The Practical Skills Academy (PSA) is an accelerated Law Enforcement Academy designed especially for students who have earned a minimum of a Bachelor degree in Criminal Justice. The PSA allows students to waive certain academic portions of the Basic Peace Officer training program which they have already covered as a part of their degree program and focus on the practical knowledge and skills not generally included in a college or university criminal justice degree program. This shortened academy is approximately half as long as the regular full time academy.

Admission
It is not required to apply for WSU admissions or pay any admission fees. Complete the online registration form to apply to the Academy. Utah Law states that each applicant meet specific requirements including:

• Must be 21 years when the class begins
• Must be a high school graduate
• Pass fingerprinting and background check
• Pass the POST test and a physical training test.

Date & Time
Practical Skills Academy – May 7, 2012 through July 27, 2021 – Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm.
Registration period February 6, 2012 to April 6, 2012
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Upon completion of the Practical Skills Academy the cadets will be certifiable as Special Function Officer, Basic Correctional Officer and Law Enforcement Officer.

Cost
Tuition & Fees - $3050, this includes the $150 deposit.
Additional equipment list

Entrance Requirements
Academic Test - All applicants for law enforcement training are required to take and pass the National Peace Office Selection Test (NPOST), prior to attending the academy.
More information on the NPOST and testing locations.

Physical Fitness Test – The physical fitness requirements consist of the following:

Vertical jump	14.5 inches
Sit-ups	23 reps within 1 minute
Push ups	14 reps
1.5 mile run	16:11 or less

All done back to back with just 5-10 minute rest in between. This test is only given to students that are actually registered in a session.
Entry and exit physical requirements details.

Degree Evaluation - To qualify for acceptance into a Practical Skills Academy the cadet must have received a Bachelor’s Degree (4 year degree or better) in Criminal Justice. The degree program from each institution must be reviewed by POST to confirm that it meets all the requirements for admittance into the PSA.

WSU has been approved by POST. If you have received your degree from any other institution you must submit transcripts and course descriptions from the awarding institution’s catalogue or other official publication to POST for review. POST will compare the awarding institution’s official course descriptions to the approved POST curriculum to make sure that the degree program covers the pertinent material from POST classes that are waived as part of a Practical Skills Academy.

Once an institution’s degree program has been reviewed and approved as outlined above any other cadets coming from that institution may not have to go through this same review process. POST will maintain a list of those degree programs that have been previously approved for acceptance into the Practical Skills Academy.

For more information on this process call 801-626-7564.