The Natural Resource Law Enforcement Minor is designed for students interested in pursuing law enforcement careers with federal or state land management agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, municipal parks, state parks, or state environmental quality departments.
With continued education, training, and experience students can become supervisors, Enforcement jobs with the National Park Service. The completion of the core classes is over 700 hours of Law Enforcement training in the Park Ranger Law Enforcement Academy (PRLEA). Students can also apply to other agencies and departments that recognize the PRLEA curriculum.
A minor is earned in conjunction with a bachelor's degree.
To receive a minor (18 - 24 units) at Northern Arizona University, you must complete a planned group of courses from one or more subject matter areas with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0. At least 12 units of the minor must be unique to that minor and not applied to any other minor.
In addition to University Requirements:
Students may be able to use some courses to meet more than one requirement. Contact your advisor for details.
No more than fifty percent of the units used to satisfy minor requirements may be used to satisfy major requirements.
| Minimum Units for Completion | 18 |
| Major GPA | 2.0 |
| Highest Mathematics Required | STA 270 |
Purpose Statement
The Natural Resource Law Enforcement Minor is designed for students interested in pursuing law enforcement careers with federal or state land management agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, municipal parks, state parks, or state environmental quality departments. Students completing this minor will be prepared to make critical medical decisions and provide emergency care in remote settings using wilderness first responder training, understand park operations and resource protection regulations, analyze environmental laws for consumptive/non-consumptive plant/wildlife use, apply criminal law principles to park protection, and acquire proficiency in law enforcement tactics including firearms, control techniques, and emergency vehicle operations.
Students can pursue employment in numerous legal and law enforcement professions including Law Enforcement Park Ranger, Police Officer, Game Warden, etc. With continued education, training, and experience students can become supervisors, Chief Rangers and Superintendents of National Parks, and other Natural Resource and Law Enforcement agencies.
Student Learning Outcomes
Take the following 18 units:
Students enrolled in this minor may not enroll in or pursue the following due to the number of overlapping units:
Be aware that some courses may have prerequisites that you must also successfully complete. For prerequisite information, click on the course or see your advisor.