California Guard Card Pass Rate, Format & Study Guide

The BSIS requires a trainee to score 100% on the final examination to complete the Power to Arrest and Appropriate Use of Force training (BSIS security guard training page). The training has a 3-hour Power to Arrest part and a 5-hour Appropriate Use of Force part, and it must be completed before a security guard registration is issued. A trainee who fails the final examination the first time may study the weak areas and try again.

In California, a security guard must complete this training and pass the examination before a registration (guard card) is issued.

People training to register as security guards in California.

The certifying body does not publicly publish an official pass rate for this exam. Be wary of third-party sites citing a specific number here — treat any pass-rate claim you see elsewhere for this exam as unverified.

If you do not reach 100% the first time, you may study the areas you missed and take the examination again; your training provider arranges the retake.

You must answer 100% of the items correctly to complete the course. The portal's mock is stricter than the real exam, which is untimed and open-book, so its timer is only a pacing aid. Format: a written examination given by the training provider, with 100% correct required; the portal mock uses a 60-minute closed-book timer as a pacing setting. No official pass rate is available for this exam, so none is quoted here.

The BSIS requires a trainee to score 100% on the final examination to complete the Power to Arrest and Appropriate Use of Force training (BSIS security guard training page). The training has a 3-hour Power to Arrest part and a 5-hour Appropriate Use of Force part, and it must be completed before a security guard registration is issued. A trainee who fails the final examination the first time may study the weak areas and try again. 52 questions in the BSIS question bank format (multiple choice, true/false and fill-in) · given by the training provider · 100% required. You must answer 100% of the items correctly to complete the course. The portal's mock is stricter than the real exam, which is untimed and open-book, so its timer is only a pacing aid.

The BSIS training manuals describe each topic; this portal groups its practice by the same topics.

You enrol with a BSIS-approved training provider, complete the 3-hour and 5-hour courses, and pass the final examination. BSIS then issues the registration once your application and background checks are complete.

A training and examination fee set by the provider, plus BSIS registration and fingerprinting fees.

Guard registrations are renewed with BSIS under its renewal rules; the training certificate is part of your record.

Work through the exam topics one area at a time, finish with timed full-length practice runs of 52 questions in one sitting.

BSIS revised the written examination in July 2023 and again in March 2024. Check the BSIS site for the current course lengths and rules before you enrol.