Guide To The Certification Process

Below is provided a quick guide to our Certification Process. There are two phases to the certification process as defined below. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us

PHASE I: PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

1. For each of our Certification programs there is a corresponding professional continuing education program of required CE courses. All candidates for our Certification’s must successfully complete all of the courses in the defined curriculum before certification can be conferred.
2. To learn which courses are required for your certification of interest, please access our page CE Courses for Certification. On this page, select the specialty practice you are interested in to view the required CE courses for that certification.
3. Once you are on the selected program page you will find listed the CE Courses that are required in order to be eligible for conferral of certification. Each course has a brief description provided. At the end of the course description you will see the course cost and the number of continuing education contact hours you will receive upon successful completion of the course.
4. While previewing the required courses, be sure to review the section on the pre-requisites for entry into the certification program. Each program has their own set of pre-requisites. This is important as you must meet at least one of the prerequisites in order to receive Certification. This information is found on the Certification Program pages.
5. You may start your education curriculum at any time by enrolling into the first course in the curriculum. The date of this course enrollment is the entry date for the program. You have two years from this date to successfully complete all of the courses in the curriculum, if you are seeking Certification.

QUICK INFO ON PHASE I: EDUCATION COURSES

• To begin, you must fill out Course Registration Form. You may submit it online, or print it out and postal mail it in to the address listed on our Contact Information Page.
• There is open enrollment. You may enroll and start your continuing education course at any time.
• You can register and pay for as few or as many courses at a time as you like. Most of our students take courses one at a time, while other will sign up for the entire program. The choice is yours.
• You can register for a course(s) by filling out a Course Registration Form
• Once you have registered and paid for a course(s) you will receive from us a welcome email with your unique username and password for entering your online classrooms. Full instructions are provided.
• Once you have successfully completed a course, you can then progress to the next course in the program.
• All of our courses are continuing education courses. These CE courses are all self paced, independent study. Where students buy the textbooks, review the syllabus and take an online exam. All with one-to-one faculty mentoring, via email, as needed or desired.

PHASE II: CERTIFICATION

1. Once you have successfully completed all of the required courses in your program, you are now eligible to apply for and receive the Certification. Ensure that prior to taking the courses that you meet at least ONE of the required pre-requisites. If you are unsure if you meet our pre-requisites for entry you can submit your qualifications for review.
2. When you complete the last course in your program you will receive email notification that you may now proceed to complete and submit your application for Certification.
3. You may access the Certification Application.
4. You can either fill out the application and pay the certification fee online. Or you may print out your application and include the certification fee with it. You may fax in your completed application or send it via postal mail to us. The mailing address and fax number are provided on our Contact Information Page.
5. You must submit with your application copies of the necessary documents or documents that verify you meet at least ONE of the required prerequisites to be conferred the Certification (i.e. college transcripts, professional license, etc.). Applications without this documentation will not be processed.
6. DO NOT submit your application until you have successfully completed all of the required CE courses in the certification program.
7. Once received, certification applications are reviewed and approved within 7-10 business days. You will receive an official letter of Certification conferral by postal mail. Within three weeks of your application approval you will receive your Certification packet with your Certification and your wallet certification ID card.
8. All of the Certifications have full Recertification processes so that you may recertify in the future. Recertification is on an ongoing basis. You can preview your specialty practice recertification requirements at anytime.

If you have any questions regarding this information do not hesitate to Contact Us.