Exam and Recertification Extension Policy

Eligibility Period and Extensions

Applicants are allowed to take the CPP, PCI, and PSP exam three times in two years. The two-year period begins on the date of approval to take the exam. The first time an applicant fails the exam, the candidate must wait three months before retaking it. The second time an applicant fails the exam, the candidate must wait six months before retaking it. After the third administration, the candidate must submit a new application three years from the last testing date.

Candidates who have not taken the exam within the two-year, eligibility period will have to reapply for the exam. ASIS does not grant extensions due to job demands, company budgets, employment status, personal finances, changes in marital status, changes in mailing address, and other personal or professional reason. Extensions might be granted if there is a severe hardship such as a major medical emergency in the immediate family, a natural disaster, or if on active military duty and deployed into a remote or hazardous area. Military personnel will need to verify this status by submitting a copy of official deployment orders. This does not apply to individuals who are military contractors. Severe hardship must be documented and verifiable.

Recertification Extensions

Recertification activity reports must be submitted to the Certification Program Office every three years for holders of the CPP, PCI and PSP designations. All certificants may submit credit reporting forms with accompanying documentation at any time during their terms. Certificants who do not submit their reporting forms by December 31 of their third calendar year will fall under the lapse policy.

ASIS does not grant recertification extensions due to job demands, company budgets, employment status, personal finances, changes in marital status, changes in mailing address, and other personal or professional reason. Extensions requests might be granted if there is a severe hardship such as a major medical emergency in the immediate family, a natural disaster, or on active military duty and deployed into a remote or hazardous area. Military personnel will need to verify this status by submitting a copy of official deployment orders. This does not apply to individuals who are military contractors. Severe hardship must be documented and verifiable.