SHRM Certified Professional
Society for Human Resource Management·SHRM-CP
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Exam at a glance
- Exam fee
- Early-bird USD 520 members and USD 620 non-members, standard USD 595 members and USD 695 non-members, includes non-refundable application fee of USD 50 early-bird or USD 125 standard
- Questions on exam
- 134 scored questions plus 24 unscored field-test items totaling 158 questions, approximately 55 stand-alone knowledge items and 55 situational judgment items plus foundational knowledge items
- Duration
- 3 hours 40 minutes divided into two 110-minute sections with optional break
- Passing score
- Scaled score of 200, range 120 to 200, all passers receive maximum score of 200
- Validity
- Certification valid 3 years, requires 60 Professional Development Credits (PDCs) or retake exam
Published exam facts, from the official outline.
What’s on the SHRM-CP exam
- Behavioral Competency Cluster - Leadership (16-17%)
- Behavioral Competency Cluster - Interpersonal (16-17%)
- Behavioral Competency Cluster - Business (16-17%)
- HR Knowledge Domain - People (16-17%)
- HR Knowledge Domain - Organization (16-17%)
- HR Knowledge Domain - Workplace (16-17%)
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