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• PLIC 148: Defensive & Physical Require III

  4.00 Credits

  Community College of Beaver County

  
  This course, in addition to preparing students to meet the Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission standards for municiple police officers' physical fitness and defensive capabiities, provides an understanding of emotional health and stress management. Topics covered include physical fitness training, defensive tactics (tactical self-defense and the use of less-lethal-weapons as use-of-force options), emotional health, stress management resiliency training, and promotes development of lifelong physical activity. 4-0-4 Prerequisite: PLIC 147
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• PLIC 151: Criminal Investigation

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Beaver County

  
  This course will focus on the officer as the first responder, how to secure the crime scene, interviewing/interrogation, identifying and collecting evidence, and the identification of suspects. Various crimes will be discussed. 3-0-3
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• PLIC 154: Responding to Special Needs

  1.00 Credits

  Community College of Beaver County

  
  This course covers the impact a police officer's actions can have on someone with behavioral issues or in a mental health crisis. 1-0-1
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• PLIC 156: Emerg Response Training

  2.00 Credits

  Community College of Beaver County

  
  This course covers emergency response training. 1-2-2
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• POLS 101: American National Government

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Beaver County

  
  This course considers the evolution of the principles, form, and operation of our governmental systems with special emphasis on constitutional issues and the various means for the resolution of conflicts. 3-0-3
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• PREP 024: Math & Pre-Algebra Concepts

  4.00 Credits

  Community College of Beaver County

  
  This course describes the fundamentals of mathematics required for success in Algebra, Statistics, and beyond. Topics include operations on whole numbers as well as decimals and fractions, evaluating and simplifying algebraic expressions, solving equations, and factoring expressions. ( 4-0-4)
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• PREP 025: Fundamentals of Reading & Writing

  2.00 Credits

  Community College of Beaver County

  
  This course is designed as intensive instruction and practice in personal development, analytical thinking, cummunication, and technological skills through the writing of coherent paragraphs and essays for specific audiences that demonstrate grammatical, organizational, and analytical competence.This course includes writing skills such as drafting, revision, and editing processes, as well as document design, researching, and documentation. Upon completion, students will also be able to demonstrate effective skills in reading comprehension, analysis, and evaluation of college level texts and scholarly sources. This course is designed as a co-requisite to WRIT 101 2-0-2
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• PSYC 101: General Psychology

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Beaver County

  
  This course examines the scientific study of behavior and mental processes and provides a survey of the major areas of psychology. Important topics and findings from psychology are reviewed. Topics include the role of science in the study of behavior, the biological foundations of behavior, learning, information processing, stress and health, social interaction, development, motivation, emotion and psychological disorders. 3-0-3 Honors Option Available This course examines the scientific study of behavior and mental processes and provides a survey of the major areas of psychology. Important topics and findings from psychology are reviewed. Topics included the role of science in the study of behavior, the biological foundations of behavior, learning, information processing, stress and health, social interaction, development, motivation, emotion, and psychological disorders. 3-0-3
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• PSYC 105: Social Psychology

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Beaver County

  
  This is the study of the individual's interaction with his/her environment. Culture; socialization processes; attitudes; values; roles; and communication will be investigated as well as other factors, which influence personality development. 3-0-3
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• PSYC 106: Human Growth and Development

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Beaver County

  
  This course is a survey of human development from conception to senescence. Attention will be given to the physical, motor, emotional, personality, and social growth of the individual in infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and senescence. 3-0-3
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