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Home » Certification » About Renewal of Certification » Renewal of Certification for Board Certified Educators » Submission deadlines and application fees

Submission deadlines and application fees

Certification Renewal is required every five years for NACC Certified Educators.

Completed Renewal of Certification applications must be sent to the National Office and may be submitted any time during the required renewal year.
The final deadline for Renewal of Certification materials is December 31 of each year.

Renewal of certification applications are reviewed by the Certification Commission several times per year. For purposes of timely notification, please note the following schedule for review of 2022 applications and materials:

  • Renewal of certification applications received before April 15, 2022, will be reviewed at the May 2022 meeting, with notification mailed out within 30 days of the Certification Commission action.
  • Renewal of certification applications received before August 15, 2022, will be reviewed at the September 2022 meeting, with notification mailed out within 30 days of the Certification Commission action.
  • Renewal of certification applications received before October 31, 2022, will be reviewed at the November 2022 meeting, with notification mailed out within 30 days of the Certification Commission action.
  • Renewal of certification applications received after October 31, 2022, will be reviewed at the spring 2023 meeting, with notification mailed out within 30 days of the Certification Commission action.

For those chaplains requiring notification prior to December 31, 2022, it will be necessary to submit your application and materials in time to be reviewed at the November 2022 meeting.

Renewal of Certification fees

  • 2022 Educator Renewal of Certification fee: $100.

Extensions

To request an extension for your Renewal of Certification, please forward a brief letter requesting the Extension, a reason why the Extension is needed, along with the extension processing fee to:

Sedona Montelongo BCC-PCHAC
Chair, NACC Certification Commission
4915 S. Howell Avenue, Suite 501
Milwaukee, WI 53207

To avoid a lapse in certification, educators due to renew their certification in 2022 must submit the extension request by 12/31/2022.

First extension fee is $100. Second extension fee is $200.

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