I. PURPOSE: 

To comply with the Texas Occupations Code, the Texas Administrative Code, 
the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, and the Rules and Regulations of 
The University of Texas System Board of Regents 

II. An applicant must meet the Minimum Standards for Appointment as 
required by the Texas Occupations Code, the Texas Administrative Code, and 
Rules of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.



 
III. Applicant must have reached his/her 21st birthday but not 45th 
birthday ON DATE OF COMMISSIONING.

  
 
IV. An applicant for admission to the U. T. System Police Academy must 
have a high school diploma or have passed a General Educational 
Development (GED) Test and must have completed a minimum of sixty (60) 
semester college hours from an accredited college or university. An 
applicant may fulfill the college requirement by substituting one of the 
following: 




    A. Thirty (30) semester college hours from an accredited college or 
       university and one year of continuous employment as a police guard, 
       dispatcher, telecommunications operator, or parking controller with 
       a component institution within The University of Texas System;

 
 
    B. Thirty (30) semester college hours from an accredited college or 
       university and two years of active military service. Military 
       experience is defined as having received an honorable discharge 
       from the Armed Forces of the United States after at least two 
       years of active service.

 
 
    C. Thirty (30) semester college hours from an accredited college or 
       university and two years experience as a law enforcement officer, 
       correctional officer, or jailer. 

       1. Law Enforcement officer or jailer experience is defined as time 
          spent as a full-time paid employee performing police or jailer 
          duties in a position that requires a license as a Texas Peace 
          Officer, Jailer, or the equivalent in another state.

       2. Correctional officer experience is defined as time spent as a 
          full-time paid correctional officer with the Federal Bureau of 
          Prisons, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, or the 
          equivalent in another state.

 
 
    D. The term accredited college or university means an institution of 
       higher education that is accredited or authorized by the Southern 
       Association of Colleges and Schools, the Middle States Association 
       of Colleges and Schools, the New England Association of Colleges 
       and Schools, the North Central Association of Colleges and 
       Schools, the Northwest Association of Colleges and Schools, or the 
       Western Association of Colleges and Schools. 



V. Physical requirements are as follows:
 



    A. VISION

 
 
       1. VISUAL ACUITY - Maximum uncorrected visual acuity of 20/200 and 
          corrected or correctable as follows:


          a. 20/30 THROUGH 20/40 - Correctable to 20/30 in each eye and 
             binocularly; 

 
          b. 20/40 THROUGH 20/100 - Must be corrected to 20/30 in each eye 
             and binocularly by means of regular eyeglasses or contact lenses;


          c. IN EXCESS OF 20/100 THROUGH 20/200 - Must be corrected to 
             20/30 in each eye and binocularly by means of regular 
             eyeglasses or contact lenses. Applicant must obtain a 
             statement from an ophthalmologist that no ocular disease exists.

 
       2. FIELD OF VISION - Horizontal 60-85 degrees in both eyes 
          temporarily from a central fixation point.

 
       3. MUSCULAR IMBALANCE - Zero vertical deviation. Horizontal: 5 
          prism diopters exophoria at 20 feet, 10 prism diopters esophoria 
          at 20 feet, 10 prism diopters exophoria at 20 feet.

 
       4. OTHER VISUAL FACTORS - Applicants may be rejected for color 
          deficiencies as determined by the Director of Police after 
          examination by an approved ophthalmologist. Chronic 
          inflammation of the eye or adnexa, or permanent abnormalities 
          of either eye (including cataracts, corneal opacities, 
          paralysis of ocular muscles, etc.) will be grounds for 
          rejection. The loss of either eye will be grounds for rejection.

 

    B. HEARING - Applicant must be able to hear ordinary conversation 
       from at least fifteen (15) feet with each ear. 


    C. GENERAL HEALTH - Applicant must pass the physical agility/fitness 
       test and be capable of performing all police duties specified in 
       the current job description. 
 



VI. Applicants who possess the basic qualifications previously listed must 
successfully pass the written U.T. System Police Academy Entrance 
Examination and may be given another basic police officer entry-level 
examination approved by the Director of Police.



 
VII. Applicants will be required to complete The University of Texas 
System Police Personal History Statement Form (DP-1). The individual 
conducting the background investigation will verify that all information 
contained in the Personal History Statement is true and correct. Unless 
specifically approved by the Director of Police, the completed background 
investigation must be received by the Office of the Director of Police no 
later than twenty-one (21) calendar days before the beginning of the Basic 
Peace Officer Course for which the applicant is being considered. 

 
 
VIII. Upon receipt of the Personal History Statement Form, a thorough 
background investigation must be conducted on each applicant for the 
position of Police Cadet.