May 25, 2024 PUBLIC RELATIONS KNOWLEDGE (PRK)® EXAM APPLICATION

Congratulations to you for getting ready to elevate your career opportunities and differentiate yourself through the CPRS PRK exam!

Please complete this form.

If you are not a national emerging practitioner member or a national student member, please get in touch with membership@cprs.ca or go to cprs.ca to sign up online. Once you have your membership approved, you can fully complete the application for review. Membership is not immediately approved, so build that timing into your process.

If you are a member, please complete the form below. Once it is submitted, you will be sent a payment link.

You will want to maintain your annual CPRS membership with your PRK certificate. It is part of a journey and will help you build your network and credibility as you move towards your APR.

You are welcome to contact certification@cprs.ca with any questions about the exam or process.

Please note that the PRK exam is held once a year. A virtual exam is now scheduled for May 25, 2024, from 11 AM- 1PM ET. Any cancellation must occur by May 10th, 2024. There are no deferrals. Any issues from the writer on the day of the exam will not be taken into account as part of the cancellation policy, which is outlined below.

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* 1. Are you a CPRS Member?

Yes

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* 2. Enter your CPRS Membership ID #.
Please note that your membership needs to be up to date in order to write the exam. If you have any questions or concerns or you know your membership is expiring, please contact membership@cprs.ca or renew your membership on the CPRS website. Click here to find your member identification number.

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* 3. Please provide the local society that you also belong to with CPRS (if applicable).

Other -- please specify if you belong to more than one local society and insert the name here:

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* 4. Member type:

National Student Member

Emerging Practitioner (1-5 years)

Affiliate/Associate Member

Full Member

Eligibility
Although the CPRS welcomes all participants who wish to write the Public Relations Knowledge (PRK)TM exam, the exam has been prepared for those who have completed some level of public relations or communications education. The PRK is designed to specifically test a participant’s knowledge in the field of public relations and communications. Prior to taking this exam, formal studies in public relations or communications are strongly recommended. Alternatively, a participant may have acquired direct work experience and undertaken self-directed studies in the area. If you would like to discuss your personal situation, please feel free to contact us at certification@cprs.ca.

Please note that all PRK exam participants must be national members of CPRS.

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* 5. Personal Details

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* 6. First Name

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* 7. Surname

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* 8. Date of Birth: (optional)

DD/MM/YYYY

Date

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* 9. Preferred address for correspondence
Note: As a result of the Federal Privacy Legislation (Bill C6), you are not obligated to provide us with your birthdate or home address. We do require an email and phone number to be able to contact you.

Name

Company (optional)

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Country

Preferred Email Address *

Phone Number *

*If any of the information listed above changes, please remember to advise the CPRS National Office AND to update your personal profile by logging in as a member.

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* 10. How did you hear about CPRS and the PUBLIC RELATIONS KNOWLEDGE (PRK)® exam?

Colleague/Employer

CPRS website

CPRS Member

Internet search

CPRS conference /event

Educational institution/Professor

Other (please specify)

None of the above

Successful completion of the PRK exam entitles you to have your name included on the CPRS website
with other successful certificate holders, and if you wish, to link a bio or CV or linkedin profile behind your name please insert it here. (note that CPRS will only be updating links on an annual basis)

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* 11. If successful, please indicate how you wish your name to appear on the certificate:

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* 12. If you DO NOT wish your name included on the list of successful exam writers, or announced at the national conference or shared with the local society or public, please indicate by checking this box:

Not interested

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION – READINESS CHECK

Are you currently enrolled or have you completed a study program in an educational institution in public relations or communications? If so, please provide the following information:

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* 13. Institution:

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* 14. Name of Program:

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* 15. Year of completion or graduation or planned completion/graduation year

Are you employed in public relations or communications? If so, please provide the following
information.

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* 16. Firm, Organization or Practitioner Name

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* 17. Title:

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* 18. Office Tel:

Membership: The CPRS website (cprs.ca) has additional information and application forms for
membership in the Society.

Deferral Policy: Deferrals are not accepted for any reason. Your submission of this application confirms your awareness and agreement to this policy.

Payment: After review of this application is complete, you will be supplied with a payment link in which you can pay online through the membership portal. Payment must be received using Visa or Mastercard prior to writing the exam. Credit cards are not accepted over the phone.

Refund/Cancellation Policy: In the event of cancellation or failure to appear at the exam, the CPRS does not provide a refund to the participant. Cancellations will be accepted up to 10 days prior to the examination date. (Friday May 10th, 2024 at 11:59 PM ET) and a 50% refund of the total PRK Package price ($179 less 50%, tax and processing fee) will be issued. A request for cancellation must be requested through the CPRS National Office, Attention: PRK Exam, to certification@cprs.ca . Your submission of this application confirms your awareness and agreement to this policy.

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* 19. I accept the rules pertaining to exam participants as set out on the CRPS website and this application form, attest to the accuracy of the information contained herein and agree to abide by the decision of the Canadian Public Relations Society regarding this application and the exam result. If you do not accept, your application will not be processed further and you will not be permitted to write the exam.

Agree

Disagree

May 25, 2024 PUBLIC RELATIONS KNOWLEDGE (PRK)® EXAM APPLICATION

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* 1. Are you a CPRS Member?

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* 3. Please provide the local society that you also belong to with CPRS (if applicable).

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* 4. Member type:

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* 6. First Name

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* 7. Surname

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* 8. Date of Birth: (optional)

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* 9. Preferred address for correspondenceNote: As a result of the Federal Privacy Legislation (Bill C6), you are not obligated to provide us with your birthdate or home address. We do require an email and phone number to be able to contact you.

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* 10. How did you hear about CPRS and the PUBLIC RELATIONS KNOWLEDGE (PRK)® exam?

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* 11. If successful, please indicate how you wish your name to appear on the certificate:

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* 12. If you DO NOT wish your name included on the list of successful exam writers, or announced at the national conference or shared with the local society or public, please indicate by checking this box:

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* 13. Institution:

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* 14. Name of Program:

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* 15. Year of completion or graduation or planned completion/graduation year

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* 16. Firm, Organization or Practitioner Name

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* 17. Title:

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* 18. Office Tel:

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* 5. Personal Details

Preferred Pronoun

* 9. Preferred address for correspondence
Note: As a result of the Federal Privacy Legislation (Bill C6), you are not obligated to provide us with your birthdate or home address. We do require an email and phone number to be able to contact you.