Basic Abilities Test
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) requires students applying to the Daytona State Law Enforcement Recruit Training or Correctional Officer Recruit Training programs to successfully complete a Basic Abilities Test.
Additional information may be found on their website:

Daytona State offers the state approved Criminal Justice-Basic Abilities Test (CJ-BAT).
The CJ-BAT is administered on all of our campuses. For registration information and testing schedules, please contact Assessment Services at:
- (386) 506-3067 (Daytona)
- (386) 785-2029 (Deland)
- (386) 789-7307 (Deltona)
- (386) 246-4844 (Flagler)
- (386) 423-6328 (New Smyrna)
The fee for the CJ-BAT is $40.00
The CJ-BAT is a computerized test. Test time is 2 ½ hours. More information on the CJ-BAT can be found at http://www.publicsafetyrecruitment.com/
The CJ-BAT measures the following 16 abilities:
- Deductive Reasoning
- Perceptual Speed
- Inductive Reasoning
- Problem Sensitivity
- Flexibility of Closure
- Selective Attention
- Speed of Closure
- Spatial Orientation
- Information Ordering
- Time Sharing
- Memorization
- Visualization
- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Expression