Are you planning on going through our Credit by Examination process? If you’re a student with prior work or learning experience in the law enforcement field, taking one of our exams can earn you a Certificate of Completion and put you on the fast track towards earning your Associate’s degree. Here are some resources and guides you can use to get yourself ready to take the exam.
Get ready for your proctored exams by checking out these handy study guides. Rio’s study guides will give you a heads-up about the potential competency areas and subjects that each course may touch on.
Overview of law enforcement and administration of criminal justice system. Course outlines the criminal justice process from arrest to final disposition. Also includes the relationship between the branches of government and various components of the criminal justice system.
Prerequisites: None
Overview of specialized techniques for the investigation of various types of crimes. Includes technology in police data processing operations as well as the nature and structure of various types of specialized crimes and crime groups. Also introduces techniques for interviewing and interrogation.
Prerequisites: None
Overview of the types and purposes of police patrol; including vehicle patrol and routine patrol procedures, mediation, and management of crisis situations. Emphasis on citizen protection, crime prevention, and identification and apprehension of suspects.
Prerequisites: None
Overview of the basic concepts and terminology of statutory law. Examination of some of the most frequently used sections.
Prerequisites: None
Overview of basic defensive driving techniques, dynamics of moving vehicle, the driving task, and driving a vehicle under hazardous conditions. Includes theory of high-speed vehicle control while in pursuit, methods to successfully stop fleeing vehicles, psychological and physiological factors, liability issues, and methods for reducing the risks of pursuit.
Prerequisites: None
Includes media relations, child protective services, equal employment opportunity, the importance of ethics and professionalism for good community relations, and educating the community in the area of crime prevention.
Prerequisites: None
Overview of the basic guidelines of the United States and state constitutions, focusing on those parts which deal with the rights of the individuals. Also covers laws of arrest, common civil and criminal liabilities experienced by law enforcement officers and agencies, the civil process, rules of evidence, and courtroom proceedings.
Prerequisites: None
Practical application of the knowledge and skills of police procedures needed to respond to various types of law enforcement problems. Emphasis on responding to simulated problem situations dealing with officer safety, interpersonal skills, problem solving, and paperwork.
Prerequisites: None
Emphasis on developing physical fitness for the participants through mental and physical conditioning, structured exercise, and classroom education. Basic elements of strength training, aerobic conditioning, flexibility, and nutrition.
Prerequisites: Permission of Department or Division
Proper use of lethal and non-lethal defensive tactics, techniques of stopping and approaching suspects in vehicles and on foot, and the custody and transportation of prisoners. Emphasis on basic safety and protection for both the officer and violator during initial contact, arrest and transportation.
Prerequisites: Permission of Department or Division
Overview of firearms usage. Covers firearms safety and nomenclature, basic firearms usage techniques, and firearms care and cleaning.
Prerequisites: Permission of Department or Division
Practical application of firearms usage. Covers loading and unloading ammunition, firearm safety, daytime and nighttime firing techniques and shooting positions. Emphasis on qualification courses.
Prerequisites: LEO/LET150
First aid in a law enforcement environment, including impaired breathing, cardiac conditions, resuscitation, control of bleeding, movement of injured persons, shock, injury, and legal and civil issues associated with rendering emergency care.
Prerequisites: None
Overview of human communications and human relations, with special emphasis on techniques used to overcome problems of communication. Covers various communication methods used in dealing with the community and techniques for handling crisis situations.
Prerequisites: Permission of Department or Division
Overview of traffic procedures. Includes citations and warnings, traffic control, accident investigation, and dealing with impaired drivers.
Prerequisites: None
Overview of types and parts of reports. Includes elements of composition; characteristics of reports; substance; conclusions; statistics; accurate and complete descriptions of persons and property; and the importance of notes, their preservation, and final use.
Prerequisites: None
Study of fingerprinting, crime scene processing, preliminary investigations, and crime scene management.
Prerequisites: None
Overview of statutes, constitutional requirements, and case law covering search and seizure. Includes procedures for obtaining and serving a search warrant as well as procedures for searching persons, premises and vehicles.
Prerequisites: None