The Basic Course for Police Officers training consists of 790 hours of training mandated by the Police Training Commission. The Basic Course for Class II Special Law Enforcement Officers Training will receive identical training as the BCPO course, however, upon graduation, the SLEO II trainee will only receive a SLEO II certification.

Prerequisite: BCPO applicants must be appointed as full-time employees of municipal, county, or state law enforcement agencies. SLEO II applicants must be appointed as a SLEO II officer and a copy of the Resolution must be submitted as proof prior to Academy start date. Both BCPO and SLEO II trainee candidates must conform to all the standards prescribed by the New Jersey Police Training Commission. Agencies are to refer to the Academy Entrance Requirements for Basic Courses in the General Information Section of this catalog for further information.

AGENCIES ARE REQUIRED TO ENROLL TRAINEES ONLINE. THE ACADEMY WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT TELEPHONE OR EMAIL REQUESTS TO RESERVES SPOTS