From GPSTC Website - "Employees and Pre-Service candidates must meet the requirements of Georgia Code 35-8-8 which includes at a minimum: eighteen (18) years of age; possess a High School diploma or equivalent and a valid driver's license. See http://www.gapost.org/3588.htm"

The Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC) has a great deal of information on their website about becoming a certified officer in Georgia:

http://www.gpstc.org/bletc.html
http://www.gpstc.org/officer.html

In addition, the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council (POST) provides detailed information on their website at http://www.gapost.org/. POST is the State agency responsible for establishing certification standards and issuing officer certifications.