diff --git a/src/Enums/StatusEnum.php b/src/Enums/StatusEnum.php
index 9cc86df..ba3d7e9 100644
--- a/src/Enums/StatusEnum.php
+++ b/src/Enums/StatusEnum.php
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace EscolaLms\Core\Enums;
 
-use EscolaLms\Core\Enums\BasicEnum;
-
 class StatusEnum extends BasicEnum
 {
     const INACTIVE = 0;
diff --git a/src/Repositories/Criteria/CourseSearch.php b/src/Repositories/Criteria/CourseSearch.php
deleted file mode 100644
index abeeadd..0000000
--- a/src/Repositories/Criteria/CourseSearch.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-
-namespace EscolaLms\Core\Repositories\Criteria;
-
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
-
-class CourseSearch extends Criterion
-{
-    public function __construct($value = null)
-    {
-        parent::__construct(null, $value);
-    }
-
-    public function apply(Builder $query): Builder
-    {
-        return $query->where(function (Builder $query): Builder {
-            $like = DB::connection()->getPdo()->getAttribute(\PDO::ATTR_DRIVER_NAME) === 'pgsql' ? 'ILIKE' : 'LIKE';
-
-
-            return $query
-                ->where('courses.course_title', $like, '%' . $this->value . '%')
-                ->orWhere('courses.course_slug', $like, '%' . $this->value . '%')
-                ->orWhere('categories.name', $like, '%' . $this->value . '%');
-        });
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Repositories/Criteria/NotRelatedCourses.php b/src/Repositories/Criteria/NotRelatedCourses.php
deleted file mode 100644
index b6ae9e4..0000000
--- a/src/Repositories/Criteria/NotRelatedCourses.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace EscolaLms\Core\Repositories\Criteria;
-
-use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
-
-class NotRelatedCourses extends Criterion
-{
-    public function apply(Builder $query): Builder
-    {
-        return $query
-            ->where('courses.id', '!=', $this->value->getKey())
-            ->whereNotIn('courses.id', $this->value->related()->pluck('id'));
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/Api/CriteriaApiTest.php b/tests/Api/CriteriaApiTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..162e3b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Api/CriteriaApiTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace EscolaLms\Core\Tests\Api;
+
+use Carbon\Carbon;
+use EscolaLms\Core\Enums\StatusEnum;
+use EscolaLms\Core\Tests\Mocks\ExampleEntity\ExampleEntity;
+use EscolaLms\Core\Tests\Mocks\ExampleEntity\TestCase;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\DatabaseTransactions;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\WithFaker;
+
+class CriteriaApiTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use DatabaseTransactions, WithFaker;
+
+    public function testPagination()
+    {
+        ExampleEntity::factory()
+            ->count(10)
+            ->create();
+
+        $response = $this->json('GET', 'api/core?limit=5');
+        $response->assertJsonCount(5, 'data');
+    }
+
+    public function testDateCriterion()
+    {
+        $date = Carbon::now()->addDays(5);
+
+        ExampleEntity::factory()
+            ->count(5)
+            ->create(['created_at' => $date]);
+
+        ExampleEntity::factory()
+            ->count(5)
+            ->create();
+
+        $response = $this->json('GET', 'api/core?gt_created_at=' . $date);
+
+        $response->assertJsonCount(5, 'data');
+    }
+
+    public function testLikeCriterion()
+    {
+        ExampleEntity::factory()
+            ->count(5)
+            ->create(['name' => 'simple name']);
+
+        ExampleEntity::factory()
+            ->count(5)
+            ->create(['name' => $this->faker->word]);
+
+        $response = $this->json('GET', 'api/core?name=simple');
+        $response->assertJsonCount(5, 'data');
+    }
+
+    public function testInCriterion()
+    {
+        $ids = ExampleEntity::factory()
+            ->count(5)
+            ->create()
+            ->pluck('id')
+            ->map(fn ($item) => 'ids[]=' . $item . '&');
+
+        ExampleEntity::factory()
+            ->count(5)
+            ->create();
+
+        $response = $this->json('GET', 'api/core?' . $ids->implode(''));
+        $response->assertJsonCount(5, 'data');
+    }
+
+    public function testIsNullCriterion()
+    {
+        ExampleEntity::factory()
+            ->count(5)
+            ->create();
+
+        ExampleEntity::factory()
+            ->count(5)
