CSCP Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible to register for the CSCP exam, an individual must meet one of the following criteria:
• CPIM, CFPIM, CIRM, or C.P.M. designation plus two years of related business experience*, or
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent** plus two years of related business experience, or
• Five years of related business experience

*Related business experience:

APICS defines “related business experience” as work that is directly connected to some aspect of the supply chain. This can include raw materials extraction, transportation and logistics, procurement, manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, retail, customer service, software design and support, and other areas that directly affect the supply chain. Workers who operate transportation or materials moving equipment or machines or processing equipment that require an intermediate level of training would qualify. Managers, officials, professionals, technicians, sales personnel, quality and quality control personnel, and skilled craft workers will generally be considered eligible.
Examples of work experience that does not qualify include clerical and administrative support positions such as data entry, duplicating machine operator, file clerks, office machine operators, secretaries, telephone operators, order clerks and/or unskilled labor positions where the duties require little or no independent judgment or specialized training.

**Equivalent of a bachelor’s degree: APICS defines the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree as the level of study that would qualify an individual for a graduate program in the country where the undergraduate degree was earned.

Source: APICS CSCP Eligibility Guidelines (2011)

My point of view of the APICS requirements is they are a professional organization like any other (they want members!). So, instead of self eliminating let APICS do it for you and find out what additional requirements you need for qualification. Remember, APICS teaches their viewpoint of Logistics and Supply Chain. So, having a lot of experience can confuse you if you are use to using other best practices not used by APICS.

I am Chandan, I heard about this certification from my friend…and I am interested to go through it… could you please tell me more about their eligibility criteria… I am a post graduate in Business administration with a Majors in Operations Management… I have a Btech degree too.. I have no prior work experience…. but currently am working with a Logistics and Supply chain company… do you think I qualify in for this certification…