Division of Public Safety
Basic Law Enforcement Officer Academy

Cesar Gracia Director of the Regional Law Enforcement Academy and Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice cesar.gracia@ws.edu 423-798-7990

Overview:

The Walters State Basic Law Enforcement Officer Academy is an intensive eight week, 461 hour course of instruction on basic law enforcement. Upon completion of the academy the recruit will be awarded the Technical Certificate in Basic Law Enforcement Officer Education and is eligible to apply for certification by the Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) Commission as a certified peace officer in the state of Tennessee after being employed by a law enforcement agency.

Academy recruits are required to live at the academy Sunday night through Friday afternoon. During the academy the average day for a recruit starts at 5:45 AM and does not end until 10:00 PM Monday through Friday. The successful recruit should come to the academy with and average-to-above average academic ability, similar to the typical college freshman. The successful recruit will start the academy in sufficient physical condition to perform the following during the first week.

For a complete academy information packet, and application contact the Criminal Justice department secretary at (423) 585-2671. After reviewing the information packet, if you still have questions please feel free to call (423) 798-7990 or 798-7950 to speak to a member of the academy staff.

Application to the Basic Law Enforcement Officer Academy and acceptance is a separate application process in addition to your college application.

General Information – Read before applying to the academy !

Basic Law Enforcement Officer Academy Application Information

Basic Law Enforcement Officer Academy Fee Schedule

Materials List for Basic Law Enforcement Officer Academy

Application Forms

WSCC Application form

Basic Law Enforcement Officer Academy application

Transcript Request Form

Confirmation of Psychological Evaluation

Confirmation of Physical Evaluation + Note to Physician

Certificate of Immunization

Student Criminal History Form

Student Criminal History Acknowledgement

TBI form