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Certifications (Criminal Justice): Home

Employers value third party endorsement of skills that enhance the value of your degree.  Recognizing the importance of professional certifications, ECPI University assists students and alumni with exam preparation, fees, and registration. Your success means success for all of the graduates, faculty and staff at ECPI University!
This guide will inform you of exam policies, procedures, and available resources.
Free government-sponsored certifications from organizations like CISA, FEMA, and the Department of Homeland Security—which do not count toward your voucher quota—may be available to you as part of your program courses. Please contact your campus Criminal Justice program director or academic advisor.

Certification Policies

Certification Vouchers

ECPI University subsidizes the expense of all exams on the list of approved certifications, and may distribute subsidized vouchers for certain exams.  Vouchers for undergraduate students must be used before graduation.

Voucher Quota

  • 5 certifications per actively enrolled undergraduate student
  • 5 certifications per Alumni 
  • 2 certifications per Master’s Program student

Subsidized Voucher Rate*

  • Undergraduate student: $15 
  • Alumni and Master’s Program student: $20
  • Retake undergraduate student: $30 (one time per test)
  • Retake Alumni and Master’s Program student: $40 (one time per test)

Voucher rates are reviewed periodically and may be subject to change as the prices of certifications change.

* Professional licensure exams taken by students of the Colleges of Health Science and Nursing involve an application process with the appropriate professional organization. The University subsidizes the expense of the certification, but vouchers are not used. Registration is handled through the organization’s designated test sites.

Retake policy

The University subsidizes one retake voucher per failed exam. Vendor guidelines apply to the time allowed between the first failed test and the retake. Vouchers are not available for purchase from the test center after the first retake (2nd failed attempt).

More certification polices are available in the ECPI University Catalog.