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Certified Associate in Project Management
Entry-level project-management certification for foundational knowledge and skills.
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Questions150 total; 135 scored and 15 unscored pretest questions
Testing time180 minutes, plus a 10-minute break
ScoringPMI uses pass/fail psychometric scoring and does not publish a fixed cutoff
Exam fee$225 for PMI members or $300 for non-members
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Exam overview
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- Who runs it
- PMI
- Category
- Project Management
- Current version
- Current CAPM Examination Content Outline
- Where it applies
- Global
- Exam languages
- English, Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
- Testing provider
- Pearson VUE
- Format
- Computer-based testing at a Pearson VUE center or online
- Remote testing
- Available
Exam structure
Multiple-choice, drag-and-drop, hot-spot, animation, and comic-strip items across four content domains.
Eligibility
Secondary degree plus 23 hours of project-management education completed before the exam
Retake policy
Maximum three attempts within the one-year eligibility period.