ObjectivesThe Police Foundations two-year program is presented in a "high discipline, high energy" environment. Students are required to wear uniforms, and participate in routine inspections and drills.
Centennial College's standards of commitment are definitive and uncompromising. Students are challenged in a way that develops self confidence, self-discipline, and critical thinking in a supportive environment. Our innovative curriculum is delivered by motivated faculty who demand excellence
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Centennial is committed to student success and will help students network with a number of police organizations. The Police Foundations curriculum is constantly evolving to ensure that students receive instructions on cutting-edge law enforcement techniques, leadership, ethics, and community policing principles. Central to this emphasis is officer safety, problem solving, and the development of character.
Academic titlePolice Foundations Ontario College Diploma
Course descriptionSemester 1 Courses
Course Code Course Name Lecture Lab
PFPR-101 Canadian Criminal Justice System
PFPR-104 Principles of Ethical & Moral Reasoning
PFPR-106 Professional Police Standards
PFPR-122 Issues in Diversity
COMM-160/161 College Communication 1 / (ESL)
GNED-129 Principles of Human Behaviour Semester 2 Courses
Course Code Course Name Lecture Lab
PFPR-125 Criminology for Policing
PFPR-129 Fitness 1
PFPR-130 Communication Skills
PFPR-131 Current Criminal Justice
PFPR-132 Criminal Code & Police Powers
GNED-500 Global Citizenship: From Social Analysis to Social Action
COMM-170/171 College Communication 2 / (ESL) Semester 3 Courses
Course Code Course Name Lecture Lab
PFPR-204 Interviewing & Investigations
PFPR-205 Youth in Conflict with the Law
PFPR-206 Provincial Offences
PFPR-207 Conflict Management
PFPR-212 Crime Scene Management
PFPR-213 Fitness 2
ELECT Elective Semester 4 Courses
Course Code Course Name Lecture Lab
PFPR-228 Investigation & Evidentiary Procedures
PFPR-229 Use of Force
PFPR-230 Fitness 3
PFPR-231 Community & Experiential Policing
PFPR-232 Police Preparation
PFPR-233 Provincial Offences Act & Crime Scene Lab
ELECT Elective
COMM-180/181 College Communications 3