Peace Officer/Public Safety Transfer Pathway
Prepare for a career in public safety as a peace officer, detective, or other related career. The Peace Officer/Public Safety Transfer Pathway allows students to obtain their foundational skills before transferring to a partner Minnesota State university to pursue a related bachelor’s degree.
Students learn skills in:
- Criminal justice, policing, and criminal investigation
- Minnesota traffic and criminal code, criminal procedures, probation, and crime prevention strategies
- Community engagement and corrections
- Police ethics and report writing
- Social behavior, social problems, communication, sociology, and psychology
- 68 credit degree
- Online courses
- Start in fall or spring
Program Delivery
- Fully online
- No set meeting time; students attend lectures and access class materials according to their schedule
- Fall and spring start
Program Cost*
Tuition/Fees
- AS Transfer Pathway: $15,416
Additional Costs
- Books: ~$618/semester
Program Highlights
The Peace Officer/Public Safety Transfer Pathway AS is designed for a student to attend a partnered Minnesota State university:
- Bemidji State University
- Metropolitan State University
- Minnesota State University – Mankato
- Minnesota State University – Moorhead
- Southwest Minnesota State University – Marshall
- St. Cloud State University
- Winona State University
Careers & Jobs
- Peace Officer
- County Deputy
- Minnesota State Trooper
- Minnesota Conservation Officer
- Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Agent
