Pennsylvania State Police have seen a surge of applicants from people hoping to become state troopers in the month since Democratic Gov.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania State Police have seen a surge of applicants hoping to become state troopers in the month since Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro removed college credit requirements, with nearly half of the aspiring cadets previously being ineligible, the agency said Thursday.
In August, Shapiro removed a requirement, in place since the 1990s, that applicants had to have 60 college credits. That followed a previous executive order removing the requirement for a college degree from a majority of state government jobs. Applicants now must possess a high school diploma or GED and a valid driver’s license. They must be at least 21 and can’t have reached age 40 to enter the training academy. Cadets undergo 28 weeks of training, which the agency said is “paramilitary in nature.” Applicants must also pass a written exam and go through a polygraph examination, background investigation, physical readiness testing and medical and psychological screening before they are eligible to train at the academy.
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