The Metro Nashville Police Department would like you to understand the functions of the Training Academy. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, at least 21 years of age with 60 hours of college credit from an accredited college or university. They must have a clean record except for minor traffic offenses.
Additional information is available.
The Training Academy is part of the Administrative Services Bureau. Classes usually graduate with about 42-48 officers. M aster P atrol O fficers. They ride with one MPO for two months. The rookie officers then ride with another MPO , in another area of the city, for another two months.