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Pegasystems Certified Professional Programs

Pega Academy™ has created a worldwide community of thousands of Pega Certified Professionals, drawn together by their commitment to excel in their ability to optimize the value of Pega solutions.

The Professional Certification Program has been established to attest that individuals have the appropriate skills and body of knowledge to be a primary contributor for a successful Pega implementation and roll-out. Based on your interest, role or career path, you can register for one of the exams below and become a part of our growing professional community.

Please Note:

The new Certified Lead System Architect (CLSA) 7.3 program and exams are available. More information about this release. The LSA Readiness exam and Pega Architecture exam are now available for registration. The LSA 7.3 Architecture Application Build, managed by Pega, is also available.

The Certified Customer Service System Architect (CCSA) 7.2 exam was retired on December 31, 2017. All CCSA certifications will remain valid.

The Certified Pega Business Architect 7.3 exam is now available.

Listing of Available Exams:

The CPBA exam validates that when a Certified Pega Business Architect participates in the design and construction of a Pega application, they possess the fundamental, essential Pega skills and knowledge that must be applied to ensure success.

CPBA Version 7.2 Certification Path:
Business Architect Essentials (7.2)
Exam Code: PEGACPBA72V1
Type of Exam: 53 question multiple choice exam
Length: 90 minutes
Passing Grade: 70% (Subject to change without notice)
CPBA v7.2 Exam Blueprint

CPBA Version 7.3 Certification Path:
Business Architect Essentials (7.3)
Exam Code: PEGACPBA73V1
Type of Exam: 50 question exam
Length: 90 minutes
Passing Grade: 70% (Subject to change without notice)
CPBA v7.3 Exam Blueprint

The Certified Pega Decisioning Consultant (CPDC) Certification is for professionals participating in the design and development of a Pega Decision Management or a Customer Decision Hub solution. The skills and knowledge areas required for these roles forms the basis for the certification exam.

CPDC Version 7.21 Certification Path:
Certified Pega Decisioning Consultant (7.21) course
Exam Code: PEGACPDC72V1
Type of Exam: 73 question multiple choice exam
Length: 90 minutes
Passing Grade: 70% (Subject to change without notice)
CPDC v7.21 Exam Blueprint

The Certified Pega Marketing Consultant (CPMC) Certification is for professionals participating in the design and development of a Pega Decision Management or a Pega Marketing Solution. The skills and knowledge areas required for these roles forms the basis for the certification exam.

CPMC Version 7.21 Certification Path:
Certified Pega Marketing Consultant (7.21) course
Exam Code: PEGACPMC72V1
Type of Exam: 73 question multiple choice exam
Length: 90 minutes
Passing Grade: 70% (Subject to change without notice)
CPMC v7.21 Exam Blueprint

The Certified Robotics System Architect (CRSA) certification exam is for software developers and system architects who have completed the prerequisite Robotics training and have a minimum of 6-12 months of field experience with automating robotic solutions. This exam is designed to validate the skills, knowledge, and tasks specific to automating Robotic solutions and includes questions based on field experience, as well as course instruction.

CRSA Version 8.0 Certification Path:
Pega Robotic Automation Architect Essentials course
Pega Robotic Automation Architect Essentials Assessment
Pega Robotic Automation Advanced Topics course
Minimum of 6-12 months of field experience
Exam Code: PEGACRSA80V1
Type of Exam: 60 question exam
Length: 90 minutes
Passing Grade: 70% (Subject to change without notice)
CRSA Exam Blueprint

The Certified System Architect (CSA) Professional Certification Path is for developers and technical staff members who want to learn how to develop Pega applications. This certification provides a baseline measurement on your knowledge of Pega 7.

CSA Version 7.2 Certification Path:
System Architect Essentials (7.2)
Exam Code: PEGACSA72V1
Type of Exam: 73 question mutliple choice exam
Length: 90 minutes
Passing Grade: 65% (Subject to change without notice)
CSA v7.2 Exam Blueprint

The Certified Senior Pega Marketing Consultant (CSPMC) exam is for Certified Pega Marketing Consultants who wish to further their knowledge of Pega Marketing and Pega Customer Decision Hub. This certification validates your ability to apply sophisticated decisioning capabilities to your Next-Best-Action strategies and to implement adaptive multi-channel marketing campaigns that respond to real-time customer events.

CSPMC Version 7.21 Certification Path:
Certified Pega Marketing Consultant (CPMC) certification
Certified Senior Pega Marketing Consultant (7.21) course
Exam Code: PEGACSPMC72V1
Type of Exam: 73 question multiple choice exam
Length: 90 minutes
Passing Grade: 70% (Subject to change without notice)
CSPMC v7.21 Exam Blueprint

The Certified Senior System Architect (CSSA) is for Certified System Architects who wish to increase their Pega skills. This certification validates your ability to use Pega to design and build for reusability across multiple lines of business.

