Your path to the PMP® credential, mapped out clearly

To be eligible for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification, you must show certain educational and professional experience requirements. All project management experience must have been accrued within the last 8 years prior to your application submission. A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result, as defined by the PMBOK® Guide.

In addition to one of the three paths below, applicants must also have 35 hours of project management education, unless you are an active CAPM® holder — in which case the education requirement is waived.