State Officer Certification Exam
The Brevard Police Testing and Selection Center is a fully-operational Pearson VUE Certified Testing Center — contracted by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to provide the computer-based State Officer Certification Exam (SOCE) to graduates of three program disciplines: Law Enforcement, Corrections and Correctional Probation.
The process has been simplified to better serve potential officers and to enable future employers to gain testing results sooner to expedite hiring decisions.
For those in east central Florida, our role as a testing center offers many benefits, including:
- Students no longer have to travel a long-distance to take the exam
- Eligibility and exam scheduling is simplified
- No lag time between graduation and testing – exam results provided immediately
- Agencies hiring decisions made in more timely way
See the SOCE Testing Info box on this page for the exam application, cost information and contacts.
Cost for the exam is $150 and must accompany the exam application. The testing fee
must be paid via a Money Order payable to the Brevard Police Testing and Selection
Center. It can be dropped off in person or mailed to:
Brevard Police Testing & Selection Center
3865 N. Wickham Rd. Bldg. 8, Rm. 108 Melbourne, FL 32935
For additional information, contact us:
policeinfo@easternflorida.edu
321-433-5638 OR 321-433-5640
Testing is offered at the Brevard Police Testing & Selection Center located in Building 8 on the EFSC Mebourne Campus from 1 to 5 PM on the last Tuesday of each month, except for holidays or when Eastern Florida State College is closed.
Pre-registration is required following the steps in the Sign-Up tab.
- All examinees must preregister with BPTC using the form available through the first section of this tabbed box. The completed application and $150 fee can be dropped off or mailed. The testing fee must be made via a Money Order payable to the Brevard Police Testing and Selection Center.
- Test participants must arrive no later than 1 PM on the day of testing.
- Examinees must present two forms of identification, one primary and one primary or secondary. Primary is a government-issued, unexpired photo ID with signature, such as a U.S. passport, driver's license or military ID. Secondary ID may be another primary ID, or a signed, unexpired employee ID, school ID, Social Security Card or unexpired credit card.