OPA is real and serious education Your instructor is a recognized expert in his field. He or she conducts certified police academies, or is a department training officer. These correspondence courses may be started at any time and must be completed within one year of your acceptance date. There is no time limit for registration. You may register so long as the course is active in the online academy catalog of offerings.
Classes are two to six weeks long.
During class you must participate in all assignments and all activities. Utilizing weekly instructional units, collaborative email workgroups and dynamically created test, the programs are directed to street officers. A Bachelor of Arts in Police Science degree is also achievable through distance learning coursework offered by Rio in conjunction with Ottawa University. The Commission is publishing distance education courses available on the World Wide Web and in a traditional correspondence format. The courses are limited to current license holders.