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Certification and Credentials Frequently Asked Questions

PMI Credential Overview 
Answers to your frequently asked questions about certification and credentialsFilter
Expand/Collapse FAQ : All about PDUs ‎(9)
Expand/Collapse Q : 1. How do I find my PMI ID number? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 2. How do I find my certification (PMP, CAPM, etc.) number? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 3. When is the earliest I can start earning PDUs after I earn a credential? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 4. I participated in an activity in which only part of the program focused on project management. How do I determine the number of PDUs? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 5. When reporting PDU activities, is any supporting documentation required? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 6. Do I need to submit a separate Activity Reporting Form for each activity during a multiple-day event? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 7. How do I determine the program number for PMI chapter events under Category 3? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 8. If I make the same presentation to multiple audiences, can I earn PDUs for each presentation? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 9. How do I know if a course or seminar is sufficiently related to project management? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse FAQ : CAPM ‎(6)
Expand/Collapse Q : 1. When do I have to renew my CAPM credential? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 2. Are Professional Development Units required to renew my CAPM credential? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 3. What are the benefits to renewing my CAPM credential? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 4. How do I renew my CAPM credential? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 5. How do I renew my CAPM credential after it expires? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 6. What is the difference between my CAPM renewal period and my CAPM exam eligibility period? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse FAQ : CCR Program & Fees ‎(4)
Expand/Collapse Q : 1. Where do I get the Application for Certification Renewal? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 2. If I do not renew at the end of my next cycle, can I get a refund? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 3. Can the renewal fee be waived? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 4. Does PMI offer an installment or yearly payment plan? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse FAQ : Credential Exams ‎(6)
Expand/Collapse Q : 1. How do I schedule a credential exam appointment? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 2. Where will the examination be given? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 3. What is the exam like? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 4. Are the exams offered in different languages? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 5. If I fail the exam, can I take it again? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 6. What happens if my eligibility expires and I have not taken the exam? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse FAQ : Credential Suspension ‎(3)
Expand/Collapse Q : 1. Can I get an extension beyond the suspension expiration date? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 2. I have retired from the project management profession. How do I end my certification? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 3. Can I complete PDUs during my suspension period and apply them to my recent CCR cycle? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse FAQ : General Information about PMI Credentials ‎(9)
Expand/Collapse Q : 1. Do I have to be a CAPM, PMP, or a PMI Member to apply for other PMI credentials? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 2. How do I earn a PMI credential? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 3. What are the eligibility requirements? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 4. How do I complete the application? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 5. What supporting documentation should I send with my application? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 6. Will newer PMI credentials dilute the PMP or other established PMI credentials? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 7. Once I pass the exam or evaluations, what next? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 8. What are the Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) for PMI credentials? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 9. How can I maintain several credentials at once? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse FAQ : New Standards ‎(6)
Expand/Collapse Q : 1. When will PMI release A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)—Fourth Edition? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 2. When will PMI release The Standard for Program Management—Second Edition? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 3. Will a standard update radically or suddenly change a credential examination? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 4. When does PMI intend to update the credential examinations? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 5. When studying for a credential exam which edition of the standards should I use? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 6. I have submitted an application to earn a credential and am eligible to take the exam. Should I study the current edition or the new edition? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse FAQ : Online Reporting ‎(4)
Expand/Collapse Q : 1. I have an apostrophe in my last name. Should I use it when I attempt to log in to the online reporting form? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 2. I just submitted my PDU claim using the online reporting form, but my submission is not listed on my online transcript. How will I know if my submission is accepted? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 3. Why does the online reporting form keep stating that my date(s) is incorrect or in an incorrect format? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 4. Should I log in using the "E#" ending in my ID number as listed on the credential eligibility I received before I took the certification exam? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse FAQ : PgMP ‎(3)
Expand/Collapse Q : 1. What do I have to do to earn the PgMP? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 2. Who are the application reviewers? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 3. How much time does the multi-rater assessment (MRA) take? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse FAQ : PMI Audit Process ‎(31)
