Continuing Education: The Path to Success

AFIP isn’t just a one-time source for the regulations relevant at the time you test; we’re a continuing education program that helps you grow as a professional.

AFIP Certified F&I Professionals must recertify every other year at increasingly difficult levels to maintain their certification and individual membership in AFIP. As you progress in the program, you’ll learn about the new laws that have passed and regulations that have been updated since your previous certification and increase your understanding of legal statutes, best practices and ethical standards in F&I, regardless of which program of study you follow.

In order to maintain your certification and membership in AFIP, you must have taken and passed the next level of AFIP Certification within 90 days of the expiration of your previous level. Regardless of the level you’re on, you must have taken and passed your exam within six months of ordering the materials or you may be subject to additional material replacement charges.

Basic Certification Course*

Everyone starts at the Basic level. The Basic Course introduces you to the law (not just the broad rules, but the details that can make or break you in court and with regulatory agencies and the media) and includes information on best practices and industry-specific ethical considerations. The Basic Course is also part of the curriculum at Northwood University.

→ $915 plus shipping, handling and applicable taxes

Senior Certification Course

The second level of the AFIP Certification Program is the Senior Certification Course. The Senior Course will update you on new and revised laws and expand your understanding of what you already learned. Additionally, you’ll devise a personal code of ethical conduct.

→ $915 plus shipping, handling and applicable taxes

Master Certification Course & Recurrent Training

The Master Certification Course the third and final tier of the AFIP Certification Program. Candidates will update and expand their knowledge of the federal and state regulations by proving they not only understand some of the most commonly misunderstood or misapplied regulations, but showing they understand how these laws apply in real-world scenarios.

After they pass the Master Course, candidates will be required to complete recurrent training every other year. While you will take the initial exam during cycle one at a PSI testing center, the second and third cycles (recurrent training) will involve un-proctored refresher quizzes on the second and fourth anniversaries of your initial Master Certification. The year after the third cycle, you’ll go back to cycle one. To maintain certification and membership, you’ll continue with this cycle until you retire.

NOTICE: If your Senior Certification expires before the launch of Master Certification, you will be granted an extension. Please contact AFIP for more details.

Order your materials now or choose from the following options for more details on your individual program of study.