Corrections Training Online: Corrections Certificate Program

If you want to pursue entry-level positions in a corrections facility, or want to advance in your current corrections career, Kaplan University's online Corrections Certificate program may provide you with the necessary skills and credentials to excel in this rapidly growing, increasingly complex career field.

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Program Highlights

Our online certificate program is designed to meet the regulatory and continuing professional education requirements for corrections officers and employees of community-based corrections programs. In this program you will:

Study the U.S court system and contemporary legal issues in prisons, jails, and other correctional facilities
Explore the administrative and operational aspects of corrections in the United States, with a focus on topics such as inmate rights, correctional staffing, overcrowding, and privatization
Examine the purposes, objectives, and standards of care associated with various types of corrections programs and institutions, with emphasis on intervention strategies and community alternatives to incarceration

What Are the Career Opportunities?

This program is designed to prepare you to seek employment at a local, state, or federal corrections facility. As a corrections officer, you may be called on to help the police investigate prison inmates. Corrections officers sometimes move on to careers as in-house or store detectives, probation or parole officers, or members of law enforcement.*

Curriculum for the Corrections Certificate

Course #	Course Title	Credits
CJ 101	INTRODUCTION TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM	5 INTRODUCTION TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM This course provides an overview of the criminal justice system in the United States. Students gain an understanding of the philosophy and development of the criminal justice system, the current state of the criminal justice agencies and institutions, and the issues and challenges facing them.
CJ 130	INTRODUCTION TO CORRECTIONS	5 INTRODUCTION TO CORRECTIONS This course examines the administrative and operational aspects of modern corrections in the United States. The historical development of corrections, the philosophy of punishment and corrections, correctional institutions, programs, and services, as well as topics such as inmate rights and correctional staffing, are examined. Contemporary issues, such as overcrowding and privatization are also explored.
CJ 142	CRIMINAL ORIGINS AND CORRECTIONAL ALTERNATIVES	5 CRIMINAL ORIGINS AND CORRECTIONAL ALTERNATIVES Criminal Origins and Correctional Alternatives introduces aspects of human development, including individual and environmental factors, that contribute to juvenile and adult criminal behavior. The course explores various modern correctional alternatives designed to meet the needs of offenders who do not require incarceration.
CJ 240	LEGAL ISSUES IN CORRECTIONS	5 LEGAL ISSUES IN CORRECTIONS The course examines the U.S. court system, processes, and constitutional protections related to corrections processes, institutions, and programs. Special emphasis is given to prisoner rights, contemporary legal issues in corrections, and civil and criminal liabilities of corrections personnel.
CJ 242	CRITICAL ISSUES IN CORRECTIONS	5 CRITICAL ISSUES IN CORRECTIONS This course provides students with a set of thoughtful and critical readings on contemporary correctional issues in the United States. Topics include prisons, jails, and other correctional facilities; management and policies governing these facilities; alternatives to incarceration; community and societal perceptions; sentencing; inmate-related themes, such as health issues, elderly inmates, and female offenders; and programs in prison.
CJ 244	CLIENT RELATIONS IN CORRECTIONS	5 CLIENT RELATIONS IN CORRECTIONS The course examines the social implications of discrimination and the meaning and functions of ethnicity, peer influences, and popular culture on self-perceptions, societal perceptions, and behaviors as they relate to offenders and custodial situations.
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CJ 340	APPLIED CRIMINAL JUSTICE ETHICS	6 APPLIED CRIMINAL JUSTICE ETHICS This course teaches students the fundamentals of morality and ethics in the context of applied criminal justice. Topics covered include the role of ethics as it pertains to the recruitment, hiring, and promotion of personnel; the mission of the criminal justice system; the importance of maintaining public trust; the responsible use of discretionary authority; the devastating consequences of official misconduct and recommendations for its control; the importance of organizational leadership; the role of training; and the future of the criminal justice system.
CJ 345	SUPERVISORY PRACTICES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE	6 SUPERVISORY PRACTICES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE This course combines state-of-the-art behavioral theory with numerous cases that allow students to identify and resolve personnel and organizational problems. It prepares students for effective police management and supervision.

Total Program Requirements	36 Total Program Requirements

Certificate Requirements
Total Program Requirements

You Could Save Time and Money on Your Kaplan University Degree

Credit for Prior Learning

Our undergraduate degree programs feature large pools of open electives designed to offer greater flexibility when applying transfer credits toward program requirements. In addition, you can enroll in our portfolio development course, which helps you document your work and life experience in a portfolio you can submit for consideration for college credits. Qualifying transfer credit may reduce your total costs for undergraduate programs. Refer to the University Catalog for our transfer of credit policy.

Students in the Military

Kaplan University is proud to support our military and veterans in their educational pursuits by offering significantly reduced tuition. Undergraduate program tuition is reduced up to 55 percent for active-duty servicemembers and up to 38 percent for veterans. In addition, Kaplan University participates in the Yellow Ribbon program for all of our graduate programs, and both active-duty servicemembers and veterans are eligible for special tuition rates for these programs. A 10 percent tuition reduction is also available to spouses of active-duty servicemembers. For more information, call 866.583.4412 (Toll Free) to speak to a military Admissions Advisor or visit the Kaplan University military site.

Tuition and Fees

Cost per credit hour	$371.00
Total program requirements Corrections Certificate	36
Total cost of tuition	$13,356.00
This program requires a $100 technology fee per term (online students only). A nonrefundable application fee, depending on your program and as described in the Tuition and Fees Supplement, may be required at the time of enrollment. We encourage you to explore the availability of financial aid and scholarships.

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*Additional police academy training may be required for law enforcement jobs.

Corrections Certificate

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