Certification is a career milestone.

Become a Certified Professional Irrigation Consultant.

Showcase your expertise.

The ASIC certification program is designed to showcase your expertise, technical prowess, and professionalism in the field of irrigation design and consultation.

Benefits of certification.

Why earning the CPIC credential changes the trajectory of your career.

Expertise Validation

Expertise validation boosts confidence, credibility, and trust, affirming competency and proficiency in delivering high-quality solutions and services.

Career Advancement

Earning certification amplifies career progression by validating skills, expanding opportunities, and enhancing credibility, fostering accelerated professional development and success.

Professional Credibility

Professional credibility opens doors, builds trust, and propels career growth, creating opportunities for collaboration, recognition, and sustained success.

Enhanced Marketability

Enhanced marketability broadens opportunities, attracts clients or employers, and propels career success through increased visibility and competitive advantage.

The Body of Knowledge

A rigorous test of real practice.

The CPIC exam reflects what irrigation consultants actually do day to day — drafting clear construction documents, managing competitive bids, observing builds in the field, planning at the master scale, and stewarding existing systems over their lifetime.

Earning the credential signals that you can do the work, defend your decisions, and lead a project from concept through long-term operation.

Our Certification Program is focused on the following areas of expertise.

Seven critical domains covered by the CPIC body of knowledge.

Construction Documents

Bidding Administration

Construction Observation

Master Planning

System Management

Existing System Evaluation

Business Management

Exam Eligibility.

To apply to the Certified Professional Irrigation Consultant program, candidates must meet the minimum requirements of an ASIC Professional Irrigation Consultant and have at least two years of additional experience as an independent consultant and hold Current Certified Irrigation Designer status, in good standing, as granted by the Irrigation Association.

The Path

How to earn the credential.

A simple four-step process — from eligibility to exam day.
1

Confirm eligibility

Verify you meet the ASIC Professional + CID + 2-year independent consultant requirements before applying.
2

Submit your application

Complete the CPIC application and email it to the Certification Committee at least 14 days before the exam date.
3

Pay the exam invoice

Settle the exam invoice by credit card or check — pricing depends on member status.
4

Sit for the exam

Take the CPIC exam at the next ASIC National Conference.

Exam Pricing.

  • Application$0
  • ASIC Member$600
  • Non-Member$1,000
  • ASIC Member Retake$400
  • Non-Member Retake$800

How to Apply.

  1. Submit a completed application.
  2. Pay exam invoice — credit card or check.

All application process steps must be completed at least 14 days before the exam date. Please refer to the CPIC Handbook for complete information.

UPCOMING CPIC EXAM

Austin, April 2027.

The next Certified Professional Irrigation Consultant (CPIC) Exam will take place in conjunction with the 2027 ASIC National Conference, April 18 – 20, at the newly renovated Hyatt Regency in Austin, Texas.

Exam Date & Time: To be announced.

Need to submit CEUs?

If you are a certified professional, submit your CEU forms by email at certification@asic.org.

Require reinstatement?

Submit a reinstatement application to the Certification Committee at certification@asic.org.

Take the next step.

Apply today, and join the ranks of Certified Professional Irrigation Consultants.