Completing Certification
The first step in completing CPCACC Certification is for FCPC or CPCA member institutions to APPLY to become a candidate for certification by the CPCACC Certification Commission within 3-years of joining the FCPC or the CPCA.
The second step in completing CPCACC Certification is the submission of the Self-Study by the Candidate Institution to the CPCACC Certification Commission.
The third step in completing CPCACC Certification is the Site-Visit by a CPCACC Certification Commission Staff member and a team of peer consultant reviewers that is scheduled within 30 days after the submission of the Self-Study.
The fourth step in completing CPCACC Certification is the Site-Visit Report prepared by the CPCACC Certification Commission Staff member who leads the Site-Visit. The report is due to the CPCACC Certification Commission within 15 days after the conclusion of the Site-Visit.
The fifth step in completing CPCACC Certification is the Site-Visit Response by a Candidate Institution back to the CPCACC Certification Commission within 15 days of receiving the Site-Visit Report from the CPCACC Certification Commission.
The final step in completing CPCACC Certification is the Certification action taken by the CPCACC Certification Commission within 30 days after receiving the Site-Visit Response from the Candidate Institution.
CPCACC Commission Actions include:
- Certification
- Certification with Notation
- Certification with a required Focus-Visit
- Probation
- Not-Certified