# Exam Logistics

Registration, eligibility, Pearson VUE scheduling, exam-day rules, scoring, retakes, renewal and accommodations.

import { Steps } from '@prosefly/astro-components';

## Eligibility

There are **no exam prerequisites** – no mandatory course, no minimum experience. There **is** an access gate:

- Registration runs through the **Anthropic Partner Academy** (`anthropic-partners.skilljar.com`).
- You need a **work email on a domain tied to an organisation in the Claude Partner Network**. Gmail, Outlook and other personal domains are rejected at sign-up.
- There is currently no individual sign-up route. Any organisation bringing Claude to market can join the Partner Network free at `claude.com/partners`.
- Partner-tier discounts, where they exist, are applied at checkout.

## Registration and scheduling

<Steps>

1. Confirm you have an eligible partner-domain email.

2. Open your exam's certification page on the Partner Academy and review the exam details.

3. Download the **Exam Guide**, the **Certification Terms** and the **Exam Policy**. Read all three – the exam guide blueprint drives your study plan.

4. Register and pay. If it is your first Pearson exam you receive an email with your Pearson VUE username and password.

5. Log in to Pearson VUE and schedule either an **OnVUE online-proctored** session or a **test-centre** appointment.

6. Run the OnVUE system test well before exam day if testing online. Corporate networks must allow Pearson's domain list (`*.onvue.com`, `*.pearsonvue.com`, `*.twilio.com`, etc.).

</Steps>

### Cancellation and rescheduling

| Channel | Free change deadline (per Exam Guide) | Within the window |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Online proctored / general policy | Up to **24 hours** before | Fee forfeited |
| Test-centre appointments (Pearson programme page) | Up to **48 hours** before | Fee forfeited |

The two published figures differ; use the stricter 48-hour rule for test-centre bookings.

## Exam day

- **Identity:** government-issued photo ID; the name must match your registration **exactly**. Send name corrections to `certifications-support@anthropic.com` before scheduling.
- **Environment (OnVUE):** clear desk, single monitor, webcam supervision, no phones, notes, headphones or second screens. Room scans are performed.
- **Non-disclosure agreement:** you must accept it at the start. Declining ends the session with no refund.
- **Closed book, no penalty for guessing.** Answer every item.
- **Time:** 120 minutes for 53–63 items ≈ 1.9–2.3 minutes per item. Scenario items are long; read the question stem first.

## Scoring

- Scaled **100–1000**, pass at **720**.
- Criterion-referenced: the standard is fixed by a standard-setting study; you are not graded on a curve.
- Score report shows pass/fail, the scaled score, and **percent-correct per domain**. Domain breakdowns are diagnostic for a retake.
- The passing standard and exam content are **not appealable**. Result or programme-decision appeals go through Pearson VUE support within **14 days**.

## Retakes

| Attempt | Waiting period after previous failure |
| --- | --- |
| 2nd | 14 days |
| 3rd | 30 days |
| 4th | 90 days |

- Maximum **4 attempts per exam in any rolling 12-month period**.
- Every attempt costs the full fee.
- Failing one exam does not restrict registration for another exam.

## Credential and renewal

- Passing yields a **Credly digital badge**.
- Valid **12 months** from award.
- **On-time renewal is free and non-proctored**: review what has changed since you certified and pass a refresher assessment on the Partner Academy.
- If the credential **lapses**, you sit the full proctored exam again at full price.
- Anthropic reserves the right to require a full re-exam if content changes significantly.

:::tip[Calendar it the day you pass]
The single most common avoidable cost is a silent lapse. Set a reminder at 10 months.
:::

## Accommodations

Candidates with documented disabilities may request reasonable accommodations through Pearson VUE. The request must be **approved before you schedule** – do not book first and ask second.

## Partner-programme standing

Technical credentials (CCDV-F, CCAR-F, CCAR-P) count toward Claude Partner Network standing. Early reporting indicates the Associate credential may not count toward tier eligibility in the same way; confirm with your partner manager.