Municipal Police Officer Training Minor

The Municipal Police Officer Training Minor is a joint program between Elizabethtown College and the Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission (MPOETC). Students will be required to complete the Municipal Police Officer Basic Training Program as administered by MPOETC. After graduation, students are required to submit a copy of the Act 120 certificate of completion. The student will earn 16 credit hours at Elizabethtown College through transfer credits from the Act 120 certification. Transferable course credits will be awarded on an individual basis if the student does not complete the Act 120 certification but does complete/pass the assigned module and volumes for each course.

The Municipal Police Officer Basic Training Program consists of five modules and 19 volumes. The courses are not administered by Elizabethtown College or the Criminal Justice Program.

Module 1:       

• Volume 1: Introduction to the Academy
• Volume 2: Introduction to Law Enforcement in Pennsylvania
• Volume 3: Laws & Criminal Procedures

Module 2:       

• Volume 4: Juveniles
• Volume 5: Human Relations
• Volume 6: Responding to Special Needs
• Volume 7: Homeland Security
• Volume 8: Vehicle Code Enforcement
• Volume 9: Crash Investigation

Module 3:       

• Volume 10: Patrol Procedures and Operations
• Volume 11: Criminal Investigation
• Volume 12: Drug Law Enforcement
•  Volume 13: Case Presentation

Module 4:       

• Volume 14: Operation of Patrol Vehicles
• Volume 15: Physical & Emotional Readiness
• Volume 16: Control Tactics
• Volume 17: Firearms
• Volume 18: Emergency Response Training

Module 5:       

• Volume 19: Scenarios & Practical Exercises

The above material in the Municipal Police Officer Basic Training Program are transferrable credits to the courses below.

While a student is matriculated at Elizabethtown College, credits earned through the MPOETC Act 120 Program are considered on-campus credits for residency purposes.