The Texas Department of Public Safety offers the Texas DPS Law Enforcement Polygraph School in Austin, Texas. To apply for the polygraph school, you must meet all the necessary requirements, including a four-year University degree, five years in law enforcement, a law-enforcement sponsor, US citizenship, and have no misdemeanor or felony convictions. Each student needs a Texas licensed polygraph examiner to act as a sponsor. To finish the course, each student finishes 400-420 classroom hours and completes 10 polygraph examinations.
The Coastal Academy in Corpus Christi, Texas, provides polygraph examiner training. The polygraph training course is approved by the Texas Board of Polygraph Examiners. Though the course was originally designed for law enforcement, it has since been offered to anyone that meets the Texas Polygraph Licensing requirements.
The American Polygraph Association, APA, offers advanced training in polygraph as well as provides the standards and accreditations for polygraph schools in the US. The advanced and specialized training certificate is available through regional and state programs, which can vary each year. Check with the APA about specialized training available in Texas or see about having your current course hours approved by the APA. The school, program details, topics, instructors and hours are documented and submitted to the APA.
The polygraph science center in Grapevine, Texas, is certified by the APA and offers the basic polygraph school. The basic polygraph school program lasts eight weeks and covers a range of topics on polygraph. Unlike other polygraph schools, the polygraph science center does not train polygraph examiners but instead provides information on educating individuals and companies about polygraph and the science behind polygraph tests. They provide information on new development and technology and look to educate everyone from the student to the higher echelons of the government.