Certification Renewal Requirements
Source-backed renewal summaries for major professional credentials with direct links to the issuing authority and practical planning tools.
Tools
Start with the calculation or planning task. The supporting text explains assumptions and what must still be verified.
Calculate how many of the current 60 PDUs remain in a PMP three-year renewal cycle.
Check a PMP PDU mix against PMI’s current minimum 35 Education PDUs and maximum 25 Giving Back PDUs.
Check whether reported Education PDUs include at least 8 in Ways of Working, 8 in Power Skills, and 8 in Business Acumen.
Calculate the monthly pace needed to finish your remaining PMP PDUs before your renewal date.
Compare elapsed months in the three-year PMP cycle with PDUs completed to identify whether progress is ahead or behind a straight-line pace.
Track remaining PDUs for a PMI credential currently requiring 30 PDUs per three-year cycle, such as PMI-ACP or PMI-RMP; confirm your credential on PMI.
Track remaining PDUs against PMI’s current 15-PDU CAPM three-year cycle.
Check whether an expiration date is within a 90-day planning window for AWS’s 2026 eligible maintenance option; eligibility also depends on credential type.
Add one year to the current expiration date to visualize the additional maintenance period described for eligible AWS credentials.
Check whether an expiration date is within Microsoft’s six-month renewal window for eligible role-based and specialty certifications.
Add one year to an eligible certification expiration date to visualize the next cycle after renewal.
Return the current recertification CE target for a selected Cisco certification level.
Calculate remaining Cisco Continuing Education credits from the target for your selected certification level.
Track remaining Professional Development Credits against SHRM’s current 60-PDC three-year recertification requirement.
Calculate the monthly PDC pace needed to complete a SHRM recertification cycle on time.
Track remaining HRCI recertification credits against the current aPHR total; credential-specific category requirements still apply.
Track remaining HRCI recertification credits against the current PHR total; credential-specific category requirements still apply.
Track remaining HRCI recertification credits against the current SPHR total; credential-specific category requirements still apply.
Track remaining HRCI recertification credits against the current PHRca total; credential-specific category requirements still apply.
Track remaining HRCI recertification credits against the current GPHR total; credential-specific category requirements still apply.
Track the SPHR business-credit subrequirement separately from the total HRCI recertification requirement.
Track the California-specific recertification-credit component for PHRca.
Track remaining CPEs against the current 120-CPE three-year CISSP requirement.
Track remaining CPEs against the current 90-CPE three-year CCSP requirement.
Track remaining CPEs against the current 60-CPE three-year SSCP requirement.
Count down to the published December 4, 2026 Winter ’26 maintenance deadline; required modules still depend on the credential.
Paste or import a local CSV transcript to total credits by category and compare the record with your selected requirements.
Track several certifications or licenses together from a local CSV of credential, due date, required credits, and completed credits.
Analyze a local CSV study log to total hours and calculate recent average study time per recorded session.
Analyze a local CSV of eligible credits by category to see where most of your renewal activity is concentrated.
Turn remaining credits, weeks to deadline, and weekly capacity into a simple completion plan with buffer.
Credential requirements
60 PDUs in a 3-year cycle; minimum 35 Education and maximum 25 Giving Back, with Talent Triangle minimums.
60 PDUs in a 3-year cycle under PMI’s current maintenance requirements.
60 PDUs in a 3-year cycle under PMI’s current maintenance requirements.
60 PDUs in a 3-year cycle under PMI’s current maintenance requirements.
15 PDUs in a 3-year cycle; minimum 9 Education and maximum 6 Giving Back, with Talent Triangle minimums.
30 PDUs in a 3-year cycle; minimum 18 Education and maximum 12 Giving Back under current PMI rules.
30 PDUs in a 3-year cycle under PMI’s current maintenance framework.
30 PDUs in a 3-year cycle under PMI’s current maintenance framework.
Eligible certification holders may have a 2026 maintenance pathway using curated Skill Builder training/labs; eligibility and timing depend on the credential.
Eligible associate, expert, and specialty certifications renew annually through a free online assessment in the renewal window; Fundamentals credentials do not expire.
Current CE target for Associate-level recertification is 30 credits; certification-specific pathways should be checked with Cisco.
Current CE target for Specialist-level recertification is 40 credits.
Current CE target for Professional-level recertification is 80 credits.
Current CE target for CCIE/CCDE Expert-level recertification is 120 credits.
60 professional development credits are required during a three-year recertification cycle.
60 professional development credits are required during a three-year recertification cycle.
Current HRCI total is 45 recertification credits for aPHR; always verify the current activity/category rules.
Current HRCI total is 60 recertification credits for PHR.
Current HRCI total is 60 credits, including a California-specific subrequirement.
Current HRCI total is 60 credits, including a Business-credit subrequirement.
Current HRCI total is 60 credits, including a Global-credit subrequirement.
CISSP currently requires 120 CPE credits over a three-year cycle.
CCSP currently requires 90 CPE credits over a three-year cycle.
SSCP currently requires 60 CPE credits over a three-year cycle.
Maintenance requirements are credential- and release-specific; LearnWithShery tracks the current published season/deadline and links to Trailhead for the exact module.
The revised 2026 CPE Standards became effective August 1, 2026, while actual CPA requirements remain jurisdiction-specific.
Hours, topics, deadlines, and first-renewal rules vary by state; use the state regulator as the final authority.
Texas currently requires 18 CE hours with specified Legal Update and contract-related components; additional rules can apply to supervisors/brokers.
Most licensees currently need 22.5 hours with mandatory topic components; first-term salesperson agency requirements differ.
Standard renewals currently use a 14-hour CE total, with cycle-specific mandatory topics and different first-renewal rules.
Understand the requirement
Stop assuming ordinary renewal is still available. Check the credential authority’s reinstatement or retesting rules because expiration can change your options.
A professional license is generally issued by a government regulator, while a certification is awarded by an organization; the renewal rules and consequences of lapse can differ.
Use the issuing board or certification body as the final source. Aggregators are useful for discovery but should not override current official rules.
Maintenance can mean ongoing education or release-specific tasks, while recertification may involve an exam or formal renewal process; the issuing body defines the terms.
A renewal submission date and the date a credential becomes inactive may not be the same. Record both if the issuing authority distinguishes them.
Use the issuing regulator or certification body first, then official handbooks/standards. Third-party summaries should help you navigate, not replace the authoritative source.
Identify the effective date, whether a transition applies to your current cycle, and whether previously earned activities remain eligible before changing your plan.
A verification date tells you when a requirement was last checked, but you should still confirm high-stakes renewal details at the official source before filing.