# PMP eligibility and application checklist

Use this before you apply for the PMP. Every rule below is PMI's, from the PMP Examination Content Outline
for the July 2026 exam (revised 11 August 2026) and the PMI Certification Handbook (revised June 2026).
Check PMI's current pages before you rely on any of it.

## Your education path (pick one)

- [ ] Upper-secondary or secondary school (EQF level 4 or equivalent): 60 months of experience leading projects
- [ ] Associate's-level, higher-certificate or advanced technical program (EQF level 5): 48 months
- [ ] Bachelor's degree or higher, or a qualification formally mapped to EQF level 6: 36 months
- [ ] Bachelor's or postgraduate degree from a program accredited by PMI's Global Accreditation Center: 24 months

## Your experience

- [ ] All of it within the 10 years before you apply
- [ ] Months counted without overlap (two projects in the same month count once)
- [ ] Each project described as experience leading and directing it, not only taking part
- [ ] A contact for each project who can confirm it if you are audited: ____________

## Your training

- [ ] At least 35 hours of project management training aligned with the PMP exam content outline
- [ ] Or an active CAPM, which gives a 35-hour training credit
- [ ] Certificates kept for the audit (books and practice exams alone do not count as training)

## After you apply

- [ ] If selected for audit: documents ready for education, experience and training
- [ ] One-year eligibility period starts on approval (or on passing the audit): ends ____________
- [ ] Up to three exam attempts inside that year
- [ ] Exam booked at a Pearson VUE center or online: ____________

## After you pass

- [ ] 60 professional development units (PDUs) every three years
- [ ] Certification renewal fee paid each cycle