Entry Pathways
There are four pathways for entry into the Associate Degree in Policing Practice:
| 1. Full-time on campus |
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Sessions 1 and 2 will be conducted at specialist NSW Police Academy training facilities. Part or all of this may be at Goulburn, but depending on the needs of NSW Police Force at any given time, you may also be required to complete part of your training at a Sydney facility. More detailed information will be supplied if you are made an offer to the course. Course code: KAPP All students studying full-time on campus receive a $100 a week Travel & Accommodation Scholarship. |
| 2. Part-time by distance education |
A combination of two 14 week sessions of home-based study and one 14-week session at the NSW Police Academy in Goulburn. Course code: EADP |
| 3. Recognition of current competency (RCC) |
If you have completed a degree in a study area DIRECTLY related to policing, you may be eligible for RCC, meaning you enter the ADPP in Session 1B. Course code: KAPP |
| 4. CSU’s Bachelor of Justice Studies (Policing) |
The Bachelor of Justice Studies (Policing) course is two years of full time study at Bathurst and residential schools at Goulburn which then leads into Session 2 of the Associate Degree in Policing Practice. Students who have recently completed their High School Certificate usually expect to undertake the Bachelor of Justice Studies (Policing). For information about this course please contact: info.csu |
| 5. CSU's Criminal Justice Studies (Policing) |
CJS students who choose to become NSW Police can do so after three years of full time study at Bathurst and residential schools at Goulburn then enter Session 2 of the ADPP. info.csu Phone: 1800 443 306 or visit the Online Course Brochure |
| 6. CSU's University of Western Sydney |
The UWS Bachelor of Policing course equips students with an introduction to policing as a distinct area of academic study, and provides the foundation for students wishing to join NSW Police Force. This occurs by the students completing their UWS prescribed subject pathway before attending the NSW Police Academy to complete the ADPP through CSU. During the 2nd year of the Bachelor of Policing degree students who have met the UWS required academic and NSW Police professional suitability requirements and who wish to join the NSWPF will be required to undertake two units referred to as 1a and 1b. These subjects are offered by Charles Sturt University. This study usually involves attending the NSW Police Academy for residential school usually during UWS Autumn and Spring semesters. This leads into Session 2, 3, 4 and 5 over the third and fourth year of study. |