This article provides an overview of the latest PMP Exam application process.
Step 1: Confirm You’re Eligible
- A four-year degree
- 36 months leading projects
- 35 hours of project management education/training or CAPM® Certification
OR
- A high school diploma or an associate’s degree (or global equivalent)
- 60 months leading projects
- 35 hours of project management education/training or CAPM® Certification
Step 2: Gather Your info
Document your experience and training by gathering information about:
- Where you've worked
- Your role and responsibilities
- Duration of projects
- Training You’ve Completed
- Institutions attended
- Courses completed
- Qualifying hours
Step 3: Complete the Online Application
- You’ll need a pmi.org account to begin
Application Checklist:
- Ensure project entries represent professional project work experience only
- List all projects individually
- Use the true title of the project or basic descriptor of the project purpose
- Ensure project descriptions are high level summaries of the project in total
- Accurately indicate the number of team members who participated in the project and the budget for the project
- If you are selected for the audit process, ensure you are able to obtain proper verification for the project experience
Project Description Guidance:
- Project Objective
- My Role
- My Responsibilities
- My Activities
- Project Deliverables
- Project Outcome
Each project description should be between 200-500 words long
Step 4: Your application will be reviewed
Step 5: Pay Exam Fee
- Member Price: US$405
- Non-Member Price: US$555
Step 6: Schedule your exam
- See "How to Schedule Your PMP Exam" here.
Step 7: Pass the test!
Other useful information:
- Is there still value in obtaining the PMP certification? Answer here and then see the results from you peers.
- Get a PMP Exam Prep Plan here.
- Find the PMBOK® Glossary Terms and Definitions 6th Edition 2017 online here.
- Get thousands of FREE PMP Exam Prep questions here.
- PMP Exam Day Tips here.
- Top 10 PMP Exam Prep Tips here
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