Once you’ve determined you meet the eligibility criteria, it’s time to apply. Collect the following information and then use the PMI online certification system to guide you through the process:
- Contact information — email, address, phone number.
- Education attained — school attended, level of education attained, degree date.
- Project Management experience — details of the projects you’ve worked on including qualifying hours, dates of employment, role, organization details, reference, and experience summary.
- Project Management education — names of courses completed, institutions attended, dates, qualifying hours.
If you don’t have a certificate for 35 contact hours of professional project management education, you can generate one on KnowledgeMap:
Go to a PMI PMP web-page PMI.org/certifications/Project-Management-PMP and click on the ‘Apply for PMP Certification’ button.
Once you open an application, it will remain active for 90 days after which time it will close.
Tip: To complete the application quickly, gather all of the information and documentation you need before opening it. Otherwise, it will likely take you multiple sessions to complete.
How to Apply?
- Reread the PMP Application & Payment Chapter in the PMP Handbook.
- Read the page ‘How to Apply for the PMP’ on PMI website.
- Check your application using the PMP Application Checklist.
- See these tutorial videos:
Another helpful video:
‘What’s the Deal with the PMP Application Process?’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuVh4Jzvp-w