+            ->create(['description' => null]);
+
+        $response = $this->json('GET', 'api/core?nullable=1');
+        $response->assertJsonCount(5, 'data');
+    }
+
+    public function testEqualsCriterion()
+    {
+        ExampleEntity::factory()
+            ->count(5)
+            ->create(['status' => StatusEnum::INACTIVE]);
+
+        ExampleEntity::factory()
+            ->count(5)
+            ->create(['status' => StatusEnum::ACTIVE]);
+
+        $response = $this->json('GET', 'api/core?status=' . StatusEnum::ACTIVE);
+        $response->assertJsonCount(5, 'data');
+    }
+
+    public function testPeriodCriterion()
+    {
+        $dateFrom = Carbon::now();
+        $dateTo = Carbon::now()->addDays(5);
+
+        ExampleEntity::factory()
+            ->count(5)
+            ->create(['date_time' => Carbon::now()->subYear()]);
+
+        ExampleEntity::factory()
+            ->count(5)
+            ->create(['date_time' => $dateFrom]);
+
+        ExampleEntity::factory()
+            ->count(5)
+            ->create(['date_time' => $dateTo]);
+
+        ExampleEntity::factory()
+            ->count(5)
+            ->create(['date_time' => Carbon::now()->addYear()]);
+
+        $response = $this->json('GET', 'api/core?from=' . $dateFrom . '&to=' . $dateTo);
+        $response->assertJsonCount(10, 'data');
+    }
+
+    public function testPeriodDto()
+    {
+        $dateFrom = Carbon::now();
+        $dateTo = Carbon::now()->addDays(5);
+
+        ExampleEntity::factory()
+            ->count(5)
+            ->create(['date_time' => Carbon::now()->subYear()]);
+
+        ExampleEntity::factory()
+            ->count(5)
+            ->create(['date_time' => $dateFrom]);
+
+        ExampleEntity::factory()
+            ->count(5)
+            ->create(['date_time' => $dateTo]);
+
+        ExampleEntity::factory()
+            ->count(5)
+            ->create(['date_time' => Carbon::now()->addYear()]);
+
+        $response = $this->json('GET', 'api/core/period?from=' . $dateFrom . '&to=' . $dateTo);
+        $response->assertJsonCount(10);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Features/BaseRepositoryTest.php b/tests/Features/BaseRepositoryTest.php
index e32686c..6392c52 100644
--- a/tests/Features/BaseRepositoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Features/BaseRepositoryTest.php
@@ -3,8 +3,14 @@
 namespace EscolaLms\Core\Tests\Features;
 
 use EscolaLms\Core\Dtos\PaginationDto;
+use EscolaLms\Core\Enums\UserRole;
 use EscolaLms\Core\Models\User;
+use EscolaLms\Core\Repositories\Criteria\Primitives\DoesntHasCriterion;
 use EscolaLms\Core\Repositories\Criteria\Primitives\EqualCriterion;
+use EscolaLms\Core\Repositories\Criteria\Primitives\HasCriterion;
+use EscolaLms\Core\Repositories\Criteria\Primitives\ModelCriterion;
+use EscolaLms\Core\Repositories\Criteria\UserCriterion;
+use EscolaLms\Core\Repositories\Criteria\UserSearchCriterion;
 use EscolaLms\Core\Tests\Mocks\BaseRepository;
 use EscolaLms\Core\Tests\Mocks\CompareDto;
 use EscolaLms\Core\Tests\Mocks\UpdateDto;
@@ -12,12 +18,13 @@
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\DatabaseTransactions;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\WithFaker;
 use Illuminate\Pagination\LengthAwarePaginator;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
 
 class BaseRepositoryTest extends TestCase
 {
-    use DatabaseTransactions;
+    use DatabaseTransactions, WithFaker;
 
     protected BaseRepository $repository;
     protected User $user;
@@ -28,8 +35,11 @@ protected function setUp(): void
         parent::setUp();
         $this->repository = app(BaseRepository::class);
         $this->user = User::factory()->create([
+            'first_name' => $this->faker->firstName . $this->faker->numberBetween(),
+            'last_name' => $this->faker->lastName . $this->faker->numberBetween(),
             'country' => 'Old Country'
         ]);
+        $this->user->assignRole(UserRole::ADMIN);
         $users = User::factory()->count(8)->create();
         $this->last_user = User::factory()->create();
     }
@@ -165,6 +175,67 @@ public function testSearchByCriteria()
         $this->assertEquals($this->user->email, $collection->first()->email);
     }
 
+    public function testSearchByUserCriteria()
+    {
+        $criteria = [
+            new UserCriterion('id', $this->user)
+        ];
+        $result = $this->repository->searchByCriteria($criteria);
+        $this->assertCount(1, $result);
