Each candidate must be sponsored or employed by a public law enforcement agency prior to enrollment and maintain that sponsorship/employment throughout the course.

Each candidate must meet minimum standards for employment as established by the N.C. Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and/or the N.C. Sheriff's Education and Training Standards Commission.

Each candidate must provide true and accurate information concerning his or her background. Any information provided by the candidate that is determined to be false or inaccurate will be grounds to deny entry into the BLET program or to invoke sanctions under RCCC Procedure 7.23, Student Behavior Standards/Sanctions.

Each candidate must provide BLET officials with a certified copy of his or her arrest and driver history record for the past five years at REGISTRATION or submit evidence that this information is on file with the sponsoring/employing agency.

Each candidate sponsored through the N.C. Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission must be 20 years of age as of the initial (first) day of class or have prior written authorization from the Director of the Criminal Justice Standards Division, if less than 20 years of age. (Candidates sponsored by the Sheriff's Education and Training Standards Commission must be 21 years of age.)

Each candidate by the time of REGISTRATION must provide the BLET School Director current medical examination report forms F-1, F-2, F-2A, RCCC Exposure to Tear Gas, Mace, and Pepper Mace Release Form, and RCCC Medical Questionnaire/Release Form properly completed by a physician licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina. Satisfactory health documented by a physician is mandatory for acceptance into the program.

Each candidate must provide evidence if he or she has been convicted of any crimes, civilian or military.

Be a high school graduate or have passed the General Education Development test.

BLET Transfer Credit:
Students successfully completing Basic Law Enforcement Training at a school accredited by the N.C. Criminal Justice Training and Standards Commission will receive 10 semester hours' credit toward their Associate in Applied Science degree in Criminal Justice Technology at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. These students must have successfully completed Basic Law Enforcement Training since 1985. RCCC only ensures acceptance of these transfer credits in our Associate in Applied Science - Criminal Justice Technology degree program. These transfer credits may or may not be accepted by a four-year institution.  Students are responsible for checking the degree requirements of the four-year institution to which they intend to transfer.