Benefits Analyst Credential (BAC)

New to a position in benefits? Looking to learn the fundamentals of benefits administration?

Earning your Benefits Analyst Credential (BAC) is a convenient way to gain a solid foundation in employee benefits programs. Receiving this online credential will demonstrate to employers that you have gained expertise in strategic benefits planning.

Online Learning Advantages

Earning a BAC:

• Promotes career advancement

• Provides you training without the time, expense, and inconvenience of travel

• Lets you work at your own pace from anywhere in the world, 24/7

BAC Requirements

In order to earn a BAC designation, you must complete 12 online courses and pass their exams for BAC credit. To earn BAC credit, you need a score of at least 80% on the final exam (answering at least 8 out of 10 questions correctly). You may retake a course's BAC exam as many times as necessary in order to pass. (There is no charge for retaking a failed exam.)

Getting Started

To get started on your BAC, enroll in the ERI Distance Learning Center.
Then, begin taking these courses:

• Course 02 - Online Compensation and Benefits Administration
  
• Course 03 - New Economy Compensation
  
• Course 13 - Workers' Compensation Lost Wages
  
• Course 15 - Federal Employment Laws That Impact Compensation and Benefits
  
• Course 30 - Employee Health Insurance
  
• Course 42 - Accumulated Earnings and Deferred Compensation
  
• Course 50 - Employee Life and Disability Insurance
  
• Course 53 - Employee Benefit Programs
  
• Course 59 - Quantitative Methods Used in Benefits Administration
  
• Course 60 - Individual Retirement Accounts and 401(k) Plans
  
• Course 63 - Workers' Compensation
  
• Course 74 - Trends in Retirement Plans

Read through the course text answering each memory jogger question correctly in order to proceed to the next page. You can stop a course at any time and later return to the page you left off on by clicking the Access Any Page link in the course left-hand navigation.

When you are ready to take the Final Exam, you will be asked to select a credit type (BAC) and location (your state, province, or country). After you have passed the exam, click on Account at the top of the screen and then Training History to view and print your certificate of completion.

Applicable BAC credits will apply to the CAC and JCA credentials for one year, should you decide to pursue those additional certifications. You can see all the credits you have earned in your Training History.

BAC Application

Once you have passed the 12 courses listed above, please print out this application form, and fax it to the ERI Distance Learning Center. We will review your application, verify your course completions, and mail you your BAC certificate.

Further Information

Please email any questions about this designation