Expand/Collapse Q :  1. Why does PMI conduct application audits? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q :  2. How long does the audit process take? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q :  3. What is the best way to send audit materials to PMI? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q :  4. Are audit materials confidential? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q :  5. Does PMI return the original audit materials after review? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q :  6. How can an audit candidate explain to their manager why they are being audited? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q :  7. Do the Experience Verification Forms need to be notarized? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q :  8. Can a manager or supervisor type their contact information on the form or does it have to be handwritten? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q :  9. Will PMI accept an e-mail signature? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 10. How should an audit candidate verify programs and/or projects that they were the manager or supervisor for? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 11. If the projects and/or programs listed were completed in a highly classified environment, or a company is very sensitive about proprietary information being seen by other employers or individuals outside the company, how should this be handled? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 12. Can a manager or supervisor physically hand the envelopes to an audit candidate or do they need to be mailed to the candidate? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 13. A manager accidentally mailed the envelope directly to PMI. The cover letter states that partial submissions are considered an automatic failure of the audit. Is this oversight considered an automatic failure? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 14. The individual who verified my work experience forgot to sign the back of the envelope. Will this be a problem? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 15. A manager or supervisor is across the world. Can the audit materials be faxed or sent directly to PMI? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 16. A supervising manager is no longer at the company. How can this project be verified? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 17. Will PMI contact a verifying manager or supervisor? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 18. An audit candidate was laid off, is a consultant, or is no longer with the company, or the company no longer exists. How is this situation handled? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 19. Do certificates in a foreign language need to be translated? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 20. If a certificate states educational hours in units, how will PMI translate this information to meet the contact hours of education required for credential eligibility? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 21. If an in-house course did not issue a certificate, what type of verification will PMI accept? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 22. If a course was completed at a PMI Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.), can PMI contact them for my certificate? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 23. Will PMI accept a receipt or course roster as educational verification? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 24. If a bachelor’s degree was listed on the original application but the candidate has since been awarded a higher degree, is the former degree necessary to include? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 25. Will PMI accept a school transcript to meet the degree requirement? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 26. Are photocopies of education certificates of completion sufficient or does PMI require the originals? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 27. If a certificate is in a professional frame, does it need to be taken out? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 28. A prep course advises students to take the exam immediately after completion of the course for the best chance of a passing score. Is it necessary to pass the audit in order to take the exam? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 29. Will PMI call a local testing center to hold a testing spot? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 30. What happens in the case of a failed audit? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 31. What steps need to be taken when an audit candidate decides not to proceed with the audit? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse FAQ : PMI-RMP ‎(12)
Expand/Collapse Q :  1. What is the new PMI specialty credential? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q :  2. Who should apply for the PMI-RMP credential? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q :  3. When will the credential be available? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q :  4. Do I have to be a PMI Member to pursue the PMI-RMP credential? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q :  5. Do I need to have any other PMI credential (e.g., CAPM or PMP) before I apply for the PMI-RMP? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q :  6. If I already have a credential from PMI, can I still pursue the PMI-RMP? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q :  7. How can I apply for the PMI-RMP? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q :  8. What supporting documentation should I send with my application? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q :  9. What is the process for earning the PMI-RMP? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 10. Will the exam be available in translations? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 11. What happens after I pass the exam? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 12. What do I do to maintain my credential? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse FAQ : PMI-SP ‎(10)
Expand/Collapse Q :  1. Who should apply for the PMI-SP credential? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q :  2. Do I have to be a PMI Member to pursue the PMI-SP credential? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q :  3. Do I need to have any other PMI credential (e.g., CAPM or PMP) before I apply for the PMI-SP? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q :  4. If I already have a credential from PMI, can I still pursue the PMI-SP? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q :  5. How can I apply for the PMI-SP? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q :  6. What supporting documentation should I send with my application? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q :  7. What is the process for earning the PMI-SP? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q :  8. Will the exam be available in translations? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q :  9. What happens after I pass the exam? ‎(1)
Expand/Collapse Q : 10. What do I do to maintain my credential? ‎(1)