Re-Certification Requirements

Your professional certification through Professional Standards Institute (PSI) is good for a full five (5) years. Master-level certifications do not expire and do not require re-certification. For professional and senior level certifications, re-certification through PSI is simple and does not cost an arm and a leg.

Within the last six (6) months of your 5-year certification cycle, you will need to submit your re-certification application and supporting documents for re-certification. As with initial certification, experience is emphasized for re-certification. Your application and supporting documents will be evaluated to ensure you meet the requirements for re-certification. If you meet the re-certification requirements, your re-certification and verified re-certification activities will be recorded on your Professional Career Portfolio.

Specific Re-Certification Requirements

• There are two requirements to earn re-certification: (accomplished during the 5-year certification period)
  1. Have 3 years of verified full time work experience in your field (includes industry projects).
  2. Accumulate 10 re-certification points from other career activities.

Activities to Earn Re-Certification Points

During your 5-year certification period, you would take part in one or more of the following career activities to earn re-certification points:

• Additional Work Experience
  • Full Time Employment in your Field: Earn five (5) points per year of full time employment
  • Part Time Employment in your Field: Earn three (3) points per year for part time employment (20+ hours a week)
• Industry Projects (Outside work - not part of work experience above)
  • Industry Project in your Field (large project): Earn five (5) points (2000+ hour project)
  • Industry Project in your Field (medium project): Earn three (3) points (1200+ hour project)
  • Industry Project in your Field (small project): Earn one (1) point (400+ hour project)
• Education
  • College Courses: Earn three (3) points per course (3 semester hours/5 quarter hours)
  • Technical School Courses: Earn two (2) points per course (40+ hours)
• Publishing in your Field (on PSI website - coming soon)
  • Published Articles: Earn five (5) points per article (3000 or more words), accepted and published by PSI
  • Published Research Papers: Earn ten (10) points per research paper (7000 or more words), accepted and published by PSI
• Publishing in your Field (other media venues)
  • Published Articles (peer reviewed): Earn three (3) points per article (3000 or more words), verified by PSI
  • Published Articles (not peer reviewed): Earn two (2) points per article (3000 or more words), verified by PSI
  • Published Research Papers: Earn five (5) points per research paper (7000 or more words), verified by PSI
  • Published Book: Earn five (5) points per book, verified by PSI
• Professional Career Awards
  • Awards: Number of points are determined on a case-by-case basis (based on the activities and accomplishments for the award and cannot be part of other career activities where points are awarded)