Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET)

It is the student's responsibility to alert APUS that s/he may fall under a current Internal Recommendation Policy by emailing his/her Student ID and the name of the Internal Recommendation to articulations@apus.edu. 

Eligibility:

Undergraduate students must be pursuing one of the following programs at the University (maximum semester hours of transfer credit from this internal policy):

• Any undergraduate level degree program (27 SH)

Students may maximize transfer credit from this internal policy by pursuing the following program:

• Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice with a General concentration
   

Guidelines:

• A student has met the terms of the agreement and is eligible for possible Transfer Credit Evaluation (TCE) review if they completed a qualifying Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program and they have not yet had an Initial TCE completed.
• If an Initial TCE has already been prepared and the student completed a qualifying BLET program after the official evaluation was completed, they can send in the updated paperwork. A TCE Update Request Form must also be submitted to initiate the review process.
• If a student changes their degree program, they are eligible for a review of their BLET program for possible transfer credit.
• If a student has already had an Initial TCE completed, their documentation has already been reviewed, and no additional paperwork is to be submitted, they are NOT eligible for this internal policy.
   

BLET Program Requirements for Transfer Credit:

• The training program must be for law enforcement, police officer, or peace officer training only.
• The training program must be for "basic" training; specialized law enforcement programs do not qualify for this internal policy.
• The training program must have been completed on or after January 1, 1990.
• The training program must incorporate a minimum of 400 contact hours for completion.

NOTE: Programs for corrections, detention, reserve officers, radar, taser, or other specialized trainings DO NOT qualify for this internal policy and are NOT acceptable for transfer credit review.
 

Students must send in a copy of their BLET program certificate of completion along with a TCE Application. The certificate must include the program completion date(s). If it does not, students must also submit a letter from the training facility indicating both that the student completed the BLET program and the date(s) the student completed the program.

Students may only receive transfer credit for ONE BLET program or Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) course. Any additional BLET or POST course is considered duplicate - even if completed through a different organization or in a different state - and will NOT be awarded any additional transfer credit.

Documentation of successful completion may make a student eligible for the following transfer credit recommendations depending on their specific undergraduate degree program requirements: 

 
Please note:

For those students who are not pursuing one of these programs or have completed a training program outside the dates indicated, we are required to follow the American Council on Education (ACE) recommendations for awarding transfer credit. Credit must be evaluated by ACE and recommended for undergraduate level credit in order to possibly apply toward an undergraduate degree program at APUS.

This Internal Recommendation Policy is valid for the programs listed which may be reviewed each catalog year and credit recommendations may change if the programs or internal recommendation policies are altered and/or re-evaluated.

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