+        $this->assertEquals($this->user->getKey(), $result->first()->getKey());
+
+        $criteria = [
+            new UserSearchCriterion($this->user->first_name)
+        ];
+        $result = $this->repository->searchByCriteria($criteria);
+        $this->assertCount(1, $result);
+        $this->assertEquals($this->user->first_name, $result->first()->first_name);
+
+        $criteria = [
+            new UserSearchCriterion($this->user->last_name)
+        ];
+        $result = $this->repository->searchByCriteria($criteria);
+        $this->assertCount(1, $result);
+        $this->assertEquals($this->user->last_name, $result->first()->last_name);
+
+        $criteria = [
+            new UserSearchCriterion($this->user->email)
+        ];
+        $result = $this->repository->searchByCriteria($criteria);
+        $this->assertCount(1, $result);
+        $this->assertEquals($this->user->email, $result->first()->email);
+
+        $criteria = [
+            new ModelCriterion('id', $this->user)
+        ];
+        $result = $this->repository->searchByCriteria($criteria);
+        $this->assertCount(1, $result);
+        $this->assertEquals($this->user->getKey(), $result->first()->getKey());
+    }
+
+    public function testSearchByRoles()
+    {
+        $criteria = [
+            new HasCriterion('roles', fn ($query) => $query->where('name', UserRole::ADMIN))
+        ];
+        $result = $this->repository->searchByCriteria($criteria);
+        $this->assertCount(1, $result);
+        $this->assertEquals($this->user->getKey(), $result->first()->getKey());
+
+        $criteria = [
+            new HasCriterion('roles', fn ($query) => $query->where('name', UserRole::STUDENT))
+        ];
+        $result = $this->repository->searchByCriteria($criteria);
+        $this->assertCount(0, $result);
+
+        $this->last_user->assignRole(UserRole::STUDENT);
+        $criteria = [
+            new DoesntHasCriterion('roles', fn ($query) => $query->where('name', UserRole::STUDENT))
+        ];
+        $result = $this->repository->searchByCriteria($criteria);
+        $this->assertCount(9, $result);
+    }
+
     public function testQueryWithAppliedCriteria()
     {
 
diff --git a/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/ExampleEntity.php b/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/ExampleEntity.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9958136
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/ExampleEntity.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace EscolaLms\Core\Tests\Mocks\ExampleEntity;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class ExampleEntity extends Model
+{
+    use HasFactory;
+
+    protected $table = 'example_entities';
+
+    protected $guarded = ['id'];
+
+    protected static function newFactory(): ExampleEntityFactory
+    {
+        return ExampleEntityFactory::new();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/ExampleEntityController.php b/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/ExampleEntityController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f460a98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/ExampleEntityController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+namespace EscolaLms\Core\Tests\Mocks\ExampleEntity;
+
+use EscolaLms\Core\Dtos\OrderDto;
+use EscolaLms\Core\Dtos\PaginationDto;
+use EscolaLms\Core\Dtos\PeriodDto;
+use EscolaLms\Core\Http\Controllers\EscolaLmsBaseController;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
+
+class ExampleEntityController extends EscolaLmsBaseController
+{
+    private ExampleEntityService $service;
+
+    public function __construct(ExampleEntityService $service)
+    {
+        $this->service = $service;
+    }
+
+    public function index(Request $request): JsonResponse
+    {
+        $orderDto = OrderDto::instantiateFromRequest($request);
+        $paginationDto = PaginationDto::instantiateFromRequest($request);
+        $searchDto = ExampleEntitySearchDto::instantiateFromRequest($request);
+
+        $results = $this->service->getExampleEntities($searchDto, $paginationDto, $orderDto);
+
+        return new JsonResponse($results);
+    }
+
+    public function period(Request $request): JsonResponse
+    {
+        $periodDto = PeriodDto::instantiateFromRequest($request);
+
+        $results = $this->service->getByPeriod($periodDto);
+
