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Claude Certified Associate – Foundations
The Claude Certified Associate – Foundations certification validates that an individual can apply Claude to complete business and productivity tasks with minimal guidance.
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Questions60 items
Testing time120 minutes
ScoringPassing scaled score of 720 (criterion-referenced cut score set by standard-setting study)
Exam feeUSD 99 per attempt (before any partner-tier discount)
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Exam overview
What to know before choosing your prep
- Who runs it
- Anthropic
- Category
- AI & Machine Learning
- Current version
- Exam Guide v1.0, effective July 2026 (exam code CCAO-F)
- Where it applies
- Global
- Exam languages
- English
- Score scale
- 100–1,000 scaled
- Testing provider
- Pearson VUE
- Format
- Computer-based; proctored online or at a Pearson VUE test center
- Availability
- By appointment via Pearson VUE (choose online proctoring or a test center); cancel/reschedule permitted up to 24 hours before the appointment
- Results
- Score shown on screen at the end of the exam; test-center candidates also receive a printed score report
- Credential validity
- Credential valid 12 months from the date awarded; free non-proctored renewal assessment for on-time recertification
- Remote testing
- Available
Exam structure
60 multiple-choice and multiple-response items (each item states how many responses to select) across seven weighted domains: Prompting and Task Execution (14%), Output Evaluation and Validation (21%), Product and Model Selection (12%), Workflow Integration and Solution Design (16%), Configuration and Knowledge Management (12%), Governance, Risk, and Responsible Use (15%), Troubleshooting and Optimization (10%).
Where rules vary
Worldwide vendor certification; no geographic restriction stated — any Claude Partner Network organization may register, and delivery is via Pearson VUE online proctoring or test centers
Eligibility
Age 18 or older; registration restricted to people with a partner email address at a Claude Partner Network organization; no mandatory courses or technical background required
Retake policy
Waiting periods of 14 days after the first failed attempt, 30 days after the second, 90 days after the third; up to 4 attempts per exam in any rolling 12-month period; the exam fee applies to each attempt