Professional Accreditation

In public relations practice for five years or more? Then you qualify...

Carol Fenstermaker, APR

Patti Atkins, APR

What is Accreditation?
Accreditation in Public Relations is a voluntary certification program for public relations professionals, administered by the Universal Accreditation Board. To become accredited, practitioners present a portfolio of their work to a Readiness Review panel of accredited members who advance qualified applicants to take a computerized written examination.

Typically, candidates will participate in a preparation course set up by the chapter, become familiar with a selection of public relations textbooks, and undertake several months of study to prepare for the examination. The exam, consisting of multiple-choice questions, covers a wide scope of practice experience and academic understanding of the body of professional knowledge.

More information is available on the national professional accreditation Web site.

Contacts
Chuck Williams, APR
Providence Health System
503-574-9342

Mara Woloshin, APR, Fellow PRSA 
Woloshin Communications
503-241-3834

Or contact us online, and we will get back to you.

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