Completing Certification

Completing Certification

The first step in completing CPCA Certification is for FCPC or CPCA member institutions to APPLY to become a candidate for certification by the CPCA Certification Commission within 3-years of joining the FCPC or the CPCA.

The second step in completing CPCA Certification is the submission of the Self-Study by the Candidate Institution to the CPCA Certification Commission.

The third step in completing CPCA Certification is the Site-Visit by a CPCA Certification Commission Staff member and a team of peer reviewers that is scheduled within 30 days after the submission of the Self-Study.

​The fourth step in completing CPCA Certification is the Site-Visit Report prepared by the CPCA Certification Commission Staff member who leads the Site-Visit. The report is due to the CPCA Certification Commission within 15 days after the conclusion of the Site-Visit.

​The fifth step in completing CPCA Certification is the Site-Visit Response by a Candidate Institution back to the CPCA Certification Commission within 15 days of receiving the Site-Visit Report from the CPCA Certification Commission.

​The final step in completing CPCA Certification is the Certification action taken by the CPCA Certification Commission within 30 days after receiving the Site-Visit Response from the Candidate Institution.

CPCA Commission Actions include:

  • Certification
  • Certification with Notation
  • Certification with a required Focus-Visit
  • Probation
  • Not-Certified