Certification Process

certifications aihcpGuide To The Certification Process

Below is 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. All of our certification programs have pre-requisites for entry. 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. You can also submit a Qualifications Review Request Form to have your credentials evaluated for entry.
  2.  For each of our Certification programs there is a corresponding professional continuing education program of required CE courses. All candidates for certification must successfully complete all of the courses in the curriculum before certification can be conferred.
  3. 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 curriculum of CE courses for that certification. Once you are on the selected program you will find listed the CE Courses that are required in order to be eligible for conferral of certification. Each course has a description, a course cost, and the number of continuing education contact hours you will receive upon successful completion of the course.
  4. You may start our CE courses at any time by enrolling into the first course in the curriculum by submitting a Course Registration Form. 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 CE courses in the curriculum, if you are seeking Certification.

QUICK PHASE I INFO: EDUCATION COURSES

  • To begin, you must fill out Course Registration Form. There is open enrollment so you can start 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.
  • Once you have registered and paid for a course(s) you will receive from us a welcome email with full instructions on how to start your studies, including your unique student ID.
  • 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 CE courses in your program, you are now eligible to apply for and receive 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. 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. All details provided on our Contact Information Page.
  4. 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.
  5. DO NOT submit your application until you have successfully completed all of the required CE courses in the certification program.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.