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Recruitment

The University of West Georgia Police Department spends a great deal of time and effort in the selection of its police officers. The Department advertises widely when a position comes open and attempts to attract an educated and diverse applicant pool. It is the philosophy of the University Police Department that an educated person makes for a better police officer, for this reason, the University Police places an emphasis on recruiting applicants who possess a college degree or are currently working towards one. Currently, 50 percent of all police personnel have a bachelors or masters degree or are actively pursuing one. A University of West Georgia Police Officer posses the highest moral, ethical, mental and physical standards. Therefore, any applicant for any University Police Position will be evaluated by performing a series of tests including, but not limited to, Drug Screens, Psychological Battery, Polygraph/Voice Stress Analysis, and Physical Agility Tests. If you have what it takes to become a University Police Officer, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits Include:

In order to participate in the selection process for any position the University Police Department you must complete the following:

  1. Check the UWG Human Resources Web Page for any open University Police positions by clicking here.
  2. If there are open positions, complete the UWG Employment Application  first.
  3. The UWG Employment Applications will be reviewed by the University Police Command Staff and applicants meeting qualifications will be contacted by phone to arrange testing dates.
  4. If you have any questions, you can e-mail Lt Charles K. Marlar at cmarlar@westga.edu for patrol positions or Debra Alexander dalexand@westga.edu  for communications officer positions or call 678-839-6000