Credit for Law Enforcement Training

Section 1004.0981, Florida Statutes (F.S.), requires the state's Articulation Coordinating Committee (ACC) to approve a prioritized list of postsecondary course equivalencies and the minimum postsecondary credit or career education clock hours that must be awarded for law enforcement training and experience.

Florida College System (FCS) institutions, such as Eastern Florida State College, and district career centers are required to award credit for law enforcement experience and courses, as designated on the Credit or Clock Hour for Law Enforcement Experience Equivalency List (“Equivalency List”).

Credit will be awarded in accordance with the chart on the ACC document: Credit or Clock Hour for Law Enforcement Experience Equivalency List (PDF).

Earning Credit for Law Enforcement Training

  • Scores from law enforcement training must be submitted on an official score report from the organization administering the examination.
  • A maximum of 45 semester hours of combined credit from accelerated mechanisms and/or prior learning assessment can be applied toward a degree.
  • Duplicate credit cannot be awarded, i.e. if student has already received a grade of “C” or higher for a course, student will not be awarded credit for the course again.
  • Courses may be used for grade forgiveness purposes if the student did not previously pass the course.
  • The grade of “S” is given for each course and will not calculate into a student’s GPA.
  • For graduation purposes, courses must be taken and successfully passed prior to the last date of the month in which graduation is sought.
  • Students will not be assessed any tuition or fees for credits awarded. They are responsible for any fees associated with taking the course or requesting official score reports.

Students must be aware that they must complete at least 25% of the credit hours required for their degree through traditional instruction at EFSC.

Eastern Florida does not accept certificates or other training documents for evaluation. Send official score reports or transcripts to:

EFSC Office of the Registrar
Cocoa Campus, Bldg. 2, Rm. 202
1519 Clearlake Rd
Cocoa, FL 32922

Hours: Mon. - Thurs., 8 AM - 5 PM; Closed Fridays
Phone: 321-433-7284
Fax: 321-433-7172