College of Health and Public Affairs

CRIMINAL PROFILING: Certificate

Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies
HPA1 311
Contact: Dr. Mary Ann Eastep, 407 823-3598,
E-mail: meastep@mail.ucf.edu

New and more sophisticated techniques and tools of criminal investigation are being developed to assist in meeting the challenges facing today’s law enforcement officers. One area that is becoming formalized in law enforcement is criminal profiling. The certificate program in Criminal Profiling is a way of organizing the fundamental information and education required for profiling. It provides both the theoretical and practical information related to the types of crimes for which profiling is most useful. The program requires 15 credit hours of undergraduate work.

Certificates will be awarded only at the time of degree completion.

15 hrs
Credit Hour Requirements
(12 hrs)
Required Courses
CLP 3143Abnormal Psychology3 hrs
CJE 4630Serial Murder and the Criminal Justice System3 hrs
CCJ 4690Sex Offenders and the Criminal Justice System3 hrs
CCJ 4616Criminal Profiling in Criminal Justice3 hrs
(3 hrs)
Restricted Upper Division Electives

Select one of the following:

CJT 4100Criminal Investigation3 hrs
CCJ 4661Terrorism3 hrs
CCJ 4195Interviews and Interrogations in CJ3 hrs

Other Requirements

  • A minimum overall GPA of 2.0 is required in courses used to satisfy the certificate.
  • At least 12 hours used in the certificate must be earned at UCF within the department.
  • No credit by exam (TSD, Military credit) may be used.
  • Internship or Independent Study credit cannot be used toward the certificate.