ProRanger Program at Temple University

ProRanger Philadelphia was established in 2009 as an academic and technical skills training and internship program that was cooperatively administered by the National Park Service and Temple University. Participants took academic coursework and participated in trainings and internships to gain exposure to the career field of a law enforcement park ranger before attending the Park Ranger Law Enforcement Academy. Students who successfully completed the program were eligible for non-competitive conversion to a permanent law enforcement ranger through a direct hiring authority.

Beginning in July 2022, the National Park Service has begun hiring permanent law enforcement rangers through the Law Enforcement Hiring Initiative (known informally as “direct to FLETC”). The final interns completed internships during summer 2023. No additional students will be accepted into the ProRanger Program.

If you are interested in learning more about the Changes to the NPS Law Enforcement Hiring Initiative visit here: go.nps.gov/lawenforcement

If you are interested in employment as a law enforcement ranger on a seasonal basis, please visit Temple’s Park Ranger Law Enforcement Academy site here: https://universitycollege.temple.edu/academics/park-ranger-law-enforcement-academy

Park Ranger Law Enforcement Academy Temple’s PRLEA, formerly the Seasonal Law Enforcement Training Program or SLETP, is a full-time, 19-week program consisting of more than 700 hours of professional instruction designed to prepare and enable students to obtain employment with the National Park Service as a seasonal law enforceme...

Selection of cohort 8 begins with an in-person/virtual panel discussion with rangers and chiefs, including some of our own alumni!

Selection of cohort 8 begins…

Applications are open for Fall 2021, Cohort 8 recruitment!!!

You can find the application here:
temple.edu/proranger

Deadline to apply is 10/8/2021.

Still have questions? Stop by the Student Center for tomorrow’s Information Session. Speak with program management and former ProRanger interns!

Had a great information session today! Pictures were taken before the students arrived!

If you missed it, we’ll have two more on September 8th, 11:00am-2:00pm and September 16th, 2:00pm-4:00pm. Both will be at the Howard Gittis Student Center Room 367. Hope to see you there!

Stop by Temple Fest today from 2:00-6:00pm to learn about the ProRanger Program! Talk to former interns, now LE Park Rangers, and get some Temple swag. Fall 2021 recruitment is here!

Get involved!

Stop by our table at Templefest. Right near the corner of Liacouras Walk and Polett Walk. Meet our visiting rangers (and Temple alum!) Connor and Dan.

Summer 2020 park internship assignments were revealed today!