CCAR-P FAQ
Straight answers about Claude Certified Architect - Professional: what it costs, how it's scored, how retakes and renewal work, and the concepts it tests. Exam logistics come from the sourced exam facts; the concept answers are rewritten from this site's own glossary.
How much does the CCAR-P exam cost?
Claude Certified Architect - Professional costs $175 per attempt, as listed on Anthropic's Partner Academy certifications FAQ (before any Partner Network tier discount). A retake is the full exam fee, and your tier discount applies to retakes too.
How many questions are on the CCAR-P exam and how long is it?
63 questions in 120 minutes, a mix of multiple choice and scenario-based multiple response, delivered by Pearson VUE online or at a test center. The FAQ advises planning for about 135 minutes of total seat time.
What score do I need to pass CCAR-P?
A scaled score of 720 out of 1000. It is a scaled score, not a flat percent-correct cutoff, so the exact number of correct answers required is not published.
How long do I have to wait to retake CCAR-P after failing?
Waits grow with each failed attempt: 14 days, then 30 days, then 90 days after the first, second, and third failed attempts. You can sit the exam up to 4 times per rolling 12 months.
Are there prerequisites for CCAR-P?
No formal prerequisite - no Claude certification requires another. Registration does require a work email on a Claude Partner Network organization's domain.
How long is CCAR-P valid, and how do I renew it?
It is valid for 12 months from the date you earn it. Free, non-proctored reassessment if renewed on time. Let it lapse and you retake the full proctored exam at full cost. No grace period is stated in the Partner Academy FAQ. Treat the 12-month date as a hard deadline and renew before it - if it lapses, the FAQ says you retake the full exam at the full fee.
What does the CCAR-P exam cover?
Its published blueprint has 7 domains: Integration (19%); Solution Design & Architecture (17%); Evaluation, Testing & Optimisation (16%); Governance, Safety & Risk Management (14%); Stakeholder Communication & Lifecycle Management (14%); Claude Models, Prompting & Context Engineering (13%); Developer Productivity & Operational Enablement (7%).
Who is CCAR-P designed for?
Senior architects who own production Claude systems at scale - enterprise integration, governance, and stakeholder-facing decisions.