Pre-Employment Applicant Application for Police Officer Certification Examination Scheduling

Procedures for scheduling

Print the Pre-Employment Application for Certification Examination Scheduling and complete all information requested. The following documents must accompany the application for testing.

A. Applicants who have completed the basic police academy course prescribed under Act 120, who have never held certification as a police officer in Pennsylvania or any other state, or whose certification has been inactive for more than two years.

1. Applicants must submit the Application for Certification Examination Scheduling and the following documents:

a.Grade sheet from the MPOETC certified police academy
b.Certificate of completion
c.Money order or Certified Check for $100.00 made payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. PERSONAL CHECKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED. Fees are nonrefundable.

*Note-a fee is not required for repeat testing within a two-year period.

d.A Criminal Record Check, no older than 30 days prior to the date of this application, purchased at the applicant’s expense, obtainable through http://epatch.state.pa.us.

e. A Driving Record, no older than 30 days prior to the date of this application, purchased at the applicant’s expense through the PA Department of Transportation.

B. Applicants trained and employed as police officer in other states

1. For applicants from out-of-state the following documents must accompany the Application for Certification Examination Scheduling.
a. Request for Prior Equivalent Training Analysis for Out-of-State Applicants
b. Letter confirming full time employment status as a police officer from the
last police department worked
c. Police academy diploma
c. Money order or Certified Check for $100.00, made payable to the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. PERSONAL CHECKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED.
Fees are not refundable.
d. A Criminal Record Check, no older than 30 days prior to the date of this application, purchased at the applicant’s expense through http://epatch.state.pa.us
e. A copy of your driving history obtained from the state where employed as a
police officer and valid at the time of application. (Applicants who have
relocated to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, who have obtained driving
privileges in Pennsylvania, may submit a driving history from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.)