Police Officer Requirements – Connecticut

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Minimum Requirements to be a Police Officer in Connecticut

  • be a citizen of the United States;
  • be at least 21 years of age
  • be a high school graduate or have passed the General Educational Development Test; possess a valid motor vehicle operator’s license
  • have passed a validated written entry test
  • have been tested by an oral interview panel with at least one CT POST Council certified police officer on the panel
  • have been fingerprinted and a search made of fingerprint files for any record
  • not have been convicted by a court of any felony, any class A or class B misdemeanor or have committed any act which would constitute perjury or false statement
  • have been the subject of a background investigation; have been the subject of a polygraph examination (by POST Council approved polygraph examiners only)
  • have been subject of a psychological examination; have not tested positive on a controlled drug screen
  • have been examined and certified by a Council accepted method as fit to perform the duties of a probationary candidate police officer (or a lateral transfer of a certified officer)
  • have met all physical fitness requirements; have personally certified knowledge that any falsification of any statement in the application process constitutes grounds for termination.