CDMS Renewal
Certificants have two options to renew:
- Renewal by Continuing Education - Provide documentation of 80 clock hours of approved continuing education, of which 4 clock hours must be in ethics. All continuing education hours applied toward renewal must be earned and documented by the date of the year you are due to recertify.
- Re-examination - If you choose this option, you MUST take the exam in one of the scheduled exam windows in the year you are due to recertify. Renewal candidates are not allowed to defer taking the exam to a future date since their certification will have expired.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: CDMS Guide for Candidate Recertification
Renewal Fees & Deadlines
There are three renewal periods each year: March, September, and December. You are required to renew your CDMS credential on the month and year your certification expires.
Below is the timeline for CDMS renewal windows
| Certification expiration date | March 31 | September 30 | December 31 |
| Renewal application window opens | February 1 | August 1 | November 1 |
| Renewal application window closes | March 31 | September 30 | December 31 |
| Approval/denial notification | April 30 | October 31 | January 31 |
Documenting your continuing education
All continuing education units should be tracked in your CDMS Dashboard. Please Login to your Account to access your Dashboard. Documentation must be uploaded via this online method. Unless requested, please do not submit paperwork to the CDMS administrative office.
It is the certificant's responsibility to maintain appropriate documentation for all CEU hours that are entered on their renewal application.
Your certification account information does not change, so when beginning the certification renewal process, please DO NOT create a new account. If you do not know your login information, please contact customer service at info@cdms.org or 844.681.8156.