Civil Service Exam Deadline Today In Erie County New York

Today is the deadline to sign up to take the Civil Service exam in Erie County if you want to apply to work with several law enforcement agencies.

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If you want to apply to be a police officer in Cheektowaga or Tonawanda, you will need to be registered to take the civil service exam coming up in September. The registration deadline is today at 11:59 pm. Your package must be hand delivered or postmarked by the deadline to be considered for the opening.

The cost to take the exam is $30 and there are some requirements that you must meet to be considered for the job.

Some of those requirements include:

1. ALL candidates must be not less than 19 years of age on or before September 28, 2024.

2. *Active duty military service does NOT include active duty for training.

3. Up to one (1) year of active duty military service may be substituted for education based on one (1) month of active duty equals 2.5 college semester credit hours.

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4. Candidates must have a high school diploma or possess a high school equivalency diploma issued by an education department of any State of the United States or hold a comparable diploma issued by any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States or by the Canal Zone or hold a report from the United States armed forces certifying successful completion of the tests of general education development, high school level.

5. ***ALL APPOINTEES MUST HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST 30 COLLEGE CREDIT HOURS. Your degree and/or college credit must have been awarded by a regionally accredited college or university or one recognized by the New York State Education Department as following acceptable educational practices.

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