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Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy

Students who have completed the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy (ALETA) are eligible to earn 28 hours for the training toward the completion of the Professional Studies Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree Law Enforcement emphasis. There are multiple options to have the 28 hours awarded to the SAU Tech transcript:

Completion of ALETA after 2018

If the student completed paperwork to register for 11 credit hours while completing ALETA Basic Police Training, those credits will already be noted on the SAU Tech transcript. The student will have a GPA for the grades earned in each course and will have earned a Criminal Justice Certificate of Proficiency. Additionally, upon completion or transfer of Composition I, Math Reasoning and General Psychology, an additional nine hours can be awarded. No letter grades will be awarded for the additional nine hours, but the Law Enforcement Technical Certificate will be granted. Furthermore, upon completion or transfer of the remaining hours for the Professional Studies Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree Law Enforcement emphasis, the remaining nine hours of ALETA training will be awarded through CPL. No letter grades will be awarded for the additional nine hours, but the Associate degree will be awarded.

If completion of ALETA was after 2018 but the student did not complete paperwork to earn the 11 hours of college credit with letter grades while enrolled in ALETA Basic Police Training Course, the student may petition to have the entire 28 hours of law enforcement credit posted via CPL upon completion or transfer of the general education courses on the Professional Studies Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree Law Enforcement emphasis. The admissions file must be completed, and the ALETA certificate* documenting completion of the Basic Police Training Course must be presented. This credit can be requested by working with an academic advisor and completing the Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) Law Enforcement form. The Certificate of Proficiency in Criminal Justice and the Technical Certificate in Law Enforcement will not be awarded.

Completion of ALETA Basic Police Training Course between 1997 and 2018

If student completed paperwork to register for the 28 hours credit while at ALETA prior to 2018, those credits will already be noted on the SAU Tech transcript and PLA is not necessary. The student will have a GPA for the grade earned in each course and earned a Technical Certificate in Law Enforcement. The ALETA credit hours can be also be applied to the Professional Studies Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree Law Enforcement emphasis.

If completion of the ALETA Basic Police Training Course was after 1997 but the student did not complete paperwork to earn the 28 hours of credit, the student must petition to have the 28 hours awarded. The application for admission must be completed, and the ALETA certificate* documenting completion of the Basic Police Training Course must be presented. This credit can be requested by working with an academic advisor and completing the Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) Law Enforcement form. The 28 hours of credit will be posted to the SAU Tech transcript as CPL and no GPA will be earned. The student will not be eligible for the Certificate of Proficiency in Criminal Justice or the Technical Certificate in Law Enforcement. However, these hours can be applied to the Professional Studies Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree Law Enforcement emphasis. 

Completion of ALETA Basic Police Training Courses between 1990-1996

If completion of the ALETA Basic Police Training Course was 1990-1996, the student must complete the admissions process and enroll in the 1-credit hour online Portfolio Development course to have the 28 hours of credit awarded to the SAU Tech transcript. The Portfolio Development course will assist the student in compiling evidence of learning. Evidence of learning will include the ALETA certificate* verifying successful completion of the Basic Police Training Course. Evidence of an additional 60+ hours of law enforcement training will also be included in the portfolio. Upon successful completion of the Portfolio Development course, approval of the portfolio, and completion or transfer of the general education courses for the Professional Studies Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree Law Enforcement emphasis, 28 hours of credit will be applied to the transcript but no GPA will be noted. The student will not be eligible for the Certificate of Proficiency in Criminal Justice or Technical Certificate in Law Enforcement. No GPA will be earned for the 28 hours. However, these hours can be applied to the Professional Studies Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree Law Enforcement emphasis.

Residency

Students who are requesting credit for ALETA training AND are transferring in coursework toward the General Education requirements on the Professional Studies Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree Law Enforcement emphasis must establish residency and a GPA to be eligible for graduation at SAU Tech. Students who sign up after 2018 while at ALETA to earn the 11 hours of course credit will be granted full residency. For all others, a total of 15 credit hours of residency is required. The Credit by Examination process can be used to establish residency and GPA.

• Student will pay the Business Office a $15 per credit hour fee.

• Student will request that ALETA provide SAU Tech with final grades in each course of Basic Police Training.
• SAU Tech will post the course as Credit by Examination which will include a letter grade. The letter grade will generate a GPA.
• The student will not be eligible for the Technical Certificate.

In instances where the student is transferring more than 17 hours of general education requirements toward the Professional Studies Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree Law Enforcement emphasis, a combination of transfer work and Credit by Examination may be used to establish the 15 hours of residency.

*The certificate required is the ALETA certificate that documents completion of Basic Police Training and includes the number of training hours. This differs from the Basic Certificate from the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training (CLEST).