Degree Requirements

A minimum of 122 semester credits is required for graduation with the bachelor of science degree from Saint Mary’s University. All students must meet the 10 general education competencies. A minimum of 36 credits is required to complete the B.S. in Police Science program.

Required Police Science Courses	15 cr.
Required Communications Courses	6 cr.
Electives Courses	12 cr.
Capstone	3 cr.
TOTAL	36 cr.

Required Police Science Courses	15 cr.
PS302 Demographic Influences on Policing	3 cr.
PS303 Application of Rules of Evidence	3 cr.
PS401 Police Ethics	3 cr.
PS402 Emerging Technologies of Community Policing	3 cr.
PS403 Police Management and Leadership	3 cr.

Required Communications Courses	6 cr.
CM309 Professional Writing	3 cr.
CM310 Oral Communication	3 cr.

Required Capstone Course	3 cr.
MG490 Bachelor of Science Capstone	3 cr.

Elective Courses	12 cr.
BU400 Business Law	3 cr.
MG301 Accounting	3 cr.
MG305 Managerial Ethics	3 cr.
MG307 Principles of Management	3 cr.
MG340 Human Resource Management	3 cr.
MG401 Principles of Management	3 cr.
MG405 Organizational Culture and Change	3 cr.
MG406 Marketing Management	3 cr.
MG407 Financial Management	3 cr.
MG408 Project Management	3 cr.
MG410 Applied Statistics	3 cr.
MG415 Total Quality and Team Development	3 cr.
MG417 Information Systems	3 cr.
MG418 Strategic Management	3 cr.
MG420 The Future of Organizations	3 cr.
MG440 Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations	3 cr.
MG445 Entrepreneurship	3 cr.
MG446 Occupational Safety and Loss Control	3 cr.
PS306 Police Wellness	2 cr.
PS310 Introduction to GIS	3 cr.
PS404 Juvenile Justice	2 cr.
PS405 Violence as a Culture	3 cr.
	3 cr.
PS407 Criminal Justice and the Media	2 cr.
PS408 Victimology	2 cr.
PS409 Violent Crimes Against the Person	3 cr.
PS410 Police Instructor Development	3 cr.
PS411 Crimes Against the Family (Child Sex Abuse and Child Pornography and Family Violence and Abuse)	2 cr.
PS415 Special Investigations (Organized Crime, Gang Activity, Cyber Crime and Terrorism)	3 cr.
PS416 Emergency Management Principles	3 cr.
PS420 Peace Officer Bill of Rights	2 cr.
PS421 Supervision	3 cr.

Partnership Courses:
Spanish Language and Culture (offered in partnership with the Minneapolis Police Department)