If you haven’t already done so, you must first become a member of the Spiritual Care Association. After carefully reviewing the requirements for the certification you are seeking, begin an online application (please note you must be logged in in order to begin an application). Submit your application online along with all the required supporting documents. You will receive an email once your application and documents have been reviewed and accepted. At this point, you are “pre-approved” to continue to the next phase. Next phase: you will need to complete (1) the Standardized Clinical Knowledge Test, and (2) the Simulated Patient Exam through a patient encounter. You will have 6 months to successfully pass both the test and the exam (the 6 months begin from the day you receive notification that your documents have been accepted). You can take the test and exam in any order.