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EXAM 7329 · TEST DECEMBER 7, 2026

NYC Special Officer (Health + Hospitals) exam 7329: the complete guide

What the job is, when the exam is, the 6 ability areas it tests, and how to prepare for each one. Every fact below traces to the official notice.

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Key dates

Filing closes
October 27, 2026
Test date
December 7, 2026
Passing score
70%

Filing for Exam No. 7329 is open now and closes 27 October 2026. The notice expects testing to begin 7 December 2026.

Notice of Examination No. 7329 is the governing document. The application fee is $61.00, with the usual 2.00% card surcharge and a waiver for New York City high school students, first-time test takers, veterans, the unemployed and those receiving public assistance or supplementary security income. It replaces Exam 6328, which tested from 22 April 2026.

This is a separate examination from Special Officer 7327, not a variant of it. The two expect to begin testing on the same day, 7 December 2026, and test the same six abilities, but 7329 is for NYC Health + Hospitals only, places successful candidates on an NYC Health + Hospitals eligible list rather than a general one, and carries a materially different set of conditions.

The DCAS annual schedule through 30 June 2027 lists one further Special Officer (NYC H+H) filing period, opening 3 March 2027 under exam number 7330. Its notice will appear when that period opens, because DCAS publishes a notice when filing opens and not before.

The 6 ability areas, and what each one asks of you

Testing is at a computer terminal and 70% passes, with the score above that deciding where on the NYC Health + Hospitals eligible list you land. As on every DCAS notice tracked here, no question count and no time limit are published — a figure you have been given for either did not come from the agency. Each area below has a technique lesson and a drill built for this exam — not adapted from another one.

Deductive Reasoning

Take a rule you are given and apply it to a specific case, then judge whether the answer actually follows. The wrong options are usually the ones that break one clause of the rule.

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Information Ordering

Put steps, numbers, names or procedures into the order a stated rule demands. The rule is always supplied — the work is following it exactly.

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Problem Sensitivity

Notice that something is wrong, or about to go wrong, before it is pointed out — and name both the whole problem and its parts.

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Time Sharing

Work two sources at once — a roster and a log, a list and a screen — and answer what neither of them says on its own. The shifting is the skill, not the reading.

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Written Comprehension

Understand what a sentence or paragraph actually says — policies, regulations, signage — and answer from the text rather than from assumption.

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Written Expression

Choose the wording that another person will read the way you meant it. Grammar, clarity and precision in reports, in multiple-choice form.

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Six ability areas are named, and they are the same six as Special Officer 7327: deductive reasoning, information ordering, problem sensitivity, time sharing, written comprehension and written expression. The worked examples are also the same in substance, phrased for a Special Officer (NYC H+H).

Time sharing is the one that catches candidates who prepared with material written for another exam. The notice defines it as shifting back and forth between two or more sources of information, with responding to emergencies as the example, and it is the only construct on any notice tracked here that cannot be answered from a single stimulus. Expect two documents shown together with the answer available in neither alone.

Calculators are not permitted, and no other electronic device is either. Items brought to the site are sealed in a Yondr pouch until after the exam event. The notice also warns that certain questions may need to be answered on the basis of documents supplied on the day.

Who can apply

Education — the lowest bar of any exam here
By the date of appointment you must possess either a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, or an Individualized Education Program (IEP) diploma together with six months of full-time work experience. The IEP route appears on no other notice covered on this site, and it is the reason this exam has the widest entry of any of them.
Converting part-time work
Where the six months of experience were worked part-time, the notice publishes the formula rather than leaving it to be guessed: (hours worked per week ÷ 35) × months worked. Its own example is 21 hours a week for 12 months, which converts to 7.2 months — comfortably over the six-month requirement.
Age, citizenship, residency and English
You must have reached your 20th birthday by the date of appointment. United States citizenship is required at appointment. City residency is required at appointment and maintained afterwards, with the two-year rule permitting Nassau, Westchester, Suffolk, Orange, Rockland or Putnam — and note that the two years must be employment with NYC Health + Hospitals specifically. You must be able to understand and be understood in English.
Peace officer designation and character
Under Criminal Procedure Law § 2.10(40) the title is designated a peace officer position, and proof of good character is an absolute prerequisite to appointment. You must reveal ALL arrests, convictions and pending charges in your lifetime, including material sealed, expunged or set aside under federal or state law, and youthful offender adjudications.
Two certifications to obtain and keep
You must satisfy New York State's peace officer training requirements and maintain that certification, with mandatory annual recertification as a continuing condition of employment. Separately, through the NYC Health + Hospitals Special Officer Training Academy you must obtain CPR/BLS certification and Basic First Aid certification to the standards of the New York State Department of Health and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and maintain both for as long as you hold the job.
Medical, psychological and drug screening
NYC H+H has established medical and psychological standards for the position. Everyone offered a post must pass medical and psychological examinations before the date of appointment, and a drug screening is carried out during the medical examination. Reasonable accommodation is provided where appropriate.
What this notice does NOT require
No firearms qualification and no driver licence requirement appear anywhere in Notice 7329 — the only mention of a licence is an optional Selective Certification for candidates who hold one. Special Officer 7327 requires firearms qualification on certain assignments and a New York State driver licence for positions in certain agencies; this notice requires neither. For a candidate who cannot or does not want to carry a firearm, or who does not drive, that is the difference between the two exams.

