# Reserve Officer Level II (Certificate of Achievement)

Yuba College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Administration of Justice

Source: https://yc.yccd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Yuba-College-Catalog-26.pdf#page=53

The purpose of the Reserve Officer Level II program is to continue the student’s comprehensive introduction to law enforcement, and to provide students with a Level II Reserve Officer certificate that would allow them to seek entry level employment as a Level II Reserve Peace Officer. Students who complete the Reserve Officer Level II program also qualify to attend the Reserve Officer Level I program, which is the final step in earning a Basic Police Academy Certificate. This program is part of a career path that serves students seeking entry level employment in law enforcement and is part of the process of the students completing a state certified Police Academy through a modular format. The program operates with the cooperation and participation of local criminal justice agencies. All instructors in the program have experience in the criminal justice field. The instructors and staff are committed to preparing students for academic success and providing relevant training and education for students and employers in the community. This certificate program is certified by the California Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), and the training is required for entry-level employment in law enforcement.

Students who complete this program should be able to:

1. Recognize the importance and practice of legal and ethical behaviors in a professional criminal justice work setting
2. Identify proper duties of a peace officer providing back-up responsibilities to full-time officers.
3. Properly identify critical information needed to determine the correct course of action to take in a variety of law enforcement situations.
4. Properly identify the elements of several criminal statutes, and determine the proper steps to take in investigating those crimes.
5. Properly assess resistive behavior and identify the proper action for law enforcement to take to handle the situation with full regard for the safety of all involved parties.
6. Properly complete basic paperwork associated with back-up officer responsibilities, to include supplemental police reports and miscellaneous report attachments.

**Required courses**

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AJ-51 | Regular Basic Police Academy Modular Format- Module II | 10.5 |
| **Total units required for certificate** | | **10.5** |