Academic

In addition to acquiring continuing education and certification credit, participants in San Marcos, Austin and San Antonio can also take the courses for undergraduate or graduate academic credit.

Three hours of academic course credit may be earned for each CPM track at no additional cost. To receive academic course credit, the student must register for academic credit on the first day of each of the CPM courses. Registration will be conducted by the course professor.

Students can earn academic credit through extension at Texas State without being admitted to an academic degree program. However, before academic course credit can be applied to any Texas State academic degree program, the student must first be admitted to that degree program by the university and meet the admission requirements listed in the Texas State undergraduate and graduate catalogs and the appropriate Texas State academic department.

Twenty-one undergraduate academic hours can be earned on a Texas State transcript for the CPM Program. In accordance with the Texas State Graduate School Catalog, a maximum of 12 hours of graduate extension credit may be counted toward a graduate academic degree program at Texas State. Some academic programs may accept less than 12 hours of credit toward their programs. Check with degree advisor for specific program guidelines on the transfer of credit.

In accordance with the Texas State undergraduate catalog, not more than 30 hours of a combination of extension and correspondence courses academic credit may be counted toward an Texas State undergraduate degree. Also according to the undergraduate catalog, not more than 18 hours can be earned through correspondence. Once again, students must check with their academic advisors for rules regarding transfer of credit.

Students who want to apply academic credit toward other universities must meet the academic transfer rules and regulations of the university in which they are enrolled.

Up to six hours of academic course credit, at no additional cost, may be granted to those students who complete the entire CPM Program. In order to receive academic credit on a Texas State University transcript students must either be exempt from or have taken the TSIP Exam.

Continuing Education (CEU) Credit

The Texas CPM Program has been approved for Continuing Education Credit for Peace Officers by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Education (TCLOSE) and the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy. It has also been approved by the County Commissioners Education Committee for Commissioners Continuing Education Credit as mandated by the Texas Legislature. Please contact the director of the Public Service Academy to see if your association will count the CPM Program for CEUs.

CPM courses can be taken in any order or sequence. Participants will receive a Certificate of Continuing Education Credit (CEU) for management training and education from Texas State University.