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
- Physical Readiness Handbook (PDF / 127 KB)
- Fitness Standards (PDF / 28 KB)
- Fitness Test Instructions (PDF / 1.2 MB)
- Fitness Waiver (PDF / 32 KB)
- Oral Interview
- Integrity Interview
- Computerized Voice Stress Analysis (CVSA)
- Background Investigation
- Final Interview
- Psychological Assessment
- Medical Assessment
- Drug Screen