Peace Officer/Public Safety Transfer Pathway

Prepare for a career in public safety as a peace officer, detective, or other related career. The Peace Officer/Public Safety Transfer Pathway allows students to obtain their foundational skills before transferring to a partner Minnesota State university to pursue a related bachelor’s degree.

Students learn skills in:

• Criminal justice, policing, and criminal investigation
• Minnesota traffic and criminal code, criminal procedures, probation, and crime prevention strategies
• Community engagement and corrections
• Police ethics and report writing
• Social behavior, social problems, communication, sociology, and psychology

* Tuition/fees and additional costs are approximate and based on 2025-26 school year.

• 68 credit degree
• Online courses
• Start in fall or spring

Program Delivery

• Fully online
• No set meeting time; students attend lectures and access class materials according to their schedule
• Fall and spring start

Program Cost*

Tuition/Fees

• AS Transfer Pathway – $16,223

Additional Costs

• Book costs vary

Program Highlights

The Peace Officer/Public Safety Transfer Pathway AS is designed for a student to attend a partnered Minnesota State university:

• Bemidji State University
• Metropolitan State University
• Minnesota State University – Mankato
• Minnesota State University – Moorhead
• Southwest Minnesota State University – Marshall
• Winona State University

Careers & Jobs

• Peace Officer
• County Deputy
• Minnesota State Trooper
• Minnesota Conservation Officer
• Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Agent