Ordinarily, a participant must complete the required four years of service on community patrol before he or she can begin or continue graduate study. If a law enforcement agency has a program that allows full-time officers to enroll in graduate courses, a Police Corps participant may participate on the same basis as any other officer of the same rank and tenure. Educational expenses for tuition, fees, required books, and transportation that are not covered by the employing agency will be paid by the Police Corps, subject to the annual limits and lifetime cap. The Police Corps will not pay room and board or similar expenses for graduate study during the required four years of service. As noted above, a Police Corps participant who completes one or more graduate courses before being accepted into the Police Corps may be reimbursed for his or her previous graduate educational expenses.
All payments are subject to the annual limits and lifetime cap.
Reimbursements for graduate courses completed before joining the Police Corps are paid in two equal installments at the beginning and end of the first year of required service.