Background Checks
When working with minors in Pennsylvania, you will be required to have three different background checks. Keep any and all documentation and forward to swe.drexel@gmail.com.
Before you start: Submit the Confidential Consent and Release Form using this link.
1. Free Pennsylvania Background Checks
The Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance and the Pennsylvania Criminal Record Check (click on "New Record Check (Volunteers Only)") are required for all volunteers and are both free.
2. FBI Criminal Background Check
A third check, the FBI Criminal Background check, is also required for all volunteers except those who have been Pennsylvania residents for at least 10 years. The FBI check includes fingerprinting and costs $21.85.
After you register, you can go in person to be fingerprinted. The closest fingerprinting locations are 4022 Market Street (Mon-Fri 9am-6pm), 1015 Chestnut Street (Mon-Fri 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm), and 744 South Street (Mon-Fri 10am-1pm and 2pm-6pm; Sat 11am-4pm). If you’re not able to get to a Pennsylvania location, email clearances@drexel.edu for assistance.
If you have lived in PA for at least 10 years, you can bypass fingerprinting and instead complete this form in the presence of a trusted witness, who would be anyone you know who can affirm that you signed the form.
Read this form for more information on the background check process.
Before you start: Submit the Confidential Consent and Release Form using this link.
1. Free Pennsylvania Background Checks
The Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance and the Pennsylvania Criminal Record Check (click on "New Record Check (Volunteers Only)") are required for all volunteers and are both free.
2. FBI Criminal Background Check
A third check, the FBI Criminal Background check, is also required for all volunteers except those who have been Pennsylvania residents for at least 10 years. The FBI check includes fingerprinting and costs $21.85.
After you register, you can go in person to be fingerprinted. The closest fingerprinting locations are 4022 Market Street (Mon-Fri 9am-6pm), 1015 Chestnut Street (Mon-Fri 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm), and 744 South Street (Mon-Fri 10am-1pm and 2pm-6pm; Sat 11am-4pm). If you’re not able to get to a Pennsylvania location, email clearances@drexel.edu for assistance.
If you have lived in PA for at least 10 years, you can bypass fingerprinting and instead complete this form in the presence of a trusted witness, who would be anyone you know who can affirm that you signed the form.
Read this form for more information on the background check process.
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