Yes! View the syllabus.
Yes! A discount is available for groups and the MMP program is an excellent tool for onboarding and training team members. Please contact Ron Lippock for information on group participation and rates.
While there will not be a live person teaching you the courses, you should probably know who created the course. His name is Chuck Bush and he has quite an impressive bio.
No. There are no pre‐qualifications required in order to take the course.
No. All course materials are included in the online platform.
It is estimated to take 20‐40 hours or 4‐6 weeks of self‐study to go through the course. Because it is self‐ paced, you can decide how much time, over how many weeks to study. If you have a strong business background, it could take you fewer hours that what we state above.
You will gain access to the practice exam after purchasing the course.
Yes. The platform will let you know right away what percentage you received on the test.
The passing score is 70%.
Yes. You can retake the exam one time within 10 days of your exam date. For a fee of $250, you can move your exam to the next test date.
The timing of the course material and testing date are purposely planned to ensure students are committed to obtaining the certification; however, unforeseen circumstances do arise. If this happens, please contact certfication@acg.org to see if you can defer your test date.
September 16, 2022
Testing will begin at 5:00 a.m. Eastern, Friday and close at 11:00 p.m. Eastern, Saturday.
Groups may arrange special exam dates.
Once you begin the test, you will have 4 hours to complete it but most complete it in 1‐2 hours.
There are 100 questions on the test.
It will cost $450 every two years to recertify. You will need to show continuing education credits but you will not need to take the exam again.
At this time, the MMP certification course is not associated with any continuing education credits.
Go to this web page https://acg.thinkific.com/, choose the certification course, then “Buy Course”.
You do not need to go to a testing center. You will take the test on your computer. Starting at 5 a.m. Eastern on the day the test opens, you will go to your Thinkific dashboard and choose the test.
You will be able to download a badge that you can share on your social media accounts, including LinkedIn. You can also add “MMP” after your name in your email signature, staff page of your employer’s website, business cards, your LinkedIn profile, etc. You will also receive a downloadable certificate that you can hang on your wall and have in the background during Zoom calls.
Please email certification@acg.org to see if you qualify.