Maintain Your CPIA® Certification
Stay current. Demonstrate your continued commitment to excellence in IACUC administration.
Why Recertify Every Five Years?
Maintaining your CPIA® credential demonstrates an ongoing commitment to professional knowledge and high standards in IACUC administration. Recertification helps ensure that your knowledge remains current as regulations, guidance and practices evolve, while continuing to recognize your expertise in the ethical and responsible oversight of animal care and use programs.
Two Ways to Recertify
Choose the option that works best for you.
Recertifying With CE
What Counts Toward Recertification?
Ready to Submit Your CE?
Does This Program Qualify for CPIA® Credit?
The CPIA® Council can review educational programs for recertification credit.
Programs must address topics within the CPIA® Body of Knowledge/Content Outline as they relate to IACUC administration.
Programs must address topics within the CPIA® Body of Knowledge/Content Outline as they relate to IACUC administration.
Request a Program Review
Prefer to Recertify by Exam?
You may also maintain your CPIA® certification by retaking and passing the CPIA® exam.
Recertification applications for the examination option are submitted through PSI.
Want to review the exam information first? Explore the CPIA® Exam →
Recertification FAQs
Ready to Maintain Your CPIA®?
Choose your recertification path.
Continuing Education
Complete 50 eligible CE hours during your certification cycle