Clearance Requirements for Mercyhurst Education Students

ONLINE APPLICATION:

• https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home
• When filling out the form, use your current address, and check the "School" option under "Purpose of Clearance"
• Your results may be available immediately. If not, you can log in at a later time to view the status of your results. The process can take up to four to five weeks for processing, and you will be mailed a copy of your results. You may call the Office of Children Youth and Families at 717-783-6211 or 717-783-6211 if problems arise

ONLINE APPLICATION:

• This clearance may be obtained online if the applicant has a credit or debit card at https://epatch.pa.gov/home
• Choose "submit a new record check"
• The online response is virtually instantaneous. The applicant prints the report from their computer. The mailed request can take up to four to five weeks for processing and will be mailed directly to the applicant

• Applicants must get fingerprinted for an FBI background check
• Applicants should register online with Identogo Systems (https://uenroll.identogo.com/) before going to the fingerprinting center. Payment is made online at the time of registration by credit or debit card. No cash or personal checks are accepted. Please record your UE ID registration number; it is a series of letters and numbers. You will need to provide this number to any school district, institution, or agency, needing the results of your federal background check
• The applicant then reports to one of the approved fingerprint centers provided upon registration. The fingerprints are scanned; the entire fingerprint capture process takes approximately 10 minutes. The prints are then electronically transmitted to the PA State Police, who then submit the fingerprints and demographic information to the FBI as required by federal statute
• Pennsylvania Department of Education will receive the Federal Criminal History Report from the FBI. You will receive an unofficial copy by mail
• After you have been fingerprinted, you should provide your registration number to anyone who needs access to your results. They will access a secure database at PDE to view your results using their institution's username and password. They may not provide you with copies of this information. They should be able to access your clearance information within a week of fingerprint processing
• If you have a question or an issue with your federal clearance, call 717-783-3750 or email the Pennsylvania Department of Education at dwolfgang@state.pa.us. Neither Identogo Systems nor the School of Education can provide the status or results of your report to you
• Enter the Service Code – 1KG6RT
• After completing this clearance, you will only need to submit your final UE ID code

• https://1.cdn.edl.io/HZStxFbZ8xWinI6wkZjk72cQyaJ2AJGoUUtPegSvpm2jqwtp.pdf
• You are required to print, sign, and upload a completed ACT 24 form to your SharePoint student folder yearly
• A paper copy is also available in the Education Department

• https://www.reportabusepa.pitt.edu/
• Upon completion of the training, you will receive a certificate that you save and print

Proof of Tuberculin Skin Test – Required by the Pennsylvania Public School Code.

• This can be obtained from your family physician, local WellNow, or Urgent Care facilities

This can also be a scan of your Driver’s License or State Photo ID.