Claude Certified Associate Cheat Sheet.
The Claude Certified Associate numbers, rules and traps that decide questions, on one page. Review them here, then download the free PDF for offline study.
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the numbers to know before exam day- Questions
- 60
- Time limit
- 2h
- Passing score
- 720/1000
- Exam fee
- $99
- Governing body
- Anthropic
Full write-up
the complete guide, in proseClaude Certified Associate – Foundations Cheat Sheet
A one-page review of the CCAO-F exam: logistics, the seven domains and their weights, and the rules that cost people an attempt.
Exam at a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Exam code | CCAO-F |
| Items | 60 — multiple choice and multiple response |
| Time | 120 minutes |
| Passing | Scaled 720 on a 100–1,000 scale |
| Scoring | Criterion-referenced — a fixed standard, not a curve |
| Delivery | Pearson VUE, online proctored or test center |
| Fee | $99 USD per attempt, less any partner-tier discount |
| Validity | 12 months |
| Eligibility | Claude Partner Network organizations only |
Domains by weight
| Domain | Weight |
|---|---|
| Output Evaluation and Validation | 21% |
| Workflow Integration and Solution Design | 16% |
| Governance, Risk, and Responsible Use | 15% |
| Prompting and Task Execution | 14% |
| Product and Model Selection | 12% |
| Configuration and Knowledge Management | 12% |
| Troubleshooting and Optimization | 10% |
What each domain is really testing
- Output Evaluation (21%) — can you tell when not to trust the answer? Hallucinations, bias, fact-checking, when a human must review.
- Workflow Integration (16%) — can you redesign a real process around Claude and explain its limits to stakeholders?
- Governance (15%) — data sensitivity, privacy, your organization's AI policy, appropriate versus inappropriate use.
- Prompting (14%) — decompose, iterate, adapt to analysis, research, drafting or brainstorming.
- Product and Model Selection (12%) — Projects, research mode, chat, artifacts; Haiku, Sonnet or Opus by cost, speed and quality; context limits.
- Configuration (12%) — Project instructions, knowledge sources, connectors such as Google Drive and Gmail.
- Troubleshooting (10%) — diagnose a weak prompt or output and fix it.
Rules that cost an attempt
- Multiple-response items state how many to select — check before choosing.
- Cancel or reschedule at least 24 hours ahead; later changes, a no-show or late arrival forfeit the fee.
- Retake waits: 14 → 30 → 90 days. Four attempts maximum in a rolling twelve months.
- ID: valid, unexpired, government-issued photo ID whose name matches your registration exactly.
- Per-domain percentages on the report do not decide pass or fail — only the total scaled score does.
Frequently asked questions
What are the must-know numbers for the Claude Certified Associate exam?
60 items in 120 minutes, a scaled passing score of 720 on a 100–1,000 scale, a $99 fee that applies to every attempt, and a credential valid for 12 months.
What is the largest domain?
Output Evaluation and Validation at 21%. It is followed by Workflow Integration and Solution Design at 16% and Governance, Risk, and Responsible Use at 15%.
What trips people up on the multiple-response items?
Selecting the wrong number of answers. Every multiple-response item states how many to choose, so check that number before reading the options.
If my domain score is low, do I fail?
Not necessarily. The report shows a percentage per domain, but only the total scaled score decides pass or fail.
How long do I have to wait after failing?
14 days after a first failure, 30 after a second and 90 after a third, with at most four attempts in a rolling twelve months.
Sources
- 1.Claude Certified Associate – Foundations Exam Guide, version 1.0 — Anthropic (accessed Sep 9, 2026)
- 2.Claude Certification FAQ — Anthropic (accessed Sep 9, 2026)
- 3.Claude Certified Associate – Foundations certification page — Anthropic
- 4.Claude Certification Program — Pearson VUE
- 5.Claude Partner Network — Anthropic
- 6.What are projects? — Anthropic
Official sources
Primary documents used to verify the exam details shown on this page.
- Claude Certified Associate – Foundations Exam Guide, version 1.0 (effective July 2026)Anthropiceverpath-course-content.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com
- Claude Certification FAQAnthropicanthropic-partners.skilljar.com
- Claude Certified Associate – Foundations certification pageAnthropicanthropic-partners.skilljar.com
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