Re-Entry Preparation REP.S.STC

Short-term Technical Certificate - 12 Credit Hours

Division: Business and Public Services
Department: Criminal Justice Science
Effective as of Fall 2022

What is the program about?

The Re-entry Preparation Certificate is a one semester certificate that provides students with the minimum tools needed to reintegrate back into society. This certificate will focus on developing entry level computer skills, interpersonal communication, and the creation of a personal portfolio highlighting the education and skills obtained during incarceration.

Program Outcomes

• Demonstrate skills necessary to reintegrate back into society by evaluating it from a personal, social, and occupational perspective.
• Demonstrate necessary skills to develop, maintain, and terminate if necessary interpersonal relationships.
• Demonstrate basic computer skills needed to reintegrate back into society in order to obtain viable employment.

Career Opportunities

Students will obtain the basic skills needed to reintegrate back into society. Career opportunities include entry level occupations in all fields of labor. In many cases, students have gained viable vocational skills while incarcerated but are unable to successfully re-enter society because they lack basic computer skills and are unable to effectively create a personal portfolio to highlight those skills. This certificate will focus on developing basic level computer skills, interpersonal communication and the creation of a personal portfolio highlighting the education and skills obtained during incarceration.