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*'''Step 1:''' Decide which region or subject area you wish to accredit in. For a list of areas, please visit http://www.icapgen.org/icapgen/regions.
*'''Step 1:''' Decide which region or subject area you wish to accredit in. For a list of areas, please visit http://www.icapgen.org/icapgen/regions.
*'''Step 2''': Select a family within the selected area that can be traced back four generations prior to 1900. This does not have to be a straight paternal line or maternal line as long as it is in the same selected region. The four generations of the submitted lineage must have lived in the area being tested at least some time during each of their lifetimes, and prior to 1900. Hence an ascent lineage may begin with a person born in the 1890s whose great-grandparent (and the intervening generations) lived in the same testing area (even for a brief time).
*'''Step 2''': Select a family within the selected area that can be traced back four generations prior to 1900. This does not have to be a straight paternal line or maternal line as long as it is in the same selected region. The four generations of the submitted lineage must have lived in the area being tested at least some time during each of their lifetimes, and prior to 1900. Hence an ascent lineage may begin with a person born in the 1890s whose great-grandparent (and the intervening generations) lived in the same testing area (even for a brief time).
*'''Step 3''': Fill out the application form and experience tables, which can be found at http://www.icapgen.org/icapgen/applicationforms. The combination of the application and the research problem need to reflect an individual’s in-depth knowledge and experience about the records of the chosen region or subject area. These records can be from the Family History Library collection as well as other record collections.
*'''Step 3''': Fill out the application form and experience tables, which can be found at http://www.icapgen.org/icapgen/applicationforms. The combination of the application and the research problem need to reflect an individual’s in-depth knowledge and experience about the records of the chosen region or subject area. These records can be from the FamilySearch Library collection as well as other record collections.
*'''Step Four''': Written Exam. Once the application and the four-generation project are accepted you will be notified to set a date to take an 8-hour open book written exam.<br>  
*'''Step Four''': Written Exam. Once the application and the four-generation project are accepted you will be notified to set a date to take an 8-hour open book written exam.<br>  
*'''Step Five''': Oral Review: Once you have passed the exam, you will have a 1 to 3 hour oral evaluation of the written exam, your four generation project and any weaknesses that were noticed in your research methodology to provide you with an opportunity to strengthen any weak areas.
*'''Step Five''': Oral Review: Once you have passed the exam, you will have a 1 to 3 hour oral evaluation of the written exam, your four generation project and any weaknesses that were noticed in your research methodology to provide you with an opportunity to strengthen any weak areas.