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Qualifications
All applicants for the position of Dallas Police Officer must meet the below qualifications:
- Must be a citizen of the United States.
- Must be a U. S. high school graduate or possess a G.E.D.
- Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:
- Must be between 19 1/2 years of age and 44 years of age. Applicants must not turn 45 years of age before taking the civil service examination.
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- Applicants that are 19 1/2 and 20 years of age must have a minimum of 60 semester college hours with a 2.0 GPA from an accredited college or university.
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- Applicants between 21 and 44 years of age must have a minimum of 45 semester college hours with a 2.0 GPA from an accredited college or university.
- Remedial, developmental or repeated courses do not count towards the total college hours.
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- Applicants who are between 21 and 44 years of age must have a high school diploma or general education development (GED) certificate and 36 months of full-time, consecutive employment experience.
- Military Exemption: College credit hours requirement is waived for military personnel who served at least 3 years on active duty and were conferred an Honorable discharge or Uncharacterized as stipulated on their DD Form 214 (member 4 copy). Consideration is allowed for 10 calendar days short of the mandatory three years.
- Active TCOLE Peace Officer License Exemption: College credit hours requirement is waived for Law Enforcement Personnel who possess an active TCOLE Peace Officer License.
*College or University must be accredited by one of the following:
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS-COC)
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) (formerly Association of Schools and Colleges (MSA))
- Higher Learning Commission (formerly known as North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA))
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
- Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC-WASC) (formerly Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and Senior Colleges and Universities (WASC-Sr.)
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC-CIHE)
- Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS)
- Association of Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
Email: dpdrecruiting@dallas.gov
