UNG Public Safety Academy

UNG Public Safety Academy Graduate with a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice and a Basic Law Enforcement Certification.

Our academy fulfills the basic mandate requirements for Georgia and offers an additional 500 plus hours of training, that's over 1,000 hours of POST training. The Department of Criminal Justice Public Safety Academy provides basic law enforcement training courses approved by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Council to students who declare a major in criminal justice and graduate from the baccalaureate program on UNG's Dahlonega campus.

08/20/2026
08/15/2026

Officer survival week great job UNG/Jackson Co SO Public Safety Academy staff and adjunct instructors from our great partner agencies Hall Co. SO and Gainesville PD. Director Newkirk

What a great group of law enforcement instructors. Our partner agencies are the best! Thank you so much for helping us m...
08/14/2026

What a great group of law enforcement instructors. Our partner agencies are the best! Thank you so much for helping us make our Public Safety Academy cadets strong!
Director Butch Newkirk

Thank you to all instructors who made officer survival week possible! This week is designed to push the cadet past their limits and to ultimately win the fight.

From left to right: Sgt. David Kain, Officer Allie Lathem, Lt. Jeff Sherrill, Lt. Michael Boatwright, Sgt. Ashley Skelton, Det. Carl Askey

08/07/2026

Another great block of instruction by my UNG Jackson County SO PSA coordinator Sergeant Ashley Skelton!

Another proud University of North Georgia Public Safety Academy day. Monday Forsyth Co. Ga. SO Sheriff Ron Freeman gave ...
08/06/2026

Another proud University of North Georgia Public Safety Academy day. Monday Forsyth Co. Ga. SO Sheriff Ron Freeman gave the oath of office to now Deputy Isabelle Brock who graduated in May from UNG and the UNG PSA.

“Isabelle Brock Strong, PSA Strong!”

Another University of North Georgia and Hall Co. SO Public Safety Academy Instructor II class graduated today at Gainesv...
07/25/2026

Another University of North Georgia and Hall Co. SO Public Safety Academy Instructor II class graduated today at Gainesville PD. Thank you to an excellent staff of instructors.

Julie Webb coordinator
Jeff Sherrill
Jonathan Fowler
Caleb Couch
Allie Lathem

07/24/2026

Congratulations to our UNG PSA alumni Detective Corporal Madison Comer UGA Police Department on your transfer to the criminal investigation division. “Madison Comer Strong, PSA Strong!”

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Dahlonega, GA
30597

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Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
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