CPIA Eligibility Requirements
The Certified Professional in IACUC Administration (CPIA®) program is for individuals whose primary job responsibilities include a substantive role in the development, management, oversight, and administration of an institution's animal care and use committee (IACUC) and/or assigned to perform the daily activities in the administration of the institution's animal care and use program. The CPIA designation is not intended to be used as a means of qualification for IACUC-related employment for applicants who do not have any prior IACUC-related work experience.
Candidates must qualify to sit for the CPIA examination by having two years (twenty-four months) of qualifying, relevant experience within the past seven years.
Part-time experience is calculated by the percentage of effort spent on IACUC administration-related work, based on the following formula:
- 1 year of experience x 50% effort in IACUC administration = 6 months of eligible experience
If your institution does not employ an FTE exclusively assigned to IACUC administration-related work, part-time experience is calculated by the percentage of effort the institution assigns for IACUC administration, based on the following formula:
- 1 year of experience x 30% of institutional program effort = 4 months of eligible experience