Application Instructions: Applying Online
Note: A felony conviction is an automatic disqualification.
* Military Service | Indicate whether you have served active military service. |
Personal Identification
* Social Security Number | Enter your social security number: 3 digits, 2 digits, 4 digits. |
* Re-enter SSN | Re-enter your social security number, as defined above. |
Middle Name | If applicable, enter your full middle name. Do not enter only an initial. |
* Last Name | Enter your last name. For hyphenated names, enter the hyphen between the names. If you have a suffix, such as Jr. or III, put a space between your last name and the suffix. |
* E-mail Address | Enter your E-mail address. |
* Re-enter E-mail Address | Re-enter your E-mail address, as defined above. |
Home Phone | Enter the area code and number for your home phone. |
Work Phone | Enter the area code and number for your work phone. |
* Cell Phone | Enter the area code and number for your cell phone. |
Address Information
* Country | Select the country in which you reside from the drop-down menu. |
* Street Address | Enter the number and name of the street at which you receive your mail. Leave a space between the number and the name. |
Apartment | If you live in an apartment, enter the apartment number. |
* City/Town/Village | Enter the name of the city, town or village in which you live. |
* State | If you live in the United States: Choose the state or territory in which you reside from the drop-down menu (territories are at the bottom of the list). |
* County | If you live in New York State: Choose the county in which you reside from the drop-down menu. |
* Zip Code | If you live in the United States: Enter your zip code. |
* Province | If you live outside the United States: Choose the Province in which you reside from the drop-down menu. |
* Postal Code | If you live outside the United States: Enter your Postal Code. |
Alternate Contact
* First Name | Enter the first name of a person who the NYSP could contact, if unable to contact you. |
* Last Name | Enter the contact's last name. |
Note : This phone number cannot be the same as your home telephone number.
Ethnic Background and Gender
Ethnicity | Using the drop-down menu, select that which is closest to your ethnic background. |
Race | Using the drop-down menu, select that which is closest to your race. |
* Gender | Indicate your gender. |
Note: Federal Equal Opportunity Guidelines, Sub part E, authorizes asking applicants to submit information on their ethnic background and sex. |
Prior NYSP Application
- No
- Yes, Trooper
- Yes, Other
- Yes, Trooper and Other
Place of Birth
* What country were you born in? | Choose the country of your birth from the drop-down menu. |
Police Training
Note: Applicants who have completed the Certified Basic Police Officer Training Course may have 30 of the 60 college credits requirement waived.
Recruitment Source
* Recruitment Source | Using the drop-down menu, select a definition that best describes how or where you first learned about employment opportunities with the New York State Police. |
* Description | Enter a brief description to further identify how you learned about the upcoming exam. For example, if you saw an advertisement in a magazine, enter the name of the magazine; or if you learned about the upcoming exam from an employee of the New York State Police, enter the person's name. |
Military Record
If you checked yes, complete the rest of this section - all fields are required (*) .
If you checked no, go to the "Review and Affirmation" section.
* Currently Serving | Indicate whether you are currently on active duty. |
- * Military Branch
Using the drop-down menu, select the branch in which you served. U.S. Armed Forces includes: Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, and the Reserves/National Guard of each branch. Reserves/National Guard qualify only when in the service of the United States under USC Title 10, pursuant to call as provided by law on a full-time active duty basis, other than active duty for training purposes.
- * Date Entered
Click on the calendar icon, then select the date that you entered military service - or type in the date in mm/dd/yyyy format.
- * Date Discharged
Click on the calendar icon, then select date the that you were or anticipate being discharged from military service - or type in the date in mm/dd/yyyy format.
- * Type of Discharge
Select the type of discharge you received or expect to receive from the drop-down menu.
- Select the Add button to complete the entry for this time of service.
Note: You can enter multiple dates of service by clicking on the add another branch link and repeating the process above
Veteran's Preference Credits
Type of Service | Indicate if you are currently serving in the Armed Forces on full-time active duty OR if you served in one of the hostilities listed by checking the appropriate box. |
Disabled | Indicate, by clicking on either the yes or no button, whether you do or do not qualify as a disabled veteran who is currently receiving payments from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for a service-connected disability rated at 10% or more. |
If you do claim the extra credits at this time, you will still have the option of waiving them later. If you score well enough on the examination to be reached for further processing without the use of the extra credits you may waive the credits at that time and reserve them for other New York State government employment or for a New York State Police promotional examination.
