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Out-of-State Law Enforcement Officers who meet the standards listed below are eligible to take an assessment test to determine what areas of training may be waived and what areas must be attended at a certified PA police academy.  

The current waiver assessment test consists of 200 multiple choice questions, scored as three sections corresponding to the first three modules of the basic municipal police training program.  More information about the test can be found in the Assessement Testing Protocol document.  While there is no specific study guide for the assessment test, officers may refer to the documents listed below. While there is no specific study guide for the assessment test, officers may refer to the documents listed below.


Out-of-state officers may apply for assessment testing using the existing application process in TACS by creating a "Certification Exam Application" and selecting a test date listed as "Partial Waiver Assessment Test".  In the application, the applicant should provide the following three documents as PDF documents.  The labels of the required document fields in the application may not exactly match the ones listed below but the documents must be included to be considered.

  1. The completed and signed Application Form named "Applicant Name - Application".  Please ensure that your document contains all requested information before you submit it.
  2. A single document named "Applicant Name - Certificates" containing copies of certificates for the law enforcement training courses you listed on the application form.
  3. A single document named "Applicant Name - Employment" containing documentation supporting your full-time employment as a law enforcement officer.
 The results of the assessment test will be valid for up to two years, during which the applicant must enroll in an academy and complete the required training.  Applicants who do not complete the required training within two years of the assessment test will be required to take the assessment test again.  Applicants are not permitted to take the assessment test more than once in any 2-year timeframe.