After you earn your certification, you must recertify every three years on or before your certification expiration date. If you do not recertify your certification will expire. Your certification expiration date is found in your Online Profile.When you complete a minimum of  60 credit hours of HR-related continuing education activities you may submit your recertification application and payment.

• applying early does not change the beginning or end dates of your next certification cycle.

• activities that you do after you apply cannot carry over to your next certification cycle.