Education and Experience: Level I: Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor's degree, including at least twenty-four hours in any combination of penology, psychology, sociology, social work, criminology, education, police science or criminal justice administration and one year of professional experience conducting criminal investigations for a city, county, state or federal government law enforcement entity; or five years' experience as a correctional officer within a State or Privately owned correctional facility; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one additional year of qualifying experience for each year of the required education. Level III: Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor's degree, including at least twenty-four hours in any combination of penology, psychology, sociology, social work, criminology, education, police science or criminal justice administration and five years of professional experience conducting criminal investigations for a city, county, state or federal government law enforcement entity; OR fifteen years' experience as a correctional officer within a State or Privately owned correctional facility; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one additional year of qualifying experience for each year of the required education.