Qualifications
Age
Minimum of 21 years of age, but no older than 45 when the academy starts..
Education
- Associate degree or completed a minimum of 62 accredited college hours;
- OR Completed 32 accredited college hours and has completed three (3) years of active military or reserve military service* by the start of the academy.
- OR Completed 32 accredited college hours and has received an honorable discharge from any active military or reserve military service*.
*Military service shall receive up to ten (10) semester hours for each year of honorable service in any active military or reserve military service up to a maximum of three (3) years or thirty (30) semester hours.
Residency
- Applicant must be a citizen of the United States.
Duty station assignments will be announced during the latter half of the Patrol Academy.
Physical Agility Test
- Sit-Ups (1 minute) - Minimum number needed to pass is 32
- 300 Meter Run - Maximum time is 64 seconds
- Push-Ups (1 minute) - Minimum number needed to pass is 23
- 1.5 Mile Run - Maximum time is 14:15 (min/sec)