UCF’s Department of Criminal Justice has added the Florida Core Analytical Training and Florida Law Enforcement Analyst Training certificate to two of its courses in partnership with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The certificate is embedded in the undergraduate Crime Intelligence and Investigative Support class (CCJ 4076) and the graduate Data Management Systems and Crime Analysis class (CCJ 6073). Students who earn at least an 80 percent grade receive the academic certificate, which can be combined with required field experience to qualify for the state’s final analyst course in the FDLE’s Florida Law Enforcement Analyst Academy. The graduate course is also available to non‑degree‑seeking students, allowing working analysts to earn the certificate without leaving their jobs.
The new pathway provides an expedited route into crime analysis, including internships that supply the 300 hours of field experience needed to become an analyst. UCF is now one of three institutions in Florida authorized to deliver the certificate through academic coursework, and the program builds on a long‑standing partnership that includes the relocation of the FDLE toxicology lab to UCF’s Academic Health Sciences Campus in Lake Nona. In 2024 the department also launched a professional track in the criminal‑justice bachelor’s program that lets students graduate with state certification in law enforcement or corrections.
Press release issued by UCF Today:
https://www.ucf.edu/news/ucf-criminal-justice-florida-department-of-law-enforcement-partnership-creates-crime-analyst-workforce-pipeline/
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