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American Board of Criminalistics
PO Box 1358
Palmetto, FL 34220

COVID19 Response

The ABC is lifting our COVID19 Exam Sitting Guidelines.  If you are sitting for an examination, you will be expected to comply with any requirements set forth by the sitting location.  If you host an examination, your LAC (Local Arrangements Coordinator) is responsible for ensuring that any site-specific requirements are communicated to the Test Site Manager.  The LAC is responsible for ensuring that site specific requirements are met.

​If you have further questions, please contact the Registrar’s Office via e-mail at 
abcregistrar@criminalistics.com.

Current Exam Offerings

Refer to the Application Process page for an explanation of the required forms and deadlines. 

NOTE:  Completed applications MUST be received by the date of the Application Deadline.

HOST AN EXAM
Date
Exam Type (Public/Private)
Location
Test Site Manager (TSM)
Application Deadline
August 27, 2023
Public
Certification Exams
MAFS
Fort Pontchartrain Detroit
Detroit, MI
Danielle Hankinson
Passed
Date
Exam Type (Public/Private)
Location
Test Site Manager (TSM)
Application Deadline

October 1, 2023
​(afternoon)
Public
BIO and DNA Exams
SWAFS
Houston City Place Marriott at Springwoods Village
​Spring, TX
Angelica Noyola
Passed

October 3, 2023
​(morning)

Public
Comp Crim and Drug Analysis Exams
SWAFS

Houston City Place Marriott at Springwoods Village
​Spring, TX​
Angelica Noyola
Passed
​October 11, 2023​
​Public
​Certification Exams
Oakland Police Department
Oakland, CA​
Esmeraldo Gorecho​
Passed
​October 23, 2023
​​Public
​​Certification Exams
City of Charleston Police Department
​Charleston, SC
​Erin Tracy
Passed
October 25, 2023
Public
BIO and DNA Exams
Idaho State Police
Meridian, ID
Stacy Guess
Passed
Date
Exam Type (Public/Private)
Location
Test Site Manager (TSM)
Application Deadline
November 10, 2023
Public
Certification Exams
NEAFS
Mystic Marriott
Groton, CT
Pete Diaczuk
​ Amy Duhaime
Passed
Date
Exam Type (Public/Private)
Location
Test Site Manager (TSM)
Application Deadline
February 21, 2024
Public
Certification Exams
AAFS
Colorado Convention Center
Denver, CO
Shawn West
October 13, 2023
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  • About Us
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      • Testing Accommodations
    • Ed Rhodes Scholarship
    • Recertification
    • Conversion to Emeritus, Name Change, Certificate Replacement
    • Dormancy of Certification
  • Affiliates
  • Examinations
    • Offerings
      • Host An Exam
    • Biological Screening
    • Comprehensive Criminalistics
    • Drug Analysis
    • Forensic DNA
    • Foundational Knowledge
    • Molecular Biology
    • Field Testing
  • Ethics
  • Appeals
  • Members Only Access
  • Certificant Directory
  • Online Payments
  • FSAT