ASU Project Management Network
ASU certifications
ASU offers the following degree programs:
Organizational Leadership (Project Management) BA;
Please click here for more information regarding ASU degrees and classes. If you would like to take any of the classes as a standalone versus part of the degree program, please reach out to the contact person(s) listed for the course(s) that you are interested in. They will assist with inquiries pertaining to course prerequisites.
Other programs
Project Management Institute (PMI) Certifications: For in-depth information about PMI and their certifications, please visit their website.
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Certification
Requirements Overview:
- High School Diploma
- 23 Education Hours needed
- No project experience needed
- Please click on the link above for more information and how to apply to take the exam.
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
Requirements Overview:
- High school diploma or associate’s degree (or global equivalent)
- Bachelor’s degree
- 35 hours of project management education training or CAPM® Certification
- 60 months experience leading projects (with a high school diploma or associate’s degree)
- 36 months experience leading projects (with a four-year degree)
- 24 months experience if you’re a graduate of a GAC program
- Please click on the link above for more information and how to apply to take the exam.
Please visit this PMI page that outlines different certifications on offer to project management professionals, such as Disciplined Agile Scrum Master (DASM), among many others.
For a visual representation, please review this roadmap to getting certified.
The release of the PMBOK® Guide, Seventh Edition, coincided with changes to the PMP exam. Visit PMI for details about the PMBOK® Guide, Seventh Edition. You can obtain the required education hours for the CAPM / PMP certification from the following sources:
- ASU CareerCatalyst
- Udemy. See the PMP exam prep seminar by Joseph Phillips.
- PMI® Authorized On-demand PMP® Exam Prep
- Follow our Project Management Certification Prep playlist on Career EDGE for a list of exam prep-related courses.
- PMBOK guide - PMI.org
- Rita Mulcahy’s PMP Exam Prep, 11th Edition, 2023
- Exam prep apps that provide test questions (PMP Pocket Prep - Google Play Store or Apple App Store, PMI Study Hall, Rita Mulcahy App)
- LinkedIn Learning - Cert Prep - PMP, Cert Prep - CAPM, Cert Prep - Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) Udemy Courses
- Other Authorized Training Partners available via PMI.org
Support for Path to Certification
The ASU PM Network’s PMBOK team is dedicated to providing support and guidance to the ASU Community who are interested in pursuing their CAPM or PMP certification.
This team hosts information sessions about the CAPM / PMP application process along with information on resources for obtaining the required education hours to prepare for applying to take the exam. Please reach out to pmnetwork@asu.edu if you have any questions.
If you are an ASU PM Network member, please keep your eye on our newsletter and slack channel for information sessions and training opportunities. Not a member yet? Sign up to become a member here.
Study classes
The Phoenix Project Management Institute offers opportunities to attend study classes to help prepare for the exam.