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Employment
 
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Police Department is continuously recruiting for qualified applicants for both Civil Service positions and the Student Officer program. At the present time, our department consists of the following ranks:
  • Police Captain
  • Police Lieutenant
  • Police Sergeants
  • Police Corporals
  • Police Officer II (Positions Available)
  • Police Officer I
  • Student Officers
The department consists of approximately 40 commissioned police officers. All full-time officers are classified state civil service employees and require a score of 80% or better on the LEAPS 7500 civil service exam. If you want to apply for a state job or need a State Pre-Employment Application (SF-10), you can visit the Web site of the Louisiana Department of State Civil Service.

The UL Lafayette Police Department also has a Student Officer Program. Student Officers are part-time paid Officers, and are P.O.S.T. (Peace Officer Standards and Training) certified and commissioned. For a Student Officer application, click here and then print. You may also pick one up anytime at the UL Lafayette Police Department.

Hiring Process

Each applicant must successfully complete the following:
  1. civil service test (Civil Service Officers only)
  2. background investigation
  3. oral interview board
  4. psychological evaluation
  5. physical agility test
  6. drug screening
Training

Immediately following employment, officers are sent to the Acadiana Law Enforcement Training Academy where they train and study alongside other law enforcement agencies to become P.O.S.T. (Peace Officer Standards and Training) certified. The training consists of nine weeks of firearms, self defense, report writing, dealing with specific crimes, and the laws of the State of Louisiana. If you are applying for Student Officer, because of your full-time student requirement, you will only be sent through the summer academy.

(NOTE) A UL Lafayette Police Officer in the academy is required to maintain a grade of 80 percent or better on all tests and activities. Whereas the academy itself only requires a grade of 70 percent or better.

Upon completion of the academy, the graduating officers are assigned to a Field Training Officer who teach them the procedures and policies of the University and the University Police Department. Field training lasts for approximately 12 weeks; 8 weeks patrol / 4 weeks Communications for Patrol Officers, and 8 weeks Communications / 4 weeks patrol for Communications Officers. A test will be given at the end of each week for the material covered that week. And to proceed to the next week, the officers are required to make a grade of 85 percent or better. After successfully passing all field training, the officers are then released from the FTO Program.

Hours of Work

Full-time Civil Service Officers work 12-hour shifts, rotating from days and nights. Student Officers on the other hand are required to work 16 hours a week (5 additional hours during Field Training), broken into two 8-hours shifts -- one shift during the week, and one shift on the weekend. All Officers are also required to work extra events such as football games, basketball games, dances, etc..
 

Document last revised Thursday, March 13, 2008 5:19 PM

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette Police Department
210 Hebrard Blvd. · P.O. Box 40794, Lafayette LA 70504
Telephone: 337/482-6447 · E-Mail: ulpolice@louisiana.edu