Sorry, I forgot the change! The Accreditation program by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Salt Lake City, UT is being phased out and those who are paid up as AG will be able to transfer to the level of CGRS in the BCG program http://www.bcgcertification.org/ but will have to be tested at a later date. Laura ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Kozy" <mkozy@attglobal.net> To: <WA-SKGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 10:32 AM Subject: Re: [WASKCGS-L] Fw: Genealogist Certification & Classes > Actually, just a correction to this. The Family History Dept. no longer handles > the testing procedure for becoming an Accredited Genealogist. I just spoke with > someone there last week, and they have turned this over to another independent > organization. I should be getting some information from them this week, so I'll > let you know all the details when I get them... > > Mary > > Joe & Laura Schmidt wrote: > > > After I replied to this, decided I would send all of you the information > > too! > > Laura > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Joe & Laura Schmidt" <digmypast@msn.com> > > To: <PABEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 9:57 AM > > Subject: Re: Genealogist Certification & Classes > > > > > Hope this is of use to you: > > > > > > There is mainly three different forms of credentialing programs: > > > Accreditation, Certification, and College/University Degrees. In > > someone's > > > credentials you can see various designations depending on their > > > specialization: AG for Accredited Genealogist, B.A., B.S., M.A., or Ph.D. > > as > > > university degrees if in genealogy or family history, CGRS for Certified > > > Genealogical Records Specialist, CALS for Certified American Lineage > > > Specialist, CG for Certified Genealogist, CGL for Certified Genealogical > > > Lecturer, or CGI for Certified Genealogical Instructor. > > > > > > The family History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day > > > Saints sponsors the Accreditation Program for individuals who want to > > become > > > professional genealogists. They started this in 1964. The exam is given > > in > > > SLC. There are several prerequisites and I believe there are 5 subtests > > to > > > the exam : (1) document recognition, (2) documentation transcription, (3) > > > case studies, (4) written exam on a specific regional area, (5) interviews > > > in which you may be asked to explain and defend the research you did on > > the > > > case studies, and answer any questions the committee may throw at you. > > > Completion of written exam is done in eight hours, and oral is dependant > > on > > > the written exam. Plan on the process taking two days. There is no fee > > > involved but those who pass must sign and abide by a code of ethics to > > > receive their accreditation. > > > > > > Board for Certification of Genealogists > > > http://www.bcgcertification.org/ > > > > > > National Genealogical Society Education Programs > > > http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/education/body_frame.html > > > > > > National Genealogical Society Home Study Course > > > 4527 Seventieth Street North > > > Arlington, VA 22207-2399 > > > 703-528-2612 > > > > > > National Institute on Genealogical Research > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~natgenin/ > > > > > > Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR) > > > http://www.samford.edu/schools/ighr/ighr.html > > > > > > BYU Independent Study offers certificate programs in Family History > > > (Genealogy) > > > http://ce.byu.edu/is/certificate.htm > > > > > > Genealogical Institute of Mid America > > > http://www.rootdig.com/gima.html > > > > > > The Federation of Genealogical Societies > > > http://www.fgs.org/ > > > > > > Family TreeMaker's Online study > > > http://www.familytreemaker.com/university.html > > > > > > Focus on U.S. Genealogy > > > http://www.conted.bcc.ctc.edu/users/genusa/ > > > > > > Basic American Genealogy > > > http://www.vu.org/calendar.html > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > To: <PABEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 5:36 AM > > > Subject: Genealogist Certification & Classes > > > > > > > > > > Does any reader of either of these lists know of an "official" > > > > (as in recognized within the genealogy community as being > > > > genuine and/or legitimate) organization that sets a standard by > > > > which you can become a certified genealogist? (Long winded, I > > > > know! :->) > > > > > > > >