CJ319 Substantive Criminal Law and CJ409 Procedural Law. PS160 Introduction to Canadian Government may be substituted for PS110 Introduction to U.S. Government.
To qualify for admission as freshman, applicants must meet the minimum criteria of Lake Superior State University. Code of Conduct: Majors in Criminal Justice and Fire Science will be required to sign a code of conduct. The code specifies certain behavior on the part of students and also states that violation of criminal laws and/or University regulations may end in the separation of the student from the Criminal Justice or Fire Science program.
The LSSU MCOLES program has been operating and producing highly effective and efficient officers and leaders of the future since 1976. The program offers small class size while boosting large value. LSSU is the only state university to operate a 180 degree Virtra virtual weapon simulator de-escalation system providing live feedback. LSSU has a fully functional indoor firing range, defensive tactics room, a 7000 square foot crime scene training facility and simunition active violence response building. LSSU partners with private and public entities that allows the use of a multi-million dollar driving track and an additional outdoor firing range. All of our instructors are current or recently retired officers. Many of our instructors have active administrative leadership rolled in their agencies.
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