As an applicant of either the APOSTC Basic 14-week law enforcement academy course or the Lateral/Refresher 3-week law enforcement academy course you are required to pass a test of physical agility and ability as an entry-level requirement to the law enforcement or correctional officer training academy and as a condition of certification.
Basic Course applicants: The test is composed of two phases, physical agility and physical ability, and both components will be administered on the same day. The test is formatted as a pass/fail structure. Failure to successfully complete any part of phase one or two means failure of the entire physical agility and ability test. If the applicant fails any part of the exam, he/she will be given an opportunity for one (1) retest. The retest shall take place in not less than forty-eight (48) hours and not more than seventy-two (72) hours (determined at the test administrator’s discretion). The examination will be conducted at the training academy within the first week. The PAAT video is an overview of the entire test Basic Course applicants are required to pass.
Lateral/Refresher Course applicants: The test is composed of one phase, the physical agility obstacle course. The test is formatted as a pass/fail structure. Failure to successfully complete any part of the obstacle course means failure of the entire physical agility test. If the applicant fails any part of the exam, he/she will be given an opportunity for one (1) retest. The retest shall take place in not less than forty-eight (48) hours and not more than seventy-two (72) hours (determined at the test administrator’s discretion). The examination will be conducted at the training academy within the first week. Watch the first portion of the PAAT video for an overview of the Physical Agility Course.