Renewing your certificate keeps your status active and provides continued access to key benefits, including:

• The ability to use the NCIDQ appellation (e.g., Jane Smith, NCIDQ, ASID)
• Display of your NCIDQ digital badge
• Inclusion in the public directory of NCIDQ Certified interior designers reflecting your active status
• Credential verification to regulatory boards
• Eligibility for CIDQ leadership opportunities
• Ongoing promotion of your professional standing and expertise
• Support for the continued integrity and value of the NCIDQ Exam

Your renewal fee helps CIDQ:

• Educate the public and legislators about the health, safety, and welfare impact of interior design
• Advocate for legal recognition and licensure of the profession
• Develop tools such as explainer videos, handbooks, and infographics
• Maintain a portal for member boards to access certificate holders’ exam results, transcripts and work experience
• Conduct practice analyses and item bank audits to build, strengthen, and keep the exam current
• Expand global access to the NCIDQ Exam
• Provide preliminary scoring for select exam sections

• Annual renewal fee is $85 (non-refundable)
• Continuing education hours are required
• Renewal is due in April or October based on your certificate expiration date
• 30-day grace period exists after expiration date
• Added reinstatement fee of $85 applies if payment is made after grace period
• Late renewals are not prorated

If your certificate becomes inactive due to non-renewal, you will lose access to all NCIDQ benefits, must refrain from using the NCIDQ appellation and must pay both the renewal and reinstatement fees to reactivate.

Note: Renewal notices are sent to the email address in your MyNCIDQ account. CIDQ recommends using a personal email address to ensure reliable delivery.

Active certificate holders must:

• Agree to the NCIDQ Appellation Agreement and Code of Ethics.
• Complete 5 hours of Health, Safety, Welfare (HSW)-focused continuing education annually.

If you are licensed in a regulated state or province, your local continuing education requirements fulfill CIDQ’s requirement.

If you are not registered in a regulated jurisdiction or live in an unregulated jurisdiction, you must independently complete and attest to completing 5 HSW continuing education hours per year during your renewal.

CIDQ conducts random audits to verify compliance. You can find eligible HSW programming at AEC Daily and similar platforms.

To order a replacement or additional NCIDQ Certificate:

1. Log in to your MyNCIDQ account
2. Click “Applications” and then “Renewal Applications”
3. Scroll to “NCIDQ Replacement Certificate”

Submit your request and pay the $35 replacement fee.