Welcome to the ABIH Become Certified section. You may visit the Applicants or Examinees sections.
The Candidate Handbook is also available for download.
The CIH examination is based on updated test specifications.
Test Specifications/Job Analysis
Subject Matter
Please refer to Press Release, for additional details.
When Submitting Forms - Either Mail, Fax or Email - Please Do Not Send Duplicates.
Review of International Degrees
A college or university which is located outside the U.S./Canada will be considered for acceptability on the basis of its accreditation status in the education system which has jurisdiction. Applicants with international degrees will be required to submit their transcript(s) to a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. (www.naces.org) and request that a report be forwarded to ABIH. If the degree is in biology, chemistry, engineering or physics, a General/Document-by-Document report must be provided. Any other degree requires a Comprehensive/Course-by-Course report. If you have several degrees and at least one of them is from the U.S./Canada, a transcript evaluation may not be required for your international degree(s). Please contact the office (abih@abih.org; 517-321-2638 Ext 3) for advice.
If you are considering additional certifications by an organization other than ABIH, you should consult that organization’s website for international degree requirements.
****NEW Ethics Coursework Requirement***
New applicants are required to document that they have completed at least two contact hours of coursework in ethics. The coursework can be provided via classroom or distance learning. This will count as part of the current Industrial Hygiene coursework requirement. Credit for ethics is capped at 5 contact hours.