CSSA Version 7.2 Certification Path:
CSA Certification
Senior System Architect (7.2) course
Hands-on experience
Exam Code: PEGACSSA72V1
Type of Exam: 63 question exam
Length: 90 minutes
Passing Grade: 70% (Subject to change without notice)
CSSA v7.2 Exam Blueprint

The Certified UI Specialist (CUIS) exam is for Certified System Architects that wish to further their knowledge of the Pega 7 UI components and enables them to build world class user interfaces. This certification validates your ability to create a UI that delivers a world class user experience.

Certification Path:
CSA Certification
UI Specialist (7.1) course
Exam Code: PEGACUIS71V1
Type of Exam: 53 question multiple choice exam
Length: 90 minutes
Passing Grade: 70% (Subject to change without notice)
CUIS Exam Blueprint

The Certified Lead System Architect (CLSA) certification path is for Certified Senior System Architects (CSSAs) who are ready to extend their knowledge and become part of an elite team who are the most competent and sought after resources for Pega projects. The path to CLSA is a comprehensive educational process that incorporates self-study, coaching, hands-on exercises and knowledge checks.

LSA 7.3 Certification and Learning Path

The LSA 7.3 Readiness Exam is the first of three exams that are required for CLSA 7.3 certification.

LSA 7.3 Readiness Exam Prerequisites:

  • Certified System Architect (CSA) certification
  • Certified Senior System Architect (CSSA) certification
  • Certified Pega Decisioning Consultant (CPDC) certification or Certified Senior Pega Marketing Consultant (CSPMC) certification
  • Customer Service Ready badge
  • Pega 7 Ready badge
  • Hands-on field experience with Pega (12+ months minimum) recommended
  • Knowledge of learning objectives in SSA Advanced Topics

Exam code: PEGACLSA73V1-R
Type of Exam: 63-question exam, including multiple choice and drag & drop questions
Length: 120 minutes
Passing Grade: 65% (Subject to change without notice)
LSA Exam Blueprint
LSA Readiness Exam v7.3 Study Guide (PDF, 2 MB)

The Certified Lead System Architect (CLSA) 7.3 certification is for Certified Senior System Architects (CSSAs) with at least 12+ months of field experience who are ready to extend their experience and knowledge of building Pega-based applications.

LSA 7.3 Certification and Learning Path

The Pega Architecture Exam is the second of three exams that are required for CLSA 7.3 certification.

Pega Architecture Exam Prerequisites:

  • Successfully passing the LSA Readiness Exam
  • Knowledge and mastery of learning objectives in the Lead System Architect (7.3) course.

Exam code: PEGACLSA73V1-A
Type of Exam: 63-question exam, including scenario, multiple choice and drag & drop questions
Length: 120 minutes
Passing Grade: 65% (Subject to change without notice)
Pega Architecture Exam Blueprint

Pegasystems Certification Certificates

Certifications will display in your Pega transcript within 1-3 business days after the date of the exam, unless there is a Pega account issue that needs to be manually resolved. If there is an account issue, your certification may take an additional 3-7 days to display in your transcript.

You will receive a notification from the Pega Certification team when your PDF certificate is available to view and download. Please note: The email address you provide when registering in Pearson VUE is the email address where you will receive notification of the availability of your PDF certificate.

To retrieve a soft copy of your certification: Log into Pega Academy using your PDN account. Navigate to: My Courses > Actions > Download my certificates. Note that in order to retrieve your certificate, the email address used in your Pearson VUE account must also be in your PDN account as either your primary or alternate email address. For more information, including PDN registration, please visit our Certification FAQs.

Scheduling

First-time test takers must create a Pearson VUE web account. Appointments may be made up to one business day in advance.

Exam Preparation

Your Path to Certification

Pega Academy delivers in-depth programs that are designed, developed and taught by certified experts to support increasing your skills. Please visit the Pega Academy Certification Path page for more information.

Exam Retake Rule:

  • You must wait at least 3 calendar days after your first attempt to take the exam again. Third attempts must wait at least 14 calendar days after the second attempt.
  • Each exam may be taken for a total of 3 times in a 12 month period. The 12 month period starts from the date the first exam is taken. For example, if the first exam is taken on May 1, 2014, a candidate may take the same exam 2 more times before May 1, 2015.
  • You must pay the full exam fee each time you take the exam.

Please see the Pegasystems Certification Program FAQs and Policies page for additional information.

NDA Important to note:

  • Every Pegasystems exam will require you to accept the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).
  • You are given up to 5 minutes of your total 90 minute exam to accept this agreement.
  • If you do not accept the agreement the testing system will immediately shut off your exam.
  • Review the NDA in detail.
Last updated 2018-04-12