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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.
  

OR

•  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.

OR

• 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:

1. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS-COC)                                              
2. Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) (formerly Association of Schools and Colleges (MSA))          
3. Higher Learning Commission (formerly known as North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA))   
4. Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)                                      
5. Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC-WASC) (formerly Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and Senior Colleges and Universities  (WASC-Sr.)
6. New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC-CIHE)                                                           
7. Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS)
8. Association of Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
   

Email: dpdrecruiting@dallas.gov​​