St. Louis Park Police Department

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

Minimum requirements

• Traditional route: employer summarizes a postsecondary degree from a regionally accredited college and successful completion of a board-approved Professional Peace Officer Education program, followed by eligibility to take the Minnesota licensing exam. This is not independent verification of every current POST or employer requirement, and is not automatically the entry prerequisite for the cadet route.
• Cadet route: employer describes current enrollment in a regionally accredited postsecondary peace-officer education program. Its listed minimums include age 18, high-school diploma/GED, a valid Minnesota driver license, ability to complete college coursework, no felony convictions and ability to pass a thorough law-enforcement background investigation. These are cadet-specific minimums, not a complete sworn-officer eligibility determination.
• Cadets must complete the POST education/licensure requirements within 48 months of entering the program. The page also names Pathways to Policing, but complete Pathways eligibility, school, wage and funding terms were not verified. Do not import Eagan's or another employer's program conditions.

Selected requirements, not a complete eligibility or disqualifier checklist.

Lateral entry

Separate lateral requirements and training arrangements need confirmation.

Recruiting contact

Needs confirmation

Hiring outline

1. Choose the exact route and review its controlling current announcement before applying. The city links a general open-positions portal and job-notification service; neither was opened or submitted. An invitation to applicants does not establish that every route is currently recruiting.
2. For the described traditional route, the page outlines degree and board-approved peace-officer education before the licensing examination. It refers to Minnesota POST for the full requirements; current regulator rules and individual eligibility were not independently reviewed.
3. For the cadet route, the employer describes part-time work of 20–29 hours weekly alongside enrolled peace-officer education, with licensure education requirements completed within 48 months. Appointment, academic success, continued employment and reimbursement conditions must be confirmed.
4. The page identifies ability to pass a thorough law-enforcement background investigation among cadet conditions, but does not publish a full interview/written/physical/offer/medical/psychological selection sequence, test provider or passing scores. No universal screening order is invented.

Physical testing

No numerical applicant physical events, scoring, time limits or retest rules verified in this route overview. A background-investigation condition is not a physical standard. Confirm any current route-specific physical assessment rather than substituting another department's test.

Benefits

The cadet program advertises peace-officer education tuition reimbursement at 100% of eligible tuition up to $5,000 per year. The annual cap limits the 100% description; this is not unlimited tuition, an upfront scholarship, a verified hourly wage or funding for every police applicant. Eligible costs, approvals, payment timing, books/fees, service commitment, repayment terms and current funded seats remain unverified.

Hiring incentives

Availability and terms need confirmation.

Partial route/education planning guide, not current vacancy or complete legal eligibility verification. No officer salary, cadet wage, current benefit agreement or annual recruit rate verified. A generic city footer address/phone is not a police recruiter. Citizens' academy and volunteer links are community programs, not officer prerequisites. The page mentions Pathways but reviewed prose and browser page expose no complete program terms. Privacy notice concerns visitor/transaction information, not a blanket reuse license. No forms, portal application, job-alert signup, accounts, regulator contact or outreach used.

No test preset is imported from this profile. Bring current employer instructions to your preparation.