Wyoming
Wyoming Police Academy Requirements and Wyoming Police Officer Qualifications
- Wyoming residency is not required to apply or to take the examinations.
- Must be 21 years of age on or before the date of entrance examinations.
- Must have successfully completed high school or equivalent (GED),
- Must have 2 years of “work experience” working with the public.
- Must be a citizen of the United States of America. Wyoming Highway Patrol will not sponsor citizenship.
- Must successfully complete all required entry-level examinations.
- Must not have been convicted of nor have a record of:
- A conviction for any criminal offense, which, in the opinion of the Administrator, would tend to harm the integrity of the Patrol.
- Any revocation, suspension, denial, or disqualification of their driver’s license or driving privilege within the three year period prior to the date of the qualifying examination.
- A record of several preventable motor vehicle collisions or convictions for moving traffic violations, which would indicate the applicant, may be detrimental to highway safety.
- Vision: Visual acuity must be 20/20 in each eye or correctable to 20/20 or better as indicated below:
- Uncorrected visual acuity greater than 20/100 must be corrected to 20/20 or better through the use of soft contact lenses. (No glasses or hardcontact lenses).
- Uncorrected visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/100 may be corrected to20/20 or better through the use of hard or soft contact lenses or glasses.
- A candidate must be a successful contact wearer for at least six months prior to appointment to recruit school.
- Candidates who have undergone surgical procedures to improve visual acuity must do so at least six months prior to appointment to recruit school.
