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CFLE Certification > How to Become a CFLE > Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) Examination

Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) Examination

The CFLE Exam is based on the results of an extensive practice analysis survey distributed to over 8,000 family professionals. Exam questions are based on the CFLE Content Outline.

The CFLE Exam consists of 150 multiple-choice questions. The Exam is available via computer-based testing at specified Schroeder Measurement Technologies (SMT) testing sites throughout the United State and Canada. There is one more testing window in 2008. There will be three in 2009.

Testing Window

Submission Deadline for
Full Certification

Submission Deadline for
Provisional Certification

March 16-31, 2009

February 16, 2009

February 27, 2009

July 13-31, 2009 June 15, 2009 June 29, 2009

November 1-15, 2009

September 28, 2009

October 12, 2009



CERTIFICATION FEES
Certification Level CFLE Exam
Provisional Certification $150.00 NCFR Member
$225.00 Non Member
Full Certification $225.00 NCFR Member
$325.00 Non Member

In addition, the CFLE Exam will be administered through a paper and pencil format onsite at the following conferences:

Written Exam taken onsite at the following conferences

Testing Date and Time

Submission Deadline

Smart Marriages Conference
Orlando, Florida
www.smartmarriages.com

July of 2009
Sosen Shingle Creek Resort

Submission Deadline for both Full and Provisional Certification
June 2

National Council on Family Relations’ Conference
Little Rock, Arkansas
http://www.ncfr.org/conf/index.asp

Wednesday, November 5, 2008
8:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Hyatt Regency

Submission Deadline for both Full and Provisional Certification
September 22

 

CFLE Requirements

Level of Certificationarrow down

Family Degree from an NCFR-Approved Program
(Earned with past two years)

Family Degree from a non- NCFR-Approved Program

Family Degree from an NCFR-Approved Program
(Earned more than  two years ago)*

Non-Family Degree i.e., counseling, social work, business, etc.

Provisional Certificationarrow right

Complete Abbreviated Application

Complete CFLE Exam

Complete CFLE Exam

Complete CFLE Exam

Full Certificationarrow right

Complete Abbreviated Application and submit FLE Work Experience Summary form

Complete CFLE Exam and submit FLE Work Experience Summary form

Complete CFLE Exam and submit FLE Work Experience Summary form

Complete CFLE Exam and submit FLE Work Experience Summary form

Work Experience Requirementarrow right

Bachelor’s degree =       3,200 hours
Master or Ph.D. degree =  1,600 hours

4,800 hours regardless of level of degree

Family Life Education Work Experience is typically demonstrated through curriculum and material development, the development or presentation of workshops, courses, or programs involving life skills, etc. http://ncfr.org/cert/become/upgrade.asp

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