All Leadership Development and
Management (LDM) status is valid
for 3 years after award date.
After which you may renew your
credentialed status or
certificate for 2 or more
years. You may renew your
current credential or license
area only. A credential or
license for a different area can
only be earned through a new
assessment.
The renewal process will consist
of the following 4 steps:
Maintain the
credential continuing
education credits – All LDM
candidates, must maintain 15
continuing education credits
(CECs) per year. License
candidates must also
maintain an additional 5
instructional CECs per year.
Total CECs requirement
needed to maintain a
credential for 3 years is 45
CECs for LDM credential and
60 CECs for LDM license.
Prepare a
written “self-appraisal” –
The written “self-appraisal”
must include an updated
autobiographical statement
and a description of the
renewal candidate’s
professional development
activities, i.e., trainings,
seminars or webinars that
can be applied toward
renewal CECs. All
candidates must provide
copies of training
certificates for each event
completed outside HS
University.
Contact
student representative or
advisor – Each renewal
candidate must contact their
student representative or
advisor to discuss submittal
of documentation meeting
professional development
requirements. Required
documents should be
submitted within the last
three (3) months of
credential or certificate
award expiration.
Complete
renewal form and pay renewal
fee – Each renewal candidate
must complete a Renewal
Request Form and pay a
renewal fee of $95. Renewal
fees are non-refundable and
must be received on or
before credential or
certificate award expiration
date.
Once you have completed the
steps above, a team assessment
will be completed. The team
assessment will consist of a
team formation that meets
quarterly, a collection of
candidate information which
includes self-appraisal, renewal
request form, and CEC
documentation form. When
planning your renewal, you
should allow the University
enough time to process renewal
documentation. The process is
conducted quarterly. In order
to schedule team meetings for
the quarter, all documentation
must be submitted by deadlines
below. The following schedule
can be used to project dates of
the renewal process:
Deadline Date |
Team Assessments to
occur |
December 1 |
January, February, March |
March 1 |
April, May, June |
June 1 |
July, August, September |
September 1 |
October, November,
December |
All renewal applications
received after deadline dates,
will be processed on the next
deadline date. Candidates that
do not submit renewal
application and pay renewal fee
or do not meet CEC requirements
will be de-credentialed. Renewal
periods are 3 months prior to
credential status expiration
date.
Example: Student completes exam
on 2/23/14. Student submits
portfolio on 3/10/14. Award is
given on 3/25/14. Student’s
expiration date will be
3/25/17. Renewal period is
12/25/16 – 3/25/17. Student
submits renewal package on
February 15, 2017. Team
Assessment will be held in May
2017.
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