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This extended exam window is designed to give you flexibility. Please plan accordingly, as deadline extensions will not be offered.
Welcome to the 2026 Recertification Resources! Congratulations on your decision to renew your commitment to professionalism. You鈥檒l find everything you need to complete your exam on this page.听
The exam is based on the Article Booklet, authored by leading experts from inside and outside the jewelry industry, including content from SPECTRA庐 magazine听and relevant industry updates.听听
The recertification is an open-book exam with no time limit. A passing score is 75% or higher. The exam is assigned to your individual AGS Member Profile. Please use the login details from your recertification communications, or鈥�to reset your听login information.听
Can鈥檛 log in or have a question? Check the FAQs section below or email us at [email protected].听
Please enjoy this special message from Kevin Mays, CGA, JEA, Chair of the 榴莲视频鈥檚 Education Committee.
Download the Recertification听Article听Booklet and Exam Questionnaire below. All听credentials听and designations share the same documents.听
Each article is marked with a听credential听or designation logo at the top鈥攖hat tells you whether it鈥檚 required reading for your exam. The questionnaire will indicate where to stop based on your听credential听or designation.听
The following applies to AGS credentialed professionals who are employed by an AGS Member Business. Credentialed Affiliates听must听abide by the credential听use听rules outlined in the .听
Once you have passed your recertification exam, share this significant achievement with your clients and community! You鈥檙e demonstrating your expertise, setting your business apart, and leveraging your AGS membership to attract and retain clients鈥攁nd ultimately increase sales.听
Here are five ways you can promote your听designation or听credential:听
1 鈥� Display it.鈥疐rame your 2026听Certificate of Achievement and place it somewhere visible, like a high-traffic area in your business. When clients notice it,听you鈥檒l听have the perfect opportunity to explain what it听represents听and why it matters to them.听
2 鈥撎鼶on鈥檛听forget your听designation听or听credential听logo.鈥疍ownload your logo鈥�.听If you听are employed by an AGS Member听Business听you can听add it听to听your website, email signature, business cards, letterhead, and social media鈥攁nywhere you know clients and colleagues will see it!听
3 鈥� Download your Digital Badge.鈥疧nce听you鈥檝e听completed the exam,听you鈥檒l听receive听an email from听us听indicating听that your 2026听recertification digital badge is available for download. A digital badge is a graphical icon that听indicates听your credentials, designations,听and accomplishments, and is displayed, accessed, and verified online. Go to鈥�鈥痶o听learn more!听
4 鈥� Submit a notification to your local publication.鈥�鈥�鈥痶o download and personalize the 鈥淎GS Recertification Completion Press Release鈥� to send to local press and share with your clients.听
Some of these publications provide an online submission form for readers to听submit听short notices sharing news of promotions, credentials, and other related updates.听Here鈥檚听a sample template you can use for these purposes. Just copy, paste, and fill in the fields听where听indicated by brackets:听
Sample notice:听
[Your Name] with [Your Business] in [City] has been [fill in certified OR recertified] as a member of the 榴莲视频 (AGS) and has听retained听the听credential听of [fill in听credential听or designation].听
Successful completion of an annual recertification exam is听required听to听maintain听membership in the Society, a trade organization founded in 1934 and dedicated to proven ethics, knowledge, and consumer protection within the jewelry industry. The exam completed by [Your Name] covered questions relevant to gemology, the jewelry industry, and ethics, and听was听designed to ensure that its members have the most current information needed to provide clients with听accurate听and knowledgeable service.听
To learn more, visit americangemsociety.org.听
5 鈥� Share your听achievement听on social media.鈥�We鈥檝e听seen members promote their credentials in creative ways. Snap a photo of your printed certificate and ask your audience: 鈥淒o you know why this piece of paper is so important?鈥� If听you鈥檙e听included听in听the Recertification Honor Roll, let everyone know!听听
How have you promoted your credentials听or designations? Join our鈥�鈥痑nd share your ideas. If you need assistance with the downloads or templates, contact Marketing at鈥�[email protected].听
Credentialed members who pass the recertification exam with a perfect score on their first attempt earn a place on the Recertification Exam Honor Roll.
Honor Roll members receive:
Prefer paper? You can purchase a printed exam packet for $25 and submit your completed exam by mail. We recommend completing the exam online, as it鈥檚 easier and less expensive, but the printed option is available if you need it.听
Your mailed packet will include:
We’ll ship your packet via USPS within seven business days of receiving payment. Your completed Mail Submission Form must reach the AGS offices by September 22, 2026. Mail early鈥攍ate submissions may affect your credential status.
Click below to order your printed packet.
AGS will notify you by email and mail using the contact information we have on file. We鈥檒l continue to communicate with you throughout the recertification period. If you haven鈥檛 received a notification by June 30, 2026, please听contact us.
Download the articles as a PDF by听.
The exam is in AGS PRO. 听to log in and look for the recertification exam under 鈥淢y Enrollments鈥� in the top menu of your dashboard. Once started, it will move to 鈥淢y Courses.鈥�
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You may be logged into your business鈥檚 account instead of your individual account. Use the login details from your recertification communications, or听听to reset your login information.
Did you recently earn your credential or designation? Credentials and designations earned on or after December 1, 2025, are not required for the 2026 recertification. Instead, your first exam will be in 2027. If you still don鈥檛 see the exam,听contact us.
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Credentialed Employees are billed, through the member business, an annual recertification fee when the recertification period opens.
Credentialed Affiliates are also billed when the recertification period opens. Invoices are sent to the address and email on file.
If payment is not received within the 62-day grace period, your credential or designation may be canceled.
The exam window was designed to give you as much flexibility as possible, but there is no late fee option. The deadline is September 22, 2026.
If you cannot complete the exam in time, your credential or designation may be canceled. For Credentialed Employees, this may also affect the member business’s membership status. For Credentialed Affiliates, it may affect individual membership.
If you have an emergency or medical reason that prevents you from completing the exam, please听contact us听by August 11, 2026, to discuss an alternate timeline.
Credentials and designations can be reinstated as outlined in the under “Reinstatement.” Please note that reinstatement may require additional education, including the AGS Way Course, as well as any outstanding recertification exams and additional fees. When a Retail Business member loses its last Credentialed Employee at a particular location, the business has two years for another employee to become credentialed. Failure to meet that requirement may result in loss of membership.
You will need to reinstate your credential or designation as outlined in the听听under 鈥淩einstatement.鈥� This may require additional education, including the AGS Way Course, as well as any outstanding recertification exams and additional fees.听Contact us听when you鈥檙e ready to reinstate.
The recertification exam is open-book, so you can reference the articles provided. If you don’t pass the first time, you may retake it before the deadline. The passing score is 75% or better.
Yes. Recertification is what sets your AGS credential or designation apart as a true professional credential, and it鈥檚 a meaningful opportunity for ongoing professional development.
All active AGS credentialed members who earned their credential or designation before December 1, 2025, are required to recertify.