Scoring, and what happens after you pass

Passing places your name on an NYC Health + Hospitals eligible list in final score order, and you receive a list number. If you meet all requirements and your name is reached, you receive a Notice of Interview by email.

This notice does not state how long that list stays active, and we do not borrow the four years the sibling notice states. New York Civil Service Law § 56 sets the outer bounds for eligible lists generally at not less than one year and not more than four.

A candidate who believes the test was rated incorrectly may appeal to the DCAS Committee on Manifest Errors through the online application system. The notice adds that an appeal may result in a different rating, which is not a promise that the difference runs upwards.

What the notice says about pay

Notice of Examination No. 7329 states a current minimum salary of $40,480 per annum with annual automatic increases to a current maximum of $58,345 after completion of five years of service as a Special Officer. The rate is stated as subject to change.

The notice then adds something no other notice covered here does: Special Officers at NYC H+H are entitled to an additional $5,000 per year to be trained to operate the Weapons Detection Scanning Systems. Read alongside Special Officer 7327 — same $40,480 start, no published maximum, no such supplement — this is the more attractive of the two on pay, which is worth knowing since the two exams expect to test from the same day.

How to prepare

Start with the diagnostic — 12 questions, about seven minutes, no signup. It tells you which of the 6 areas is costing you rank, so you drill the weak one instead of the comfortable one. Then work the lessons and drills for that area, and sit a timed mock when you want to know where you stand under the clock.

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Questions candidates ask

What does a Special Officer (NYC H+H) do?

They perform security, safety, loss prevention and order-maintenance work in the city's public hospitals: patrolling designated areas, operating and monitoring the Weapons Detection System, giving information to visitors and clients, ejecting disorderly persons and where appropriate making arrests, escorting persons in custody, testifying in court, assisting the sick and injured, and recording daily actions in a memo book and location log books.

How is this different from the Special Officer 7327 exam?

Same six abilities and the same expected test date, but 7329 is for NYC Health + Hospitals only, has its own eligible list, requires no firearms qualification and no driver licence, publishes a maximum salary of $58,345, adds $5,000 a year for weapons-detection training, and accepts an IEP diploma with six months of work in place of a high school diploma.

What are the education requirements?

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent, OR an Individualized Education Program (IEP) diploma plus six months of full-time work experience. Part-time work converts using (hours per week ÷ 35) × months.

How much does a Special Officer (NYC H+H) make?

Notice 7329 states $40,480 per annum minimum, rising by annual automatic increases to a current maximum of $58,345 after five years of service, plus $5,000 a year for being trained to operate the Weapons Detection Scanning Systems.

Do I need a driver licence or a firearms qualification?

Neither is required by Notice 7329. That is a real difference from Special Officer 7327, which requires firearms qualification on certain assignments and a driver licence for positions in certain agencies.

What certifications will I have to keep current?

New York State peace officer training certification, with mandatory annual recertification, and CPR/BLS plus Basic First Aid certification obtained through the NYC H+H Special Officer Training Academy. All must be maintained for the duration of employment.

Do I have to disclose a sealed arrest?

Yes. Because the title is designated a peace officer position under CPL § 2.10(40), good character is an absolute prerequisite and all arrests, convictions and pending charges in your lifetime must be revealed, including sealed, expunged or set-aside matter and youthful offender adjudications.

The rest of the guide

Special Officer H+H practice test — one question from every ability area

Real questions from the bank, answered in the page, with the technique explanation after each one.

Special Officer NYC H+H Salary: $40,480 to $58,345 Plus $5,000

What a Special Officer at NYC Health + Hospitals earns: $40,480 to start, a published maximum of $58,345 after five years, and $5,000 a year more for being trained on the Weapons Detection Scanning Systems..

Special Officer NYC H+H Requirements: IEP Diploma Route, No Firearm, No Licence

Every requirement in Notice 7329: the high school or IEP-diploma-plus-experience routes, the part-time conversion formula, CPL 2.10(40) peace officer status, the CPR and first aid certifications, and the two requirements this notice does not have..

Special Officer NYC H+H Exam 7329 Format: Six Abilities Including Time Sharing

The format of Special Officer (NYC H+H) exam 7329: computer-based, ranked, 70% to pass, no calculators, and six ability areas — including Time Sharing, the one construct that cannot be answered from a single passage..

What Does a Special Officer at NYC Health + Hospitals Do?

The job in Notice 7329: patrolling hospital buildings, operating the Weapons Detection System, ejecting disorderly persons, making arrests, escorting persons in custody, testifying in court, and assisting the sick and injured..

Special Officer 7327 vs 7329 (H+H): Which Exam Should You Take?

Two Special Officer exams ran in the same window and test the same six abilities.

Where these facts come from

We do not publish exam dates ourselves, and you should be skeptical of any site that posts one without a source. Every fact on this page comes from the documents below, each with the date we last opened it. Facts on this page were last checked September 8, 2026 — for the current filing period and test date, the official notice is authoritative.