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PMP Certification Eligibility Requirements

The Project Management Professional (PMP) program is the formal Certification of Project Managers. This program helps to ensure the highest professional and ethical standards within the community of practicing Project Management Professionals.

Eligibility Criteria

To complete the PMP Certification process, candidates must satisfy all requirements in one of two categories.

Category 1: With a bachelor degree

PMP candidates must:

1. Document at least three calendar years experience in project management (during the past six years), including at least 4,500 hours experience within the five recognized project management process groups.
2. Document at least 35 contact hours of formal training in project management.
   
3. Pass the PMP Certification Exam.
   

Category 2: Without a bachelor degree PMP candidates must:

PMP candidates must:

1. Document at least five calendar years experience in project management (within the past eight years), including at least 7,500 hours experience within the five recognized project management process groups.
   
2. Document at least 35 contact hours of formal training in project management
   
3. Pass the PMP Certification Exam
   

Applying

The PMP Application can be completed either online (at www.pmi.org) or with paper forms.

The Application consists of three sections:

1. PMP Certification Examination Application Form

This section consists of three pages and includes all of your general information: name, address, contact information, educational background. This section can be completed quickly.

2. Project Management Education Form

This section is a one-page form that asks you to document your 35 contact hours in project management training. This section can be completed quickly.

3. Project Management Experience Verification Form

This section uses a two-page form to document each of your projects during your experience period. This is the most time-consuming portion of the Application. It involves doing some spadework gathering all the information necessary to complete this section. Summarize your project management experience; include the project names, and companies for whom you did the projects.