The OncoVie® Cancer Exercise Specialist Advanced Qualification is approved for continuing education by seven bodies across the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada — with NPCP credits on the Pilates version and Yoga Alliance hours on the Yoga version.
If your certifying body requires a petition to award credits for an outside course, CETI covers the fee. Submit your receipt and we’ll reimburse you up to $25.
Seven bodies award credits for every version of the Advanced Qualification. NPCP credits attach to the Pilates version and Yoga Alliance hours to the Yoga version. Requirements occasionally change — always confirm with your certifying body before enrolling.
| Approving body | Credits | Region | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRD Departamento de Recreación y Deportes |
22 | United States — Puerto Rico | Every version |
| NSCA National Strength & Conditioning Association |
20 | United States | Every version |
| AFAA Athletics & Fitness Association of America |
15 | United States | Every version |
| CIMSPA Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport & Physical Activity |
10 | United Kingdom | Every version |
| Canfitpro | 4 | Canada | Every version |
| ACE American Council on Exercise — CETI partner since 2019 |
3.5 | United States | Every version |
| NASM National Academy of Sports Medicine |
1.9 | United States | Every version |
| NPCP National Pilates Certification Program |
40 | International | Pilates version only |
| Yoga Alliance Non-contact hours |
30 | International | Yoga version only |
The OncoVie® Cancer Exercise Specialist Advanced Qualification is awarded on passing a comprehensive final examination. It is valid for two years.
The curriculum is rigorously updated every two years to reflect advances in oncologic research, clinical treatment protocols and exercise science — so recertification isn’t an administrative fee. It’s how you stay current in a field that changes quickly.
The 15th Edition, released August 2026, includes 2025–2026 updates on treatment and surgical procedures, family cancer syndromes, nutrition science in oncology, new research on GLP-1 medications and cancer, and new sections on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and culinary medicine.
Curriculum guided by a 23-member Medical Advisory Board including Dr. Anna L. Schwartz, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN, a co-author of the ACSM Guidelines for Cancer Survivors, and Dr. Shawna Willey, MD, Peterson Chair of Breast Cancer Research at Inova Schar Cancer Institute.
You’ll receive your Advanced Qualification certificate on passing the final exam with a score of 80% or higher. Your certificate carries the course number for each approving body — these are issued on completion, not before. Submit that certificate to your certifying body through their standard continuing education process. If they charge a petition fee for outside courses, send us the receipt and we’ll reimburse you up to $25.
Often, yes. Most bodies have a petition process for approved outside coursework, and CETI’s curriculum, contact hours and examination generally meet their requirements. Contact us and we’ll provide the documentation you need.
Yes. The values above apply to the CES Advanced Qualification. CES–Pilates carries 40 NPCP CEUs, CES–Yoga carries 30 Yoga Alliance non-contact hours. The BOSU® Specialist carries 1.9 NASM CEUs. The Level 1 certificate carries no CEUs.
Nine continuing education organizations, listed above, award credits for completing it — and CETI has been a partner of the American Council on Exercise since 2019, one of the largest certifying bodies in the field. That approval is what makes the qualification count toward the credentials you already hold. It is approval rather than institutional accreditation, which is a separate process CETI has not sought.
The Advanced Qualification is valid for two years. Renewing gives you the current edition of the curriculum, including all updates to treatment protocols, research and exercise science since your last certification. You then sit a 50-question renewal examination on that current material, at the same 80% pass mark — so the credential certifies what you know now, not what you knew when you first qualified.
No. A degree in a health or fitness field, relevant work experience, and an accredited fitness certification are all recommended, but none of them are required. The curriculum assumes a working knowledge of anatomy, exercise programming and client assessment, which is where that background helps.
If you want to go down this path without that experience, say so when you enroll — we provide additional educational support to get you to the point where the material lands. Nobody is turned away for not having started somewhere else first.
Four modules, 26 cancer types plus childhood cancer, and every topic listed — the full 15th Edition outline.