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Price

$1,300.00 Every 1 month for 4 months

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Specialty Path Payments

The BCGC credential plus a specialty endorsement, on a payment plan. You complete the full certification process, then specialty education in the area you choose and a separate proctored Endorsement Examination for the specialty credential.

What your fee covers

  • Application and eligibility review
  • Education review against the six topic areas
  • One Practice Exam attempt with a topic-area breakdown
  • The proctored Board Examination at an 80 percent passing standard
  • Verified practice hours review
  • Credential issuance, including your credential number, digital credential, and printed certificate
  • Your first year of certification
  • Specialty education in the area you choose
  • The proctored Endorsement Examination and the specialty credential
Plan terms

$1,300 today, then three monthly payments of $1,300. Total $5,200. Billed directly by INBGC, with no third-party financing and no credit application. The plan carries a premium of roughly four percent above the $5,000 pay-in-full price, which is the cost of financing.

How the plan works

  • You begin the certification process as soon as the down payment is made, rather than waiting until the plan is complete
  • Payments are collected automatically each month on the same date
  • You may complete every step, including the Board Examination, while the plan is running. The credential is issued once the balance is cleared
  • All fees are non-refundable, including amounts paid under a plan
What the specialty education is, and is not

The specialty education here covers a defined area of practice. It is not foundational grief coach training, which INBGC does not provide at any price, and it prepares you for the Endorsement Examination rather than the Board Examination. Specialty content never appears on the Board Examination, the Endorsement Examination draws from its own item bank, and equivalent specialty education is accepted from any provider. Completing it confers no advantage on either examination.

Want the BCGC without a specialty? The Certification Path is $3,750, or $3,900 on a plan, and a specialty may be added later for $1,250. Prefer to pay once? The pay-in-full price here is $5,000. Annual renewal is $495, beginning more than twelve months after you are certified. Cost a barrier? The INBGC Access Award reduces the certification fee for coaches serving communities with limited access to grief support.