The Dallas Police Department is considering a new pilot program that would allow high school graduates with no previous college experience to apply to join their academy.
Rules would still be in place: Applicants must be at least 21 years old and have demonstrated an ability to maintain stable employment for three years.
Previously, applicants between the ages of 19 1/2 and 20 years of age had to have a minimum of 60 semester college hours with a 2.0 GPA from an accredited college or university, and applicants between 21 and 44 years of age had to have a minimum of 45 semester college hours with a 2.0 GPA, according to the department's website.
Jarred Davis, the director of the city's civil service board, says the program would give Dallas police the ability to expand access to a talent pool that may have the necessary work and life experience, even without college credit.
"We want to open up a new pathway," he told NBC DFW. "Like a funnel to get more people in front of DPD."
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