APICS - Chicago

Exam Schedule

Exams for all five modules are offered daily with some week-end and evening hours.

Check the APICS web site for the exam schedules

APICS offers computer-based testing (CBT) for all exams. All appointments must be made at least 48 hours before the desired test date. A candidate may make an appointment as much as 60 days in advance of the test date. Testing time are made on a first-come, first-served basis. Some periods of the year may be heavily booked. Call to schedule your appointment well in advance of the date you wish to take the exam. Or if you prefer you can also register on line. Either way you are the only one who can schedule the exam so create a deadline for yourself and schedule the exam as close to the sixty day point as possible.

Registration Process

1. Obtain an APICS customer number

If you are already an APICS member, your membership number is your APICS customer number. If you just joined APICS, please wait until you receive your membership card in the mail before calling to schedule an exam to ensure the number has been processed and transferred to Promissor testing centers.

If you are not an APICS member and have never dealt with APICS, call APICS customer service to have a customer number assigned to you. Please allow one week before you call to schedule an exam appointment to ensure your customer number is on file at Promissor testing centers.

Your customer number stays with you throughout the certification process. Please keep it on file and use it whenever your register for exams or order materials.

2. Schedule the exam.

Call Promissor customer care at 800-274-8399.
Or register online by accessing the Promissor Website and follow the directions to online registration.

3. Have the following information ready when you call Promissor

Your APICS customer number
Your method of payment - Credit card (MasterCard, VISA, American Express, or Discover) Please note: credit cards will be charged the day of registration - not exam date
Current APICS voucher
Guaranteed form of payment to be remitted onsite: money order or certified check.

Your choices:

Name of the exam
Date of the exam
Location of the testing center

Your location:

Mailing address. Keep in mind that the certification exam information will be mailed to this address.
Fax number
E-mail address

4. Check your confirmation card/receipt when it arrives.

Promissor customer care will provide a confirmation card /receipt via fax or e-mail within 48 hours of registration. If you would like your card/receipt via mail, please inform the Promissor customer care representative. If any information on the confirmation card/receipt is incorrect, call Promissor customer care immediately. The confirmation card is your receipt for payment. Keep it in a safe place.

For information on registering for and taking a CPIM exam during the APICS conference visit the APICS Website or call APICS customer service 800-444-APICS or 703-354-8851.

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