Lab Exercise 1.01: Earning the PMP Certification

There are two paths to earn the PMP certification: with a college degree or without a college degree. Applicants with a college degree must have 36 unique months of project management experience totaling 4,500 hours of project management work within the last eight years. Applicants without a college degree have more stringent requirements: 60 unique months of project management experience that totals 7,500 hours of project management work within the last eight years.