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The National Certification Council for Activity Professionals (NCCAP) is one of the Certifying Bodies recognized by Federal law, and incorporated in many state regulations. NCCAP is the ONLY national organization that exclusively certifies activity professionals who work with the elderly.

There are four levels of certification. Following are the requirements for Activity Assistant Certified (AAC), and Activity Director Certified (ADC).
DH Special Services Modular Education Program for Activity Professionals Second Edition - Part I and Modular Education Program for Activity Professionals Second Edition- Part II follow NCCAP curriculum guidelines and are applicable toward national certification.

Two versions of the course are available.

Traditional Classroom Setting
Independent Study Version

Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
ACADEMIC EDUCATION 30 college semester credits (including English and one course from B, C, and D of the required coursework areas)	ACADEMIC EDUCATION High school diploma or GED, plus 6 College credits (including English Composition, Report Writing and one course from the required coursework areas)	ACADEMIC EDUCATION High school diploma or GED, plus NAAP/NCCAP 90-Hour MEPAP - PART I 90-Hour Practicum (BEC) for Activity Professionals
ACTIVITY EXPERIENCE 2000 hours within past 5 years.	ACTIVITY EXPERIENCE 4000 hours within past 5 years.	ACTIVITY EXPERIENCE 2000 hours within past 5 years.
CONTINUING EDUCATION 20 clock hours (Body of Knowledge) within past 5 years.	CONTINUING EDUCATION 20 clock hours (Body of Knowledge) within past 5 years.	CONTINUING EDUCATION 20 clock hours (Body of Knowledge) within past 5 years.

Track 1	Track 2	Track 3	Track 4
ACADEMIC EDUCATION Bachelor's Degree (including English plus 7 different required coursework areas) - refer to Definitions of NCCAP Certification Standards A-3.	ACADEMIC EDUCATION Associates Degree (including English plus 5 different required coursework areas).	ACADEMIC EDUCATION 60 college semester credits (including English and 5 different required course work areas).	ACADEMIC EDUCATION NAAP/NCCAP: 90-Hour MEPAP - PART I and 90-Hour Practicum (BEC) for Activity Professionals and NAAP/NCCAP: 90-Hour MEPAP - PART II and 90-Hour Practicum (AMC) for Activity Professionals and 12 semester college credits (including English Composition, Report Writing plus 1 required coursework area)
ACTIVITY EXPERIENCE 4,000 hours activity experience within past 5 years.	ACTIVITY EXPERIENCE 6,000 hours within past 5 years.	ACTIVITY EXPERIENCE 6,000 hours within past 5 years.
MEPAP - Modular Education Program for Activity Professionals	MEPAP - Modular Education Program for Activity Professionals	MEPAP - Modular Education Program for Activity Professionals
CONTINUING EDUCATION 30 clock hours (Body of Knowledge) within past 5 years.	CONTINUING EDUCATION 30 clock hours (Body of Knowledge) within past 5 years.	CONTINUING EDUCATION 30 clock hours (Body of Knowledge) within past 5 years.
Activity Director Provisionally Certified > (ADPC) The Activity Director Provisionally Certified is one who is working toward requirements to meet NCCAP standards for the ADC certification. It is provisional for six years, and nonrenewable after that time. To maintain the provisional certification, it must be renewed every two years during the six year period. By the end of the six year period, all five components of Track four must be met to be an ADC ( or meet ADC certification standard from Track 1, 2 or 3). The ADCP must meet three of the five standards in Track 4.			ACTIVITY EXPERIENCE 6,000 hours activity experience within the past 5 years.
			CONTINUING EDUCATION 30 clock hours (Body of Knowledge) within the past 5 years.


We offer the course in two versions... MEPAP Traditional Classroom Setting MEPAP Independent Study Version		Books for Activity Professionals Policies, Procedures and Management Tools Recommended Readings Independent Study Programs

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