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Law Enforcement Training Certificate


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The Law Enforcement Training Program is a five month certificate program which meets legislative requirements for police officer training in the State of New Mexico. The training program is sanctioned by the Department of Public Safety. Students must complete the following courses to fulfill the requirements of the program:

Entry Requirements

  1. Psychological Exam;
  2. Background Check;
  3. Medical examination;
  4. Physical Assessment;
  5. ACCUPLACER - Reading (263 or higher), Write Placer (4 or higher), or completion of appropriate remedial work with a grade of C or higher, or achievement of an ACT sub-score of 21 or higher (Reading and English), or SAT equivalent of 310 in Evidence Based Read/Write. The ACT/SAT must have been taken in the past five years;”
  6. Valid driver’s license;
  7. U.S. citizen;

Total Credit Hours 28-31


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