12 NCAC 09B .0106. DOCUMENTATION OF EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

(a)  Each applicant for employment as a criminal justice officer shall furnish to the employing agency documentary evidence that the applicant has met the educational requirements for the criminal justice field of expected employment.

(b)  Documentary evidence of educational requirements shall consist of official transcripts of courses completed or diplomas received from a school which meets the approval guidelines of either the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, the Division of Non-Public Instruction, or comparable out-of-state agency.  The Director of the Standards Division shall determine whether other types of documentation will be permitted in specific cases. High school diplomas earned through correspondence enrollment are not recognized toward these minimum educational requirements.

(c)  Documentary evidence of having passed the General Educational Development Test shall be satisfied by a certified copy of GED test results or GED certificate.  A certified copy of a military GED diploma may be used as alternate evidence of GED completion.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 17C-6; 17C-10;

Eff. January 1, 1981;

Amended Eff. June 1, 2012; August 1, 2000.