Applicants for Lateral-Entry must successfully obtain a waiver before being invited to schedule Trip 1 (Written Exam and Physical Abilities Test).

Applicants who possess a valid California POST certificate or California POST Equivalency certificate automatically qualify for the HPD BCW and DO NOT need to submit this form.

A. COMPLETION OF A GENERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BASIC TRAINING
​200 HOURS MINIMUM

• ​Submit a certificate of course completion by the police academy or a letter of verification signed by the academy director on academy letterhead; AND
• Submit a course outline, schedule or syllabus with the same dates as the academy course completion certificate.

* Military Basic, Military Police, and specialized training (e.g., U.S. Customs, Border Patrol, INS, FBI, DEA) do not meet the training requirement.

B. GENERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING
​664 HOURS MINIMUM (CAN INCLUDE BASIC TRAINING IN CATEGORY A)

You are only required to submit the following documents if your police academy training was less than 664 hours total. If your academy training was 664 hours or more, only documentation for Category A is required.

• ​Submit an agency-issued certificate of course completion; OR
• Submit an agency training record (typed, handwritten, or electronic) with the agency training officer's printed name, original signature and date on each page.

IMPORTANT NOTES

• The applicant must provide proof of course content (course outline) - IF:
  • ​The course title is general, such as basic, advanced officer, or in-service.
  • The course covers more than one mandated subject, but the course title does not reflect all subjects covered.
  • The course was longer than one day in length and the certificate does not indicate total course hours.
• Course dates on the course outline must match the completion certificate dates.

NON-QUALIFYING TRAINING

• Training acquired via College/University
• Field Training
• On-the-job training
• Roll-call training