Home Theater Design Specialist Certification

This is a two-day practicum exam and is only open to existing holders of active CEDIA Designer Certification. Additionally, prospective candidates will be required to pass a pre-test in order to register for the exam.

The CEDIA Home Theater Design Specialist (HTDS) Certification has been designed to test your ability to design a home theater room according to a supplied client brief and to the performance standards laid out in the CEDIA Home Theater recommended practices. We are testing your ability to synthesize and apply existing knowledge. The exam will be in the form of a design exercise where you will be given a total of 12 hours (two six-hour days) to complete the task.

The exam will be offered at EXPO 2009 in Atlanta, GA

Exam Dates:

Day 1: Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Day 2: Thursday, September 10, 2009, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

HTDS Pre-Test

About the required HTDS pre-test:

  • The pre-test is free

  • You must be an active CEDIA Certified Designer to register

  • You only have one chance to pass the pre-test

  • You must pass the pre-test in order to be able to register for the Home Theater Design Specialist practicum exam

  • You will have 8 minutes to complete the 20 question pre-test

  • You must score a 70% or better to pass the pre-test

  • Once you pass the exam you must complete the application, posted here, to register for the Home Theater Design Specialist (HTDS) 2-day practicum exam at EXPO

How to register for the free pre-test:

  1. Turn off all pop-up blockers (from the START menu of your computer)

  2. Log-in to the Student Center

  3. Select ‘CEDIAU: Register”

  4. Scroll down to ‘Search by Course Code’

  5. enter ‘P-HTDS’

  6. Select a course (you will be able to access any course that is after the current date)

  7. Checkout – the cost will be $0

  8. Select ‘Transcript’ from the buttons on the left side of the screen

  9. Select the P-HTDS course from your transcript

  10. Select the ‘course content’ tab

  11. Select ‘Start’

  12. The pre-test and the 8 minute timer will start as soon as you select the ‘Start’ option

Requirements for Maintaining Your Home Theater Design Specialist Credential:

The Home Theater Design Specialist credential is awarded for a 36 month period. To maintain the active status as a Designer, prior to the conclusion of the 36 month cycle, certificants must be able to provide documentation of completion of at least 30 contact clock hours of continuing education units (CEU) approved by the Certification Action Team. Certificants who do not have the required continuing education hours must take and pass the examination within 12 months prior to the expiration date to be eligible to maintain their certification for an additional 36 months.

 

Guidelines for Communicating Your Status:

An individual who passes the Designer examination will attain the status of “CEDIA Certified Professional, Designer.”  If desired, the individual may use the abbreviated version of “Individual’s Name, CHTDS” on his or her business cards, letterhead or other documentation.

Professional Certification is granted to an individual; therefore, he or she, not the company, retains the credential as long as he or she maintains the continuing education requirements for CCPHTD. In marketing materials and other documentation, companies are allowed to identify that they have CEDIA Certified Professionals on staff; however, materials should not indicate that the company is “CEDIA Certified.” When promoting your achievement, please refer to the CEDIA Professional Certification Policy and Procedure manual for typography and logo use specifics.