+        return new JsonResponse($results);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/ExampleEntityFactory.php b/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/ExampleEntityFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0f6542
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/ExampleEntityFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace EscolaLms\Core\Tests\Mocks\ExampleEntity;
+
+use EscolaLms\Core\Enums\StatusEnum;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
+
+class ExampleEntityFactory extends Factory
+{
+    protected $model = ExampleEntity::class;
+
+    public function definition()
+    {
+        return [
+            'name' => $this->faker->word(),
+            'description' => $this->faker->words(3, true),
+            'status' => $this->faker->randomElement(StatusEnum::asArray()),
+            'date_time' => $this->faker->dateTimeBetween(),
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/ExampleEntityMigration.php b/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/ExampleEntityMigration.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01a75a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/ExampleEntityMigration.php
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace EscolaLms\Core\Tests\Mocks\ExampleEntity;
+
+use EscolaLms\Core\Enums\StatusEnum;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+class ExampleEntityMigration
+{
+    public static function run()
+    {
+        if (Schema::hasTable('example_entities')) {
+            Schema::drop('example_entities');
+        }
+
+        Schema::create('example_entities', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->string('name');
+            $table->string('description')->nullable();
+            $table->integer('status')->default(StatusEnum::ACTIVE);
+            $table->dateTime('date_time');
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/ExampleEntityRepository.php b/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/ExampleEntityRepository.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2d58b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/ExampleEntityRepository.php
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace EscolaLms\Core\Tests\Mocks\ExampleEntity;
+
+use EscolaLms\Core\Dtos\OrderDto;
+use EscolaLms\Core\Dtos\PaginationDto;
+use EscolaLms\Core\Repositories\BaseRepository as CoreBaseRepository;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Pagination\LengthAwarePaginator;
+
+class ExampleEntityRepository extends CoreBaseRepository
+{
+    public function getFieldsSearchable(): array
+    {
+        return [];
+    }
+
+    public function model(): string
+    {
+        return ExampleEntity::class;
+    }
+
+    public function searchAndPaginateByCriteria(
+        ExampleEntitySearchDto $criteria,
+        ?PaginationDto $paginationDto = null,
+        ?OrderDto $orderDto = null
+    ): LengthAwarePaginator
+    {
+        $query = $this->model->newQuery();
+        $query = $this->applyCriteria($query, $criteria->toArray());
+
+        return $query
+            ->orderBy($orderDto->getOrderBy() ?? 'id', $orderDto->getOrder() ?? 'asc')
+            ->paginate($paginationDto->getLimit());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/ExampleEntitySearchDto.php b/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/ExampleEntitySearchDto.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34cfa0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/ExampleEntitySearchDto.php
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace EscolaLms\Core\Tests\Mocks\ExampleEntity;
+
+use Carbon\Carbon;
+use EscolaLms\Core\Dtos\Contracts\DtoContract;
+use EscolaLms\Core\Dtos\Contracts\InstantiateFromRequest;
+use EscolaLms\Core\Dtos\CriteriaDto;
+use EscolaLms\Core\Repositories\Criteria\PeriodCriterion;
+use EscolaLms\Core\Repositories\Criteria\Primitives\DateCriterion;
+use EscolaLms\Core\Repositories\Criteria\Primitives\EqualCriterion;
+use EscolaLms\Core\Repositories\Criteria\Primitives\InCriterion;
+use EscolaLms\Core\Repositories\Criteria\Primitives\IsNullCriterion;
+use EscolaLms\Core\Repositories\Criteria\Primitives\LikeCriterion;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
+
+class ExampleEntitySearchDto extends CriteriaDto implements DtoContract, InstantiateFromRequest
+{
+    public static function instantiateFromRequest(Request $request): self
+    {
+        $criteria = new Collection();
+
+        if ($request->get('name')) {
+            $criteria->push(new LikeCriterion('name', $request->get('name')));
