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title: "Get a Solidworks Student Certification or Become a Provider"
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Students can take any number of [SOLIDWORKS certification exams](https://www.solidworks.com/certifications/academic-certification) for free if a faculty/instructor is a SOLIDWORKS Academic Certification Provider. Learn how to earn a SOLIDWORKS student certification or become an Academic Certification Provider.

## Student Certification

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1. See the list of currently available [SOLIDWORKS Certifications](https://www.solidworks.com/certifications/academic-certification).
2. Contact a Cal Poly SOLIDWORKS CERTIFIED faculty/instructor. Scroll down to see the **List of Currently Certified Instructors** below.
3. An exam voucher will be created by the certified faculty/instructor and distributed to you on test day. The exam is free of cost and there is no limit on the number of exams a student can take.
4. Check the [SOLIDWORKS Certification testing instructions](https://www.solidworks.com/solidworks-certification-program) on the SOLIDWORKS website for the details about taking the test.
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## Become a Faculty Certification Provider

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<summary>Click to learn the Faculty Process to become a SOLIDWORKS Academic Certification Provider</summary>

1. Faculty/instructors must submit a free-of-cost <span style="color: #000000">[SOLIDWORKS Academic Certification Provider application](https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/7dc24a0f6b394aa7bbebee63428af4d2)</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span>
2. Once the application is approved, SOLIDWORKS will create a Virtual Tester account for the certified faculty/instructor, based on their email address, and issue a set number of complimentary CSWA exam credits. The certified faculty/instructor has to convert these credits into *vouchers* and distribute the vouchers to the students on test day.
3. The certified faculty/instructor will receive an email from **virtualtester.com** with their login credentials for [virtualtester.com/solidworks](http://www.virtualtester.com/solidworks).
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## List of Currently Certified Instructors

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<summary>Click to view the List of Currently Certified Instructors</summary>

<span style="color: #000000">**College of Engineering (CENG)**</span>

|  |  |  |
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| Kyle DeBernardi | <span style="color: #000000">[kdeberna@calpoly.edu](mailto:kdeberna@calpoly.edu)</span> | CENG - Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering |
| Kris Hamann | <span style="color: #000000">[krhamann@calpoly.edu](mailto:krhamann@calpoly.edu)</span> | CENG - Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering |
| Jonathon Stearns | <span style="color: #000000">[jtstearn@calpoly.edu](mailto:jtstearn@calpoly.edu)</span> | CENG - Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering |
| Jeffrey John Zimmerman | <span style="color: #000000">[jjzimmer@calpoly.edu](mailto:jjzimmer@calpoly.edu)</span> | CENG - Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering |

**College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science (CAFES)**

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| Matt Haberland | <span style="color: #000000">[mhaberla@calpoly.edu](mailto:mhaberla@calpoly.edu)</span> | BioResource & Agricultural Engineering |
| Bo Liu | <span style="color: #000000">[bliu17@calpoly.edu](mailto:bliu17@calpoly.edu)</span> | BioResource & Agricultural Engineering |
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