Professional Software Developer Certification
SWEBOK KNOWLEDGE AREA CERTIFICATION

NOTE: Effective 1 July 2020, the Applied Module I, Java exam will no longer be a requirement.
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This professional competency certification requires the successful completion of the IEEE CS Online Exam (containing questions from the following four knowledge areas):

  1. Software Requirements
  2. Software Design
  3. Software Construction
  4. Software Testing

Exam Duration : 3 hours
Exam Questions: 160 Questions
Exam Location : Exams are 100% online and proctored remotely

You will receive further instructions via email regarding the exam process.

Recertification Application:
To process your application, please download the form and email it to: certification@computer.org.

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Professional Software Developer Certification
This professional competency certification requires successful completion of Certificates of Proficiency in the following four key knowledge areas: Software Engineering Requirements, Software Engineering Design, Software Engineering Construction, Software Engineering Testing and the successful completion of an online exam.

Qualification:
Candidates seeking this professional certification should have completed a minimum of two years of college education in computer science or equivalent in a related field and two years of relevant experience in industry. However, there are no prerequisites required for registration.

 

Recertification Application:
To process your application, please download the form and email it to: certification@computer.org.

 

Course/Exam Completion Timeframe:
  • Customers have 1 year to complete the course and or exam from the date of purchase.
Retesting:
  • A retesting fee is required to retest; standard fee is $125.
  • Please click here to download the retesting application.
  • Email application to certification@computer.org.
  • Application takes 2-3 business days to process.
  • Before scheduling a new test date/time with ProctorU, look out for an email confirmation first.
  • If payment is not complete, test takers will not have any attempt to retest.
Recertification: (UPDATE)
  • Credential holders are required to recertify every 3 years.
  • Please click here to download the recert application.
  • Email application to certification@computer.org.
  • Application takes 2-3 business days to process.
  • We no longer mail out certificates. A pdf version will be emailed to the email address listed on the application.
If you have any questions, please email certification@computer.org.

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