Below are important definitions for successfully navigating key due dates.
Each certificant should know their:
- Original LPC Exam Date*
- Current Recertification Cycle Start and End Date*
- Yearly CEU Submittal Date*
Recertification Cycle Start & End Date
A certificant’s recertification cycle is three years long. It begins on the first day of the month following the original exam date and ends three years later on the last day of the preceding month.
For example, if the original exam is passed on 3/3/2010 then the recertification cycle begins 4/1/2010 and ends 3/31/2013. The subsequent recertification cycle would begin 4/1/2013 and end on 3/31/2016.
CEU Submittal Deadline
A certificant’s CEU (continuing education unit) submittal deadline is based on the last day of the month in which the original exam was held.
For example, if the original exam was passed on 3/3/2010 then the certificant’s CEU submittal deadline is on March 31st each year of the recertification cycle (3/31/2011, 3/31/2012, and 3/31/2013).
Example:
| Origninal Exam was 9/22/2010. John Doe, LPC's: |
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| Recertification Cycle Start Date is: | October 1st, 2010 |
| Recertification Cycle End Date is: | September 30th, 2013 |
| CEU Submittal Deadline is: | each September 30th |
Fixed Dates and Deadlines
A certificant’s recertification cycle start date, recertification cycle end date, and CEU submittal deadline date remains fixed, based on the originating exam date. The recertification cycle and the CEU deadline will not move forward or backward and will not be impacted by either early and/or late submissions.
*Additional Notes:
- We are happy to provide you with your own personalized certification status report; containing your key dates, your CEUs on file, fees, etc. Please contact us or look for the LPF email that is sent every January, April, July, October titled; "LPF Notice: LPC Quarterly Certification Status".
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Those who had a credential lapse and successfully regained it through utilizing the CEU Restoration Application process, base their key dates, described above, from their re-established certification date instead of their original LPC exam date (the day that the exam was passed).
