About the Certification Program

Mission & Goals	Pre Assessment Option	Testing & Evaluation
Certification Requirements	Course Attendance	Post Assessment
Enrollment

Course Attendance

The courses in the curriculum are divided into two categories: Required Attendance and Optional Attendance. However, each course requires a passing score on the test for participants to receive credit towards certification.

Classroom training -- Required Attendance (no test out option is available)

Intro to the RCC Certification Curriculum – 2 hours
Payroll Forms, Processes, and Reports – 2.5 hours
Office of Research Support or Office of Research Administration – 8 hours
Intro to Post Award Administration – 4 hours
Post Award Compliance – 8 hours

If you have taken any of these courses in the last 12 months, you may be eligible to receive an exemption from classroom attendance. Please fill out the Request for Exemption form.

Classroom training -- Optional Attendance
Your prior work experience may have met the learning objectives for a course. If you have completed the prerequisite course(s), you may choose to “Test Out” of attending the classroom training by passing the course test in advance.

For the complete list of courses and “Test Out” options, please see Courses & Materials.