Hiring Process: City of Fort Collins Police Services

Basic Qualifications:

• Must be 21 years of age.
• Must possess a valid drivers license.
• Must have completed 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of college with a minimum GPA of 2.0 from an accredited school.
• Must be a citizen of the United States by birth, naturalization or lawfully in the United States and legally authorized for employment.
• Must be able to read, speak and understand English.

Disqualifiers:

The following is not an all inclusive list of instances that may disqualify you from being a Police Officer with Fort Collins Police Services. Other standards may make you subject to disqualification as well.

• Felony conviction
• Conviction, deferred prosecution or deferred judgment of a misdemeanor after age 25 or within three years of application date.
• Any driving arrest or conviction within three years of the candidates application, that involved alcohol, controlled substances, drugs or other illegal substances.
• Arrest, conviction of, deferred prosecution or deferred judgments for, reckless driving within three years of the candidates application.
• Release or discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States under dishonorable conditions.

The Selection Process Consists of the Following Steps:

• Written Testing
• Physical Fitness Test
• Oral Interview
• Integrity Interview
• Computerized Voice Stress Analysis (CVSA)
• Background Investigation
• Final Interview
• Psychological Assessment
• Medical Assessment
• Drug Screen