NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Public Safety Institute
The following information does not supercede the Michigan Commission of Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) required by the State. The Public Safety Institute has set procedures and requirements to be met in order to be considered for entry into the Regional Police Academy.
Northern Michigan University’s Public Safety Institute holds a 16 week, 900 hour, Regional Police Academy once a year beginning in May with graduation in August. It is designed to provide basic law enforcement training to in-service and pre-service recruits.The next Academy is slated to begin May 2, 2010 with a graduation date of August 18, 2010. Deadline for registration completion is February 15, 2010.
A minimum of an Associates Degree or higher is required upon completion of the Academy, or: a minimum of one year training and experience in the Military Police (contact MCOLES to obtain education waiver), or: the candidate is sponsored by a law enforcement agency – this means being hired and on the payroll, and pass a drug test. Pay stubs will be required throughout the Academy. There are 12 NMU credits in Associate of Applied Science in Law Enforcement granted upon completion of the academy. Additionally there are 12 NMU credits offered to complete a Bachelor’s degree in any major.
Requirements for Admission are as follows: You must be 18 years of age or older; U.S. citizen; High school diploma or GED; No felony convictions; Good moral character; Possess valid Michigan operator’s or chauffeur’s license; Pass a physical examination, which also includes a vision and hearing test; Normal color vision; Weight proportionate to height; Free from mental or emotional disorders; Physical integrity; Pass limited background check; Pass an oral interview.All potential candidates must successfully pass the MCOLES physical fitness test, as well as the MCOLES reading/writing test. NMU is a regional test site for the aforementioned tests.
Selected candidates will be advised of informational meetings held at the Public Safety Institute to give the candidates some information about the Academy and fill out pre-applications of intent.
After receipt of your application of intent, the candidates will be contacted for an orientation meeting (usually held in December) to continue the process. At this time the candidate will be issued a packet of forms to be completed prior to the formal oral interview held in March. These forms include a physical examination signed by an occupational physician stating you are medically able to perform physical training while attending the academy (exceptions are given to, but not limited to, medical conditions such as diabetes and epilepsy). Explanations are given in more detail at the orientation meeting.
The physical examination will also include a statement of vision test results, both corrected and uncorrected which must be correctable to 20/20 and statement indication you have normal color vision, as well as normal hearing.
Additionally an MCOLES Personal History Statement that must be filled out to completion, as well as a completed fingerprint applicant card.
The current curriculum includes: Physical Fitness Training; Firearms; Precision Driving; First Aid and CPR; Police Tactics; Defensive Tactics; Criminal Investigations; Domestic Violence; Traffic Enforcement and Patrol Techniques; Criminal Law and Procedure; Michigan Vehicle Code, and other law enforcement areas.
Academy costs: Academy fee is $4900.00; NMU application fee, if applicable, Uniforms and boots are approximately $300.00. Financial Aid is available through NMU for qualified applicants. A $75.00 dollar scholarship fee is awarded for the MCOLES certification exam.
Additional costs: Housing and food; Physical examination; Hearing examination; Vision examination; Physical fitness test; MCOLES reading/writing test.
After a recruit has met all academy requirements he/she will be administered the MCOLES State Certification Examination. Once the certification exam has been completed and passed by the recruit he/she will be certifiable in Michigan to become a police officer. Certification is granted upon employment by a law enforcement agency.
For more information, contact Lt. Len Dawson, Phone: (906) 227-1408 or e-mail: ldawson@nmu.edu
Web sites to visit: http://www.mcoles.org/ or http://www.nmu.edu/
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