The Bakersfield Police Department uses California's PELLETB for their written exam. PELLETB is an abbreviation for POST Entry Level Law Enforcement Test Battery. Once your application is received you will be invited to the written exam.  

You need a T-score of 45 or higher obtained within the last two years in order to pass.

California's PELLETB is one of the harder police exams in the U.S.  There is a heavy emphasis on good English language skills. 

One very unique type of testing included in the PELLETB is called the CLOZE Reading Test. Few applicants have ever taken such a test when they were in high school, so learning how to master the CLOZE test is very important.

Applicants need to study with a good prep course.