Law Enforcement Academy - Basic/Fish and Wildlife Emphasis

About the Program

Program Goal: Career

GE Pattern(s): Butte Local

Program Code: 18988.01AS

The Law Enforcement Academy program Fish and Wildlife emphasis is designed to prepare students to meet entry-level requirements for jobs in the law enforcement profession. The curriculum has sufficient breadth to allow students to pursue a career in a variety of agencies. This academy also emphasizes laws and regulations regularly enforced by the Department of Fish and Wildlife. For the AS degree employable skills are developed in conjunction with General Education.

Careers in law enforcement are constantly open statewide. Satisfactory completion of the Butte College Basic Law Enforcement Academy with a Fish and Wildlife emphasis qualifies graduates to apply for these positions. The California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training designates 42 areas of law enforcement instruction designed to prepare academy graduates for entry-level law enforcement positions.

Admission to the program: Students are admitted by special application only. Admission to the program is based on scores on the P.O.S.T. Entry-Level Exam, completing a 1.5-mile run in 15 minutes or less, or another agency developed physical agility test, and other special requirements. Employment information for the CA Department of Fish and Wildlife is available on their website at: www.dfg.ca.gov/enforcement/academy.aspx

Students must provide a California Department of Justice clearance within 90 days prior to the start of the course which confirms that the applicant has no felony or misdemeanor convictions which would prohibit possession of a firearm.

For more information about the Butte College Law Enforcement Academy-Basic/Fish and Wildlife Emphasis, and to apply for admission to the program, please go to our website at: https://www.butte.edu/departments/careertech/publicsafety/fish\_game.html

Program Learning Outcome(s): Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to:

1. Meet or exceed the requirements as set forth by Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) for California peace officer training.
2. Demonstrate, through written exams, crime scene scenario testing and manipulative skills, core competencies as mandated by P.O.S.T.
3. Demonstrate, through written exams, crime scene scenario testing and manipulative skills, core competencies as mandated by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.