Criminal Justice Professional Training Credit
OTC will award up to 12 hours of credits toward Special Topics and/or Internship classes for students who demonstrate completion of basic training courses certified by the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training (CLEST) or the Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC). This credit for professional training is based on the number of classroom and other instructional hours received by the student and may be awarded by OTC as follows:
| Course Name | Course Hours | Credit Hours |
| Basic Correction Officer Training | 240 Hour Course | 5 |
| Basic Law Enforcement Training | 320 Hour Course | 6 |
| Basic Law Enforcement Training | 400 Hour Course | 8 |
| Basic Law Enforcement Training | 480 Hour Course | 9 |
| Basic Law Enforcement Training | 545 Hour Course | 12 |
In addition to credit for completion of a basic officer training course, credit may also be awarded toward the Associate of Applied Science Degree in Criminal Justice for completion of groups of approved specified “short courses.” At least forty-eight instructional hours must be obtained within a particular course grouping to qualify for an award of three OTC credit hours. The so-called “short course” instruction is furnished by many providers certified by CLEST, including; OTC, University of Arkansas System Criminal Justice Institute, Arkansas Department of Correction, Arkansas State Police, Arkansas Highway Police, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and similar providers of law enforcement training. Twelve hours is currently the maximum number of credit hours awarded by OTC for CLEST or ADC certified Basic Law Enforcement or Basic Correction Officer training courses.