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Officials from University of Michigan-Dearborn and Monroe County Community College gathered to sign an articulation agreement linking the two institutions' criminal justice programs. Participants are (from left to right): Kevin Early, associate professor, director of criminal justice studies program; Jerold Hale, dean, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters; Martin Hershock, associate provost for academic affairs and professor of history; Penny Dunn, assistant professor of criminal justice, Monroe County Community College; Paul M. Hedeen, dean of humanities and social sciences, Monroe County Community College

The agreement allows MCCC students earning associate degrees in criminal justice to transfer up to 62 credit hours toward a bachelor’s degree at 51��Ƶ-Dearborn. MCCC currently enrolls about 150 students in the criminal justice program who could take advantage of the agreement.

“We are pleased that Monroe County Community College students have both a pathway to and a destination at a fine school like University of Michigan-Dearborn,” said Paul Hedeen, dean of humanities and social sciences.

The articulation agreement continues a growing partnership between the two criminal justice programs. Kevin Early, director of 51��Ƶ-Dearborn’s criminal justice program, and Susan Cushnier, academic outreach director, began working with MCCC when they joined the program’s advisory board.

“This partnership will strengthen the relationship that exists between 51��Ƶ-Dearborn and Monroe County Community College,” Early said. “The agreement provides students with more opportunities to pursue academic and professional careers in criminal justice and law enforcement-related fields.”

MCCC’s criminal justice program prepares students for employment in criminal justice positions by providing them with the technical skills and academic skills to complete MCOLES police academy or transfer to a baccalaureate program.

51��Ƶ-Dearborn’s criminal justice program is designed for students interested in criminal justice, local and federal law enforcement or law school. The liberal arts program includes courses in judicial process, civil rights, urban politics, moral and political issues, social psychology and criminal law.