FITNESS STANDARDS FOR BASIC POLICE OFFICER TRAINING ACADEMY ENTRANCE
Prior to entering a Basic Police Officer Training (BPOT) program the student must demonstrate a minimum fitness level as measured by the following battery of four tests listed below. Each student will be tested two weeks prior to the first day of the training program.
Those students who do not meet the minimum standard in all tested categories will be dismissed and rescheduled for a subsequent academy.
Upper Body Strength
1-Minute Maximum
Number of Push-Ups
15 repetitions
Muscular Endurance
1-Minute Maximum
Number of Sit-Up
27 repetitions
Aerobic Power
1.5-Mile Run
15:54 (minutes: seconds)
Anaerobic Power
300-Meter Run
71.0 seconds