The Goose Creek Police Department offers police officer positions to qualified applicants in the following priority:
- Applicants already in possession of a basic law enforcement training certification from the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy (SCCJA)
- Applicants possessing out of state basic law enforcement training certifications (SCCJA transfer requirements must be met)
- Applicants without a basic law enforcement training certification
- With a college degree or related experience
- With demonstrated employment in a position of responsibility
- With demonstrated stable employment