An award used to recognize a person as having met special qualifications of a professional board within a field.

• A. Accreditation
• B. Credential
• C. Certification
• D. Licensure

Answer: (C)

The thing being tested is recognizing specialized expertise as an official credential awarded by a professional board. Certification is the specific award that signals you’ve met defined standards in a particular field or specialty, often after completing education, accumulating required experience, and passing one or more exams, with ongoing requirements to maintain the credential.

Accreditation is about evaluating and recognizing the quality of organizations or programs, not individuals. A credential is a broad term for any document or credentialization of qualifications and can include many things, but it isn’t the formal board-issued award itself. Licensure is a legal authorization from a government or regulatory body to practice a profession, which establishes legal permission rather than demonstrating specialized competency to a professional board.

So, certification best matches the description of an award recognizing that a person has met special qualifications set by a professional board within a field.