Required Background Checks

All enrolled students in any education program at Lebanon Valley College must complete the following background checks prior to the start of freshman year.

Required Background Checks:

1. Pennsylvania State Criminal History Record
   
   • Fee: $10 payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
   • More information can be found here.
2. Federal (FBI) Criminal History Report
   
   • Fee: $36 payable to Cogent Systems
   • More information can be found at: www.pa.cogentid.com **(Please see below.)
     
3. Child Abuse Report
   
   • Fee: $10 money order, no personal checks accepted
   • Forms can be obtained by schools and the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
   • More information can be found here.
     
     
     

**Be sure to choose the Cogent Systems "Pennslyvania Deparment of Education (PDE)" fingerprint form. There are 3 choices, BUT ONLY ONE from the Pennsylvania Deparment of Education. The other two will not be accepted by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE).