Police Academy Credit

Graduates of the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy Basic Law Enforcement Course (or equivalent that provides professional certification through the Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training [POST] Commission) may earn 12 semester hours of academic credit. This option provides an incentive for criminal justice professionals to seek or continue higher education and, ultimately, obtain a bachelor’s degree.

Academy graduates may earn credit in select UT Martin Criminal Justice courses and apply this credit toward fulfillment of UT Martin degree requirements, including the requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice or Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree. Officers applying for credit must submit 1) evidence of successful completion of the basic police school, including dates of attendance, 2) a copy of their POST certificate, and 3) a report detailing the officer’s academy grades and overall average.

All officers receiving university credit must meet UT Martin entrance criteria for Regular, Non-Traditional Adult, or Special Admission as defined in the current undergraduate catalog and be admitted to the university. A recording fee is required for each course in which LEPP credit is earned. In the event that students were not enrolled at UT Martin at the time of participation in training, academic credit may be granted retroactively once all entrance criteria have been met.