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New York GovBuy Conference – Albany, NY
October 28 - October 29
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All UPPCC certification examinations are administered via computer at a Prometric testing center. Examinations will be delivered daily, Sunday through Saturday at a time and location selected by the candidate. Beginning with the 2025 exam year, Spring examinations will be administered on May 1st – 15th and Fall exams will be administered on October 17th – 31st each year. Candidate will be notified of their exam results upon completion of their exams. Please see the schedule below for exam deadlines.
| Spring Examinations | Fall Examinations | |
| Exam Application Window Opens | Nov 10th | May 25th |
| Application Submission Deadline | Mar 17th | Sep 3rd |
| Approved Candidates Schedule Exam By | Mar 31st | Sept 17th |
| Exam Dates | May 1-15 | Oct 17 – 31 |
Applicants may claim credit in the form of contact hours for professional contributions that are directly related to procurement, such as leadership on a Board of a professional procurement organization, authoring a procurement-related article or book, speaking or teaching at procurement-related meetings and/or events, and performing activities in support of UPPCC. Contact hour values for qualifying procurement-related activities are as follows:
| Officer of a Board – 3 per year | Board Member – 2 per year |
| Task Force/Committee Member – 1 per year | Consulting Engagement – 2 per year |
| Authoring a published book – 3 | Authoring a published article – 2 |
| Authoring a chapter in a published book – 2 | Teaching/Speaking at a meeting/event – 1 |
| Earning an individual award/certification – 1 | Developing a course – 1 |
| UPPCC Job Analysis survey participant – 1 | Teaching a course – 1 |
A maximum of 20 contact hours is permitted in this section.
Applicants earn 1 contact hour for each clock hour of education that is related to procurement or designed to prepare or enhance one’s ability to perform in a current or future procurement role. Includes online and in-person classes, conferences, seminars, webinars, and workshops. Networking, tradeshows, entertainment and social events are excluded and not applicable for contact hours.