The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how one profession used an "experience documentation process" to grant advanced certification to qualified certified health education specialists. The competency validation process approved by the certifying organization serves as an example of an additional method, aside from traditional standardized testing or direct (clinical) observation, to validate practitioners' knowledge, skills, and competencies, and to identify needs and subsequent programs for continuing professional education. This unique experience documentation process is an added method available to validate hours of experience required for degree completion programs or some applied graduate programs.