IAI Certification Application Overview

Overview of Steps — Renew Application

• Personal (General Information)
  • General personal information such as legal name, birth date, and IAI member number.
• Personal (Address Information)
  • Your personal address.
• Personal (Contact Information)
  • The best way to contact you (email / phone number).

II. Professional

• Professional (Work History)
  • Detailed information about your previous employers and supervisors for the last five years.

III. Full-time Forensic Casework

• You may claim 4 credits per year of full-time forensic casework related to this certification.
• Full-time means that greater than 50% of your professional time is performing this function.

IV. Participation / Attendance At Forensic Meetings

• Registered attendance at the IAI Annual International Educational Conference, other IAI state or regional conferences or other forensic meetings recognized by the certification board during the five year recertification period.
  • You may claim 2 credits per half day.
  • You may claim a maximum of 60 credits out of the 80 needed for recertification.
• Presentation of a paper.
  • You may claim 5 credits for each paper.
  • You may claim a maximum of 40 credits out of the 80 needed for recertification.
• Participation in a panel discussion / plenary discussion / poster presentation.
  • You may claim 5 credits each.
  • You may claim a maximum of 40 credits out of the 80 needed for recertification.
• Conduct a training workshop or seminar for forensic examiners within the forensic disciplines.
  • You may claim 5 credits for each half-day presentation.
  • You may claim a maximum of 40 credits out of the 80 needed for recertification.
• Conduct a training workshop for non-examiners.
  • You may claim up to 3 credits for each half-day presentation.
  • You may claim a maximum of 20 credits out of the 80 needed for recertification.

V. Articles Published In Board Recognized Forensic Journals

• You may claim up to 10 credits per article.
• You may claim a maximum of 20 credits out of the 80 needed for recertification.

VI. Attendance Or Participation In A Course, Workshop, Or In- Service Training Recognized By The Certification Board

• You may claim 4 credits per half-day.
• You may claim a maximum of 60 credits out of the 80 needed for recertification.

VII. Holding An Office Or Serving On A Committee In A Forensic Society Recognized By The Certification Board Or Performing An Official Service For A Forensic Journal Publication

• You may claim 5 credits for each year served.
• You may claim a maximum of 20 credits out of the 80 needed for recertification.

VIII. Membership In A Forensic Society Recognized By The Certification Board

• You may claim 1 credit for each year of membership.
• You may claim a maximum of 20 credits out of the 80 needed for recertification.

IX. Acting As The Primary Provider Of On-The-Job Training For Novice Forensic Examiners

• You may claim 5 credits for each year training is provided.
• You may claim a maximum of 20 credits out of the 80 needed for recertification.

X. Providing A Written Summary (250 word minimum) Of An Article Written By Another Forensic Examiner Or Related Professional And Published

• You may claim 2 credits for each article.
• You may claim a maximum of 32 credits out of the 80 needed for recertification.

XI. Any Other Activity That An Applicant Feels Should Be Considered

• Examples: Teaching forensic related college courses, research and presentations to the general public, etc.
• Proctoring Certification Tests: two (2) credits can be earned per occurrence (not per person), with a maximum of four (4) credits.
• You may claim a maximum of 24 credits out of the 80 needed for recertification.

XII. Ethics

• Information about your moral character and criminal history.
• You must read and agree to the IAI's Code of Ethics.