Northern Arizona University Police Department

Partial profile reviewed 2026-10-24. Not proof of an opening.

Minimum requirements

• Employer lists age21 upon academy graduation, US citizenship, high-school diploma/equivalent, good driving record and an Arizona driver license or ability to obtain one. These employer statements are not independent verification of complete current Arizona eligibility.
• Background, medical and polygraph screening are named, along with criminal/drug-history restrictions. The page references administrative-code criteria, but current law, exact exceptions and complete disqualifiers were not independently reviewed; confirm with hiring staff.
• Non-certified candidates have an academy route. Existing Arizona POST certification is not a universal prerequisite; staff certification on the department homepage must not be turned into certified-only hiring.

Selected requirements, not a complete eligibility or disqualifier checklist.

Lateral entry

Separate lateral requirements and training arrangements need confirmation.

Recruiting contact

Police Hiring Manager Courtney Taylor, explicitly offered for recruiting questions

Hiring outline

1. Wait for a new application intake. The job-interest form is for future opportunities, not a current sworn application; student/campus jobs are separate.
2. Employer lists written examination with70% passing, then physical fitness familiarization. Participation is required to continue, and published fitness standards must be passed before hire; confirm current timing and protocol.
3. Next listed stages are oral board with70% passing, command-staff interview, background investigation, polygraph, psychological screening and medical examination including drug screening. Confirm current notices, retest rules and any conditional-offer chronology.
4. For candidates not already Arizona POST certified, the page describes a basic academy of approximately22weeks,14weeks of field training and12months probation beginning on academy graduation. These standing durations require confirmation; academy seat, wages, sponsorship and repayment terms are not verified.

Physical testing

Published40th-percentile figures are1.5mile15:20,31sit-ups in1minute and29push-ups in1minute. Page distinguishes familiarization participation from passing before hire. Confirm current events, form, cutoffs, accommodations and retest rules with the administrator; this is source information, not individualized exercise or medical advice.

Standing employment page has no clear effective date. Participation is required in familiarization and passing is stated before hire; do not assume initial-stage failure rules or independently current statewide standards.

Benefits

Page lists uniforms/equipment/laundry, tuition reduction for employee/dependents, health/dental, leave/holidays, insurance, parental leave, assistance programs and deferred compensation. Eligibility, costs and current terms require confirmation; not a guarantee every listed item applies immediately.

Hiring incentives

Availability and terms need confirmation.

Partial guide; explicit closed intake, no dated reopening or JobPosting. No military-service requirement added, no funded academy or current legal eligibility guarantee. University-wide/student employment and general police contacts are not substitutes for the sworn recruiting route. No forms, accounts, job-interest signup, applications, email, social activity or outreach.

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