SHRM-SCP Registration: Fees, Steps and Retakes

How to register for SHRM-SCP: the fee, the booking steps with SHRM, and what to know about results and retakes.

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1 December 2026 – 15 February 2027 Add the date to your calendar
Questions and time
134 questions · 220 minutes
Pass mark
Reported scale: 120–200; passing candidates receive 200.
Exam fee
Standard: USD 399 member / USD 499 nonmember

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Fees

Standard: USD 399 member / USD 499 nonmember (source).

Registration steps

  1. Check the strategic-level experience requirements for SHRM-SCP.
  2. Submit the certification application and exam fee within the application period.
  3. After your Authorization to Test (ATT) arrives, schedule your Prometric test-center appointment in the selected window.

Results and retakes

  • Results: Preliminary result at the test center; official result normally after 2–3 weeks.
  • Retakes: Retake in a later testing window with a new application and the full exam fee.
  • Validity: Recertify every three years through 60 PDCs or retesting.

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Sources and references

  1. SHRM – exam page shrm.org
  2. SHRM – registration shrm.org
  3. SHRM – fees shrm.org