Passing Rule, Pass/Fail Results, And ATMS

Passing Rule, Pass/Fail Results, And ATMS

The official passing rule for the CJBAT has two parts. Passing status requires a score of 70 or higher across all three sections, and it also requires at least 30 correct out of the 50 questions in Sections II and III. Both parts matter. A candidate should not study as if one section can be ignored.

The 50-question count in the second part comes from Section II and Section III together. Section II has 10 memorization items, and Section III has 40 written and reasoning items. The rule is not described as 30 correct in Section III alone. It is stated as at least 30 correct out of the 50 questions in Sections II and III.

Passing facts to remember:

• Overall requirement: 70 or higher across all three sections.
• Additional requirement: at least 30 correct out of Sections II and III together.
• Candidate result format: pass/fail.
• Official record: FDLE Automated Training Management System, or ATMS.

Result reporting also has specific official limits. The CJBAT produces only pass/fail for candidates, academies, and agencies; scores are not provided to those parties when the result is passing. Pearson VUE provides unofficial results on the day of testing. Official results are recorded in FDLE's Automated Training Management System, and FDLE states that the controlling test record is the electronic ATMS record.

This distinction is important after the exam. FDLE cannot provide official applicant score documents to applicants. Results are not given by phone and cannot be sent to an employer or other third party. Florida criminal justice agencies have access to ATMS, which is why the ATMS record is the controlling result source in the process described by FDLE.

A failing score report is different from a passing pass/fail result. Official materials state that failing score reports include a grade and diagnostic information by section with a bar graph. Duplicate score reports can be printed from the Pearson VUE account. That diagnostic information is useful for remediation, but it should not be confused with the ATMS result record.

Preparation should reflect both parts of the passing rule. Practice Section I because it contributes to the overall result. Practice Sections II and III because they contribute to the overall result and the separate 30-out-of-50 requirement. A balanced plan is more reliable than trying to compensate for weak areas by overtraining only one section.

Candidates should track result language precisely. A same-day Pearson VUE result can be useful for immediate awareness, but FDLE identifies ATMS as the controlling record. That difference also explains why a candidate should not expect FDLE to send a result to a third party or provide the result by phone.

The same precision helps during study. A practice score, diagnostic note, or unofficial same-day result has a specific purpose, but none replaces the ATMS record. Keeping those categories separate prevents avoidable confusion after the exam.