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Law, Public Safety and Corrections in Michigan
These pages summarize rules to help you plan. They are not legal advice. Before you place students at a work site or change a program, check with your state agency, your district's counsel and your insurance carrier.
In short
Michigan students earn NLEC, CPR and college criminal justice credit through 43.0100; police, corrections and security jobs all start at 18, and 911 has no state minimum age.
State program: CIP 43.0100 Public Safety/Protective Services (only law and public safety CIP; no 43.0107 program)
What a high school can deliver
NLEC, CPR/First Aid and FEMA ICS, plus criminal justice college credit; police, corrections and security credentials wait until 18.
Credentials students can earn
LAPSEN NLEC (no age limit); CPR/First Aid; FEMA ICS; whether MDE recognizes credentials for 43.0100 ()
Age and hour requirements
MCOLES law enforcement license 18; MDOC and local corrections 18 (MDOC adds 15 credits); LARA security guard 18 with diploma; 911 telecommunicators have no state age (40-hour Module 1).
Other agencies involved
None for the classroom program; MCOLES approves academies, not high school programs.
Who can teach it
Certified CTE teacher with recent and relevant experience, or an Annual Career Authorization (4,000 hours in 10 years); no occupational license required.
Child labor rules for work placements
No hazardous order covers police, corrections or security work; HO 2 bars driving agency vehicles in paid work. Unpaid placements capped at 45 hours per experience (R 340.15); YEPP permit for paid work.
College credit after high school
Mid Michigan CJS 200/220 (to Feb 1, 2029); NMU CJ 110 (to Jan 1, 2028); Oakland CRJ 1010 (to Aug 1, 2029); Mott CRJU-161 expires Nov 1, 2026; Baker expired July 31, 2026 ().
Where to go next
- The full Law, Public Safety and Corrections guide, showing Michigan
- The Michigan state profile
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