Section 2050.20  Discipline/Related Areas of Study

a)                  At the time of hire, the person must hold:

1)                  a 2 year degree and 3 consecutive years of experience as a police officer with the same law enforcement agency; or

2)                  a 4 year degree.  [20 ILCS 805/805-535]

b)                  Specific areas of study are not required by statute; however, major course work in directly related areas of study is preferred.  Disciplines that qualify as directly related areas of study include:

1)                  Conservation Law Enforcement

2)                  Administration of Justice

3)                  Corrections and Law Enforcement

4)                  Social Justice

5)                  Biology

6)                  Zoology

7)                  Botany

8)                  Ecology

9)                  Forestry

10)                  Environmental Sciences

11)                  Natural Resource Management

12)                  Recreation

13)                  Safety

14)                  Other similar areas of study