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HRCI ethics credit requirement: what it is and how to fulfill it free
Executive overview
HRCI requires all credential holders to complete one ethics credit per three-year recertification cycle, mandatory regardless of designation. HR professionals sit at the intersection of policy, employee needs, and legal requirements — letting ethical standards lapse carries the same risk as letting employment law knowledge slide.
HR's role is to set the ethical standard for the organisation, not just administer it.
The ethics credit requirement
- All HRCI designations require at least 1 ethics credit per three-year cycle
- Total recertification hours vary by designation (45 or 60 hours); ethics is required on top
- Required for everyone — unlike business-specific credits that vary by role
How to fulfill the requirement
- Complete an ethics course via HRCI's Learning Center
- Browse HRCI's pre-approved activity directory
- Submit a non-HRCI pre-approved course for approval
- BernieU offers a free course approved for 1.5 HRCI and SHRM credits
What the free BernieU course covers
- How law and ethics differ and interact
- How history shaped today's ethical constructs
- How to write a workplace code of ethics
- How to resolve ethical issues at work
- Includes quizzes; passing generates two recertification credit codes
Submitting your recertification
- Log activities in your online HRCI profile as you complete them
- Mark one activity as ethics-themed and check the required ethics affirmation box
- Submit your application once you've reached the required 45 or 60 hours
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