Texas DPS Law Enforcement Polygraph School

Congratulations to the new examiners of Class 19 who graduated from the Texas Department of Public Safety Law Enforcement Polygraph School on March 11, 2011.

Special congratulations also to Class 19 students Zhan Sheng Tang and Jim Copley. Zhan Sheng Tang was awarded the Thomas A. Davis Jr. Award for highest class GPA and Copley was awarded the School Director’s Award for overall outstanding student.

The Texas DPS Polygraph School is now accepting applications for Class 20.  To be considered for Class 20, applicants must:

• Complete and submit a Texas DPS Polygraph School application
• Be a US citizen
• Have no convictions for a felony offense or a misdemeanor offense of moral turpitude
• Be a full-time employee of the law enforcement agency sponsoring the student
• Have at least five years of law enforcement investigative experience or a four-year degree from a university.

Students applying from the state of Texas must also have a Texas-licensed polygraph examiner who has agreed to sponsor the student during the intern licensing portion of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations licensing process.

For further information on the Texas polygraph licensing process, visit the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation’s web site at www.license.state.tx.us, or send an e-mail to polygraph.examiners@license.state.tx.us.  For all other questions regarding the school, please refer to the online school catalog or contact the school’s administrative assistant.