Important Notice effective January 31st, 2025
Congratulations on qualifying to take the CMP Exam!
The CMP International Standards and Exam are being updated. The new exam will be Beta tested between 1 April and 31 May and released in August 2025.
Candidates currently scheduling their exam have three options.
- Option One:
Schedule and complete the existing CMP Exam before 31 March 2025.
Option Two:
Apply to participate in the CMP Exam Beta Test being offered between 1 April and 31 May.
If you would like to be considered for the Beta Exam group, you must complete both the Beta Exam Interest form and the initial CMP certification application by Friday, 7 March.
Click here for Beta Exam Interest Form
Click here for CMP Certification Portal
Participation in the BETA exam is critical to advancing our CMP Community and an opportunity to support the industry. In appreciation for your participation, EIC is offering candidates accepted into the Beta Exam a $425 USD discount on the exam fee, plus complimentary registration to EIC’s esteemed Sustainable Events Professional Certificate (SEPC), valued at $495 USD. Space is limited.
- Option Three:
Schedule to take the updated CMP Exam after the 1 August 2025 release. **Please note, if your testing eligibility is set to expire between 1 April and 31 July 2025, you will be granted an extension to 1 November 2025 to take the exam.
**Please note, if your testing eligibility is set to expire between 1 April and 31 July 2025, you will be granted an extension to 1 November 2025 to take the exam.
Welcome! Arriving at this page means you’re well on your way to scheduling an exam, finding a test location or a number of other actions.
Scheduling your Exam
There are two ways to take your exam. The exam can be scheduled either in a Prometric Test Center where we provide the computer or through a remotely proctored internet enabled location of your choice where you must provide a computer with a camera, microphone and an internet connection.
1. To schedule or reschedule your exam at a Prometric Testing Center
Select the appropriate icon on left hand side to get started.
2. To schedule or reschedule your exam to a Remotely Proctored Exam
Online, remote exams are offered using Prometric’s ProProctor™ application. You will be able to take the exam online while a Prometric proctor is overseeing the examination process remotely.
First confirm that your computer and network will allow testing through ProProctor™ click here and perform the system check.
If your computer passes the system check, select the appropriate icon under REMOTELY PROCTORED EXAM on left hand side to get started.
Additional Information
A tutorial of Surpass is available to preview the navigation functions including the highlight feature, the strike out feature, and marking questions for review. To access this tutorial, please visit www.prometric.com/TakeSurpassTutorial
Rescheduling or canceling your exam appointment (test center location, date, time) is permitted by Prometric up to five (5) business days before your scheduled appointment. To reschedule from a test center exam to a remotely proctored exam or a remotely proctored exam to a test center exam, simply choose the action on the left hand side of this page under the test type you want to change to.