+        }
+        if ($request->get('status')) {
+            $criteria->push(new EqualCriterion('status', $request->get('status')));
+        }
+        if ($request->get('gt_created_at')) {
+            $criteria->push(new DateCriterion(
+                'created_at',
+                new Carbon($request->get($request->get('gt_created_at'))),
+                '>'
+            ));
+        }
+        if ($request->get('from') || $request->get('to')) {
+            $criteria->push(new PeriodCriterion(
+                new Carbon($request->get('from') ?? 0),
+                new Carbon($request->get('to') ?? null),
+                'date_time'
+            ));
+        }
+        if ($request->get('ids')) {
+            $criteria->push(new InCriterion('id', $request->get('ids')));
+        }
+        if ($request->get('nullable')) {
+            $criteria->push(new IsNullCriterion('description', $request->get('nullable')));
+        }
+
+        return new static($criteria);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/ExampleEntityService.php b/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/ExampleEntityService.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..001ad54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/ExampleEntityService.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace EscolaLms\Core\Tests\Mocks\ExampleEntity;
+
+use EscolaLms\Core\Dtos\OrderDto;
+use EscolaLms\Core\Dtos\PaginationDto;
+use EscolaLms\Core\Dtos\PeriodDto;
+use EscolaLms\Core\Repositories\Criteria\PeriodCriterion;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Pagination\LengthAwarePaginator;
+use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
+
+class ExampleEntityService
+{
+    private ExampleEntityRepository $repository;
+
+    public function __construct(ExampleEntityRepository $repository)
+    {
+        $this->repository = $repository;
+    }
+
+    public function getByPeriod(PeriodDto $periodDto): Collection
+    {
+        return $this->repository->searchByCriteria([
+            new PeriodCriterion($periodDto->from(), $periodDto->to(), 'date_time')
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function getExampleEntities(ExampleEntitySearchDto $searchDto, PaginationDto $paginationDto, OrderDto $orderDto): LengthAwarePaginator
+    {
+        return $this->repository->searchAndPaginateByCriteria(
+            $searchDto,
+            $paginationDto,
+            $orderDto
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/ExampleEntityServiceProvider.php b/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/ExampleEntityServiceProvider.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..383954e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/ExampleEntityServiceProvider.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace EscolaLms\Core\Tests\Mocks\ExampleEntity;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
+
+class ExampleEntityServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
+{
+    public function boot()
+    {
+        $this->loadRoutesFrom(__DIR__ . '/routes.php');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/TestCase.php b/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/TestCase.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43d316d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/TestCase.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace EscolaLms\Core\Tests\Mocks\ExampleEntity;
+
+use EscolaLms\Core\EscolaLmsServiceProvider;
+
+class TestCase extends \EscolaLms\Core\Tests\TestCase
+{
+    protected function getPackageProviders($app)
+    {
+        return [
+            ...parent::getPackageProviders($app),
+            ExampleEntityServiceProvider::class
+        ];
+    }
+
+    protected function getEnvironmentSetUp($app)
+    {
+        parent::getEnvironmentSetUp($app);
+        ExampleEntityMigration::run();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/routes.php b/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/routes.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b67f5ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Mocks/ExampleEntity/routes.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+
+use EscolaLms\Core\Tests\Mocks\ExampleEntity\ExampleEntityController;
+
+Route::group(['prefix' => 'api/core'], function () {
+    Route::get('/', [ExampleEntityController::class, 'index']);
+    Route::get('/period', [ExampleEntityController::class, 'period']);
+});