NYC Environmental Police Officer exam 6305: the complete guide

Key dates

Filing opens

December 2, 2026

Test date

Not published yet

Passing score

70%

Who can apply

Education and experience

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, plus either 24 college semester credits at an accredited college or university with at least a 2.0 cumulative index, or two years of honorable full-time United States military service, or one year of law enforcement experience. The three alternatives sit at the same level: a year in a law-enforcement role qualifies exactly as 24 credits do.

Age — including a ceiling

You must be at least 16 by the date you take the multiple-choice test, and 20 by the date of appointment. You must also be under 35 on the first date of the application period, and the notice states this as a bar on appointment rather than on testing. Time spent in military duty as defined by Section 243 of the New York Military Law may be deducted from your actual age, up to a maximum of seven years. This is the only title covered on this site with a maximum age.

Character — with two statutory bars

Proof of good character and a satisfactory background are absolute prerequisites. The notice lists the usual disqualifying factors and adds conviction of petit larceny by name. It then goes further than any other notice tracked here: in accordance with provisions of law, persons convicted of a felony or a domestic violence misdemeanour are not eligible for appointment. Those two are stated as bars, not as factors to be weighed.

Medical, psychological and physical

Medical and psychological guidelines are established for the title, and you may be tested against them periodically throughout your career. Physical standards are also established: you must pass a qualifying physical test, and may be required to undergo periodic physical testing for as long as you hold the job.

Drug testing — zero tolerance

You must pass a drug screening before appointment, are tested again during Police Academy training and at the medical examination ending probation, and may be tested at random at any point afterwards or as a prerequisite for a higher assignment level. Anyone found in possession of or using illegal drugs, or who fails, refuses or attempts to evade a test, will be terminated. The notice tells applicants to conform their behaviour to this policy well before beginning the application process.

Licence, citizenship and English

A motor vehicle driver licence valid in New York State is required at the time of appointment and must be maintained throughout employment — not optional here, since the job is driven. United States citizenship is required at appointment, and you must be able to understand and be understood in English.

Residency — wider than the city

By the date of appointment you must live in New York City or in Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Dutchess, Greene, Sullivan, Putnam, Delaware, Ulster, Rockland, Orange or Schoharie counties. That is a far wider area than the city-residency rule attached to the other DCAS titles here, and it follows from where the work is.

What the notice says about pay

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