You don't qualify for the PMP yet — and pretending otherwise wastes an application fee.
CAPM asks for 23 contact hours and no leading experience. It's a real PMI credential, it counts on a résumé now, and the study work carries directly into the PMP later.
CAPM preparation — 23 contact hours included
The honest first credential when the months are not there yet.
$279 programIllustrative pricing, pending owner review — confirmed on your enrollment reply.
Study platform
Question banks, timed mocks, and your score history live at getcertifiedthefastway.com/pmp/study. Enrolled students get a login; the practice bank opens as soon as your cohort starts.
Prefer to ask a person?
Eligibility edge cases — whether your role counted as leading, how to write an audit-proof narrative, which credential to sit first — are answered faster by an instructor than by a form.
PMP, CAPM and PMI are registered marks of the Project Management Institute. We are not affiliated with PMI; PMI administers the exams and awards the credentials. Eligibility rules quoted here follow PMI's published handbook as encoded July 2026 — re-verified before your cohort locks, and confirmed against PMI's own site before you apply.