Exam Procedures

Morrow & Associates coordinates the exam process for the police/sheriff testing program. All candidates must register to take the exams. The exam process includes two (2) written exams and a physical agility exam.

What to expect on the exam day:

Candidates will participate in both the written exam and the physical agility in one day, generally during the hours between 8am - 5pm. The exams are generally held over the weekend. Candidates will be required to present photo identification at the time of the written exam AND at the time of the physical agility exam. Candidates without valid identification will not be allowed to enter the exam site.

At the time of the registration closing date, or soon thereafter, all candidates who meet the registration requirements will receive an exam memorandum that outlines all necessary information regarding the exam process. This includes but is not limited to details on the exam location, the exam schedule, your candidate identification number and other specific instructions.

The following is a summary of the exam procedures with details on the passing score requirement:

WRITTEN EXAM

The written exam process will consist of two exams, (1) the TABE exam, and (2) the Police Standards (POST) exam. The overall exam process will include concepts on mathematics (no calculators allowed at the exam), reading comprehension, grammar, and Incident Report Writing. You will have 4 hours in total to complete both exams. Candidates must successfully pass both exams in order to be considered eligible for hire.

1. TABE Exam (Test of Adult Basic Education)

Successful passing of the TABE exam is a combined (average) score of at least 11.0. A study guide is not available for this exam.

2. POST Exam (Police Standards)

Successful passing of the POST exam is a score of at least 70 percent on each section. A study guide is available for purchase for the POST test only. For more details, click here .

POST Score Transfer - At this time, the POST score transfer process ONLY APPLIES to the SELECT agencies. Candidates who have successfully passed all sections of the POST exam with Morrow & Associates may request that their passing scores be transferred to any future exams with Morrow & Associates, within a 12 month period. Morrow will not accept POST scores from other agencies. Morrow must have record of your POST score prior to requesting a transfer.

3. SCORE TRANSFERS

For information on the Score Transfer policies, see the attached Score Transfer Policy Memorandum statement.

Download the Score Transfer Request Form here.

PHYSICAL AGILITY:

The physical agility exam is pass/fail. Candidates must pass the physical agility in order to be considered eligible for hire. Passing time for the agility exam is 2 minutes, 45 seconds. Other passing requirements apply.   An outline of the specific tasks and passing requirements is available online, please click here . Candidates are encouraged to review this outline in preparation for this exam.

For further details on the exam procedures, contact Morrow & Associates for more details.

Morrow & Associates reserves the right to change, modify or amend any part of the exam process at any time.