SHRM Certification Recertification Hub
SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP renewal requirements, PDC progress tools, cycle timing, and source-linked recertification guidance.
Current source behind this hub
Requirement-backed pages in this cluster are checked against the issuing authority rather than copied from other certification sites.
SHRM recertification cycle and PDC requirement.
Open official/current source ↗Start with the calculation or check
Use your own dates and verified requirement. Each result explains what the number proves and what still needs authority verification.
Track remaining Professional Development Credits against SHRM’s current 60-PDC three-year recertification requirement.
Open tool →Certification maintenanceSHRM Recertification Pace CalculatorCalculate the monthly PDC pace needed to complete a SHRM recertification cycle on time.
Open tool →Credential maintenance profiles
Each profile keeps the issuer, current total/cycle, calculator, category context, source date and next maintenance steps together.
60 professional development credits are required during a three-year recertification cycle.
Check credential →SHRMSHRM-SCP Recertification60 professional development credits are required during a three-year recertification cycle.
Check credential →Understand the rule behind the number
SHRM currently requires 60 Professional Development Credits during a three-year recertification cycle for SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP.
Before the end of a SHRM cycle, confirm your PDC total, activity eligibility, reporting records, and recertification submission status.