This is an online web-based program for system and browser requirements. Please refer to the system requirements page. 

Within a certificate program, you can take the courses at any time. The length of time it takes will depend on the course itself and vary among programs. 

Email or call ICPAS Member Services Department [email protected] 312.517.8786 or 800.993.0407. 

You have a year from the time that you purchased the certificate program to complete it. If you do not complete all the courses within a certificate program, you will not receive a badge. 

Please allow one business day to receive your COA via email. 

Call ICPAS Member Services Department at 312.517.8786 or 800.993.0407. 

No, you do not have to be a CPA to purchase a certificate program.

Most of our certificates do not have any prerequisites. However, we recommend familiarity with the subject area for a few.

You do not have to claim the digital badge; however, digital badges are becoming the standard for recognizing and publicizing professional development.

Emailed instructions from [email protected] will include the link to the AICPA Credlyenterprise site where you can log in and accept the digital badge you have earned. You will need to create a free Credly.com account.

Credly empowers the recognition of lifelong achievement by offering the leading platforms for verifying, sharing, and managing digital badges and credentials. Thousands of organizations use Credly to make achievements visible, including Yale University, Harvard, the New York City Department of Education, Adobe, SUNY, Training Magazine, and the Smithsonian.

In order to claim your badge, you are required to share your name and email address with Credly; however, you are in control of what you share and make visible to other users. You can read more about Credly's privacy policy at https://credly.com/privacy. 

You can access this Credly support page for step by step instructions on how to share, embed, and download your digital badge.

Badges are automatically set to expire on an annual basis. If there have been no significant updates related to information covered in the certificate’s body of knowledge, your badge will be automatically renewed for another year. If significant changes to the information covered occur, you will be notified by ICPAS about additional education that must be completed to maintain the certificate. If additional education is required, and you complete it, you will remain a certificate holder and the digital badge will be updated to reflect competency in the new areas. If you do not complete the additional education, your certificate will expire and be no longer verifiable.

Yes, digital badges issued and received on Credly.com are fullycompliant with the Mozilla Open Badges standard. All Credly account holders can send their badges to the Mozilla Open Badge Backpack and import other open badges earned elsewhere into their Credly profile.

You can email [email protected].  

No. You must complete all courses within a certificate program from ICPAS.