Lifetime Certification And Lifetime Accreditation
Lifetime certification or Lifetime accreditation means recertifying or reaccrediting for the last time. Lifetime applicants must have at least 18 years of fill-time professional supply management experience (for the A.P.P., professional supply management experience can be a secondary component of the applicant's full-time job).
Candidates who currently meet the requirements may apply for Lifetime status at any time. You do not need to wait until your recertification or reaccreditation is due. Simply complete the appropriate application, include proof of employment since your original application, and document the amount of C.P.M. points you will need.
Those applicants eligible for Lifetime need only submit points or hours based on a prorated scale (see box below).
| Years since Current Certification Started | C.P.M. | A.P.P. |
| 1 year or less | 3 C.P.M. points (or 21 hrs.) | 8 hrs. |
| 1 but less than 2 years | 5 C.P.M. points (or 35 hrs.) | 17 hrs. |
| 2 but less than 3 years | 8 C.P.M. points (or 56 hrs.) | 25 hrs. |
| 3 but less than 4 years | 10 C.P.M. points (or 70 hrs.) | 34 hrs. |
| 4 but less than 5 years | 12 C.P.M. points (or 84 hrs.) | 42 hrs. |
Last Updated: 09/01/11