The purpose of the P.O.S.T Academy Graduate program is design for applicants that are in the process of obtaining a P.O.S.T Academy Graduate Certificate from a qualifying academy.  The eligibility requirements for this program are as follows:

• In the process of obtaining a P.O.S.T. Academy Graduate Certificate
• Possess a High School diploma or G.E.D.
• Applicants must be 21 upon graduation from the academy; duration of academy is  6   months. Please contact the Recruitment & Backgrounds Investigation Unit for scheduled graduation dates.
• Have a valid California Driver’s License by date of hire.
• Have no felony convictions or other convictions which would prevent carrying a gun.
• Be a U.S. citizen or in the citizenship application process

If you met the eligibility requirements listed above and are ready to enter into the OPD Police officer Trainee selection process, please call the Oakland Police Recruiting Unit at 510-238-3339 or 888-OPD-JOBS for additional information.

P.O.S.T. T-Score Waiver

Applicants who have previously taken the POST Entry-Level Battery Test may request a waiver of the written test by submitting a T-Score Waiver packet.   T-scores must be  within 12-months from the date of application.  A copy of your T-Score on the letterhead of the public agency where the test was taken must be attached to the waiver packet.
A packet can be request from the Recruiting Unit. To ensure timely response and scheduling of your oral board schedule upon verification of the T-score from P.O.S.T; please complete and sign all of the required documents.  Allow 4 to 5 weeks upon receipt of your completed waiver packet for oral board confirmation.

Send the T-Score Waiver packet to:

Oakland Police Department Recruiting Unit
250 Frank Ogawa, Ste D
Oakland, CA 94612