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Review the CLP Candidate Handbook completely before completing the application.
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Review the eligibility requirements. To sit for the CLP examination, an applicant must have received a Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited university, work in the licensing field at the time of submission of the application, have at least three years of professional-level experience in the licensing field, and have accumulated the three years of experience within the prior eight years.
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Complete the application and pay the application fee. A completed application must be submitted online and approved by CLP, Inc. before a candidate can schedule a testing appointment. Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications at least 30 days prior to the opening of the testing window to ensure the best selection of test location/date options.
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Following approval of your application, CLP's testing partner, Meazure Learning, will provide you with directions on how to schedule