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AGENDA ITEM REPORT

Title: Report on Graduate Level College Credit for POST Command College
REPORT PROFILE
MEETING DATE
2/8/2018		 BUREAU SUBMITTING THIS REPORT
Management Counseling, Leadership Development Bureau
RESEARCHED BY (PRINT NAME)
Joe G. Sampson		 REVIEWED BY (PRINT NAME)
Don Shingara
REPORT DATE
12/18/2017		 APPROVED BY
Manuel Alvarez, Jr.		 DATE APPROVED
01/07/2018
PURPOSE
Information Only		 FINANCIAL IMPACT
No

ISSUE:
POST Staff will allow the University of San Diego to offer graduate level credit to persons who have completed the POST Command College Program.
BACKGROUND:

The Command College program in recent history has not had an agreement with a reputable university to offer college credit for work performed by students of the POST Command College.

Over the past year, the University of San Diego (USD) has initiated discussion about offering the college credit.  USD faculty have evaluated the Command College program curriculum and determined up to 12 graduate level credits and a certificate could be awarded to students who choose to apply for the credits with the university.

Designed for law enforcement professionals who want to grow and lead, this 100% online, leadership-focused master’s degree allows Command College graduates to apply 12 units of credit toward USD's Master's Degree in "Leadership in Law Enforcement and Public Safety."
ANALYSIS:

Combining numerous hours of "leadership" training with the opportunity to advance one's formal education is highly beneficial to the development of the individual students and indirectly to their Departments.

The option to apply for the college credit is voluntary and strictly between the student and the university.  Although the student must pay a fee to the university, there is no cost to POST.
RECOMMENDATION:
This item is informational only. No action is needed by the Commission.
 
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