Review and Affirmation
Information | Review, verify the correctness and completeness of this information as it is presented. |
- Should I make a false statement of any material fact or practice, or attempt to practice any deception or fraud in my application, examination or any of the procedures connected with my possible appointment to a position with the New York State Police, I will not be appointed or further considered for appointment.
- All information provided by me will be verified by a polygraph examination and complete background investigation.
- If I am appointed to a position with the New York State Police and, if-then or thereafter, facts become known which if previously known would have warranted my not being appointed, or if then or thereafter there is found any illegality or fraud in my application, examination or in any of the procedures connected with my appointment, such appointment may be revoked.
- There is a $ 20.00 application fee. I will be required to pay this fee online using Visa or MasterCard in order to submit this application online.
- There is a $ 44.00 fee payable to Pearson Vue Testing Centers when I select the time, date, and location of my examination. I understand this fee may be refundable if I cancel within 72 hours of my scheduled examination. I further understand that I will receive a link from Pearson Vue within one hour of completing my application with the New York State Police.
Customer Credit Card Billing Information
If the billing information is different, enter the requested information: Name on Card and the Street Address, City, State/Territory and Zip Code related to the Name on the Card.
Credit Card Information
- Select credit card type from the drop-down menu: MasterCard or Visa.
- Enter Credit Card Number (16 digits with no spaces)
- Using drop-down menus, select Expiration Month and Year
- Enter the 3-digit CVC (Card Verification Code).
The CVC is used to validate the credit card number and provides an additional level of protection against credit card fraud.
Final Check
Credit Card Information | Make sure the name and address you have entered match your credit card statement information. |
Your "Payment Confirmation" will appear on the screen.
- If you are able to print, print the Payment Confirmation for your records.
- If, for any reason, you are unable to print the Payment Confirmation, do not reapply:
- Write down your Applicant ID.
- Contact the Exam Detail at 518-485-0855 the next business day and verify that your application went through.
- If you "Cancel" the affirmation or do not complete the online payment process, your application for the New York State Police Trooper Examination will not be complete and you will not be scheduled to take the examination.
- If you have questions concerning duplicate charges on your credit card for the exam application, please contact the Exam Detail at 518-485-0855 and they will be able to credit your account.
Application Login
* Date of Birth | Enter your date of birth in mm/dd/yyyy format. |
* Last Name | Enter your last name as you entered when you originally applied. |
* Last 4 SSN | Enter the last 4 digits of your social security number |
* Write the characters in the image | Enter the characters in the image to the right in the box provided below the image. |
NYSP Trooper Application Information - Update
- Gender: Select your gender from the drop-down menu.
- Email: Enter your E-mail address.
- Home Phone: Enter the area code and number for your home phone.
- Work Phone: Enter the area code and number for your work phone.
- Cell Phone: Enter the area code and number for your cell phone.
- Address: Select the country in which you reside from the drop-down menu. If you selected the United States:
- Select, from the drop-down menu:
- Either the NYS county in which you reside
- Or "out of state," if you are living outside NYS.
If you selected another country:
- Enter the province, territory, etc., in which you reside.
- Enter your postal code, up to a maximum of 10 characters.
Note: E-mail will be the primary means of communication. It is your responsibility to provide an accurate email to ensure communications from the New York State Police are received promptly.
- First Name: Enter the first name of your Alternate Contact
- Last Name: Enter the last name of your Alternate Contact
- Phone Number: Enter the area code and phone number of your alternate contact.
Note : This phone number cannot be the same as your home telephone number.
- Should I make a false statement of any material fact or practice, or attempt to practice any deception or fraud in my application, examination or any of the procedures connected with my possible appointment to a position with the New York State Police, I will not be appointed or further considered for appointment.
- All information provided by me will be verified by a polygraph examination and complete background investigation.
- If I am appointed to a position with the New York State Police and, if then or thereafter, facts become known which if previously known would have warranted my not being appointed, or if then or thereafter there is found any illegality or fraud in my application, examination or in any of the procedures connected with my appointment, such appointment may be revoked.
If you click "Cancel," your application for the New York State Police Trooper Examination will not be updated.