The Project Management Professional (PMP)® is the global gold standard for project leaders. CSU is a PMI Premier Authorized Training Partner — official instructor-led prep and on-campus testing, in one place.

The exam at a glance

2026 exam: People 33% · Process 41% · Business Environment 26% — across predictive (39%), agile (29%), and hybrid (32%) ways of working (PMI, 2026)

Eligibility

• Bachelor's degree (or global equivalent) plus 36 months leading projects
• Associate's degree or advanced technical/vocational program (or global equivalent) plus 36 months leading projects

Work-experience requirements are reduced for graduates of GAC-accredited programs (PMI, 2026)

What you'll learn

CSU's instructor-led prep follows PMI's eight-lesson 2026 course, blending instruction with applied exercises, discussion, and real-world scenarios:

• 1. The PMP journey — the exam, the certification, your role as an agent of change
• 2. The big picture — strategy, value, life cycles, and delivery approaches
• 3. Stakeholders & vision — alignment and communication
• 4. Leading the team — structure, conflict, knowledge transfer
• 5. Core planning — scope, value, resources, finance, and risk
• 6. Integrated planning — method, schedule, quality, and procurement
• 7. Execution & change — monitoring, change control, removing impediments
• 8. Business environment & closure — adaptation, continuous improvement, closing well

Your prep options

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