Requirements

Eligibility Requirements for Police Officers

The first step in qualifying to become a Pasadena Police Officer centers on your ability to meet certain educational, mental, and physical norms that have been established by the department. These eligibility requirements enable us to more accurately gauge your capacity to meet the rigorous demands of police duty.

They include citizenship and minimum/maximum age limits, educational attainment, visual, and audial acuity (as well as other physical standards) and the ability to meet all licensing requirements set forth by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. You may read more about eligibility requirements and conditions which may temporarily or permanently disqualify you from consideration by clicking the eligibility requirements link below.

During the application process, you will be required to successfully complete the following: 

• Civil Service exam 
• Physical exam
• Psychological exam
• Polygraph exam

In addition, you will also have to complete both an individual and an oral review board interview. 

Eligibility Requirements

Physical Requirements

Applicants must successfully pass the police officer Physical Agility Test to continue in the hiring process. Prior to taking the physical agility test, you will be required to submit a completed and signed Physical Agility Test Consent Form attesting to your ability to participate in the test. Click the link below to download this form. 

Physical Agility Test Consent Form

The physical agility test consists of two events - a timed 1.5-mile run and a 500-meter row sprint. The scores from both tests will be averaged for a total physical readiness test score. The total score average for both events must be at the minimum 50th percentile or above in your age and gender class to be considered a passing score. You can review the charts below to find your minimum standard. 

500 Meter Row

Female 1.5 Mile Run

Male 1.5 Mile Run

Video Example of Proper Rowing Technique 

Additional Minimum Eligibility Requirements for Lateral Entry Police Officers

• Prior to the Civil Service testing date, the applicant must have attended and successfully completed a Texas State approved Basic Police Officer Course as well as passed the Texas State TCOLE license examination.
• Applicants with at least three years of continuous service as a paid, full-time certified police officer, with a comparable law enforcement agency, including out of state agencies, as approved by the Chief of Police, may be compensated at the equivalent pay rate of their years of service up to five years on the current approved pay scale.
• Certified out of state applicants must have successfully challenged TCOLE prior to the Civil Service examination.