Peace Officer candidates are required to successfully complete a physical fitness screening test as part of the interviewing process. The physical fitness screening test consists of the following elements:
Entry Level = 40%
Graduation Level = 50%
Sit-up: Muscular Endurance - The score indicated is the number of bent leg sit-ups performed in one minute.
Push-up: Muscular Endurance (upper body) - The score is the maximum number of full-body repetitions that a candidate must complete without breaks.
1.5 Mile Run Cardiovascular Capacity - The score indicated (in each table) is calculated in minutes / seconds.
Physical Assessment Minimum Standards:
40th Percentile Requirements:
| MALE (age) | Sit-ups | Push-ups | 1.5 mile run |
| 20-29 | 38 | 29 | 12.29 |
| 30-39 | 35 | 24 | 12:53 |
| 40-49 | 29 | 18 | 13:50 |
| 50-59 | 24 | 13 | 15:14 |
| FEMALE | Sit-ups | Push-ups | 1.5 mile run |
| 20-29 | 32 | 15 | 15:05 |
| 30-39 | 25 | 11 | 15:56 |
| 40-49 | 20 | 9 | 17:11 |
| 50-59 | 14 | 7 | 19:10 |
50th Percentile Requirements:
| MALE (age) | Sit-ups | Push-ups | 1.5 mile run |
| 20-29 | 40 | 33 | 11:58 |
| 30-39 | 36 | 27 | 12:25 |
| 40-49 | 31 | 21 | 13:05 |
| 50-59 | 26 | 15 | 14:33 |
| FEMALE | Sit-ups | Push-ups | 1.5 mile run |
| 20-29 | 35 | 18 | 14:15 |
| 30-39 | 27 | 14 | 15:14 |
| 40-49 | 22 | 11 | 16:13 |
| 50-59 | 17 | n/a | 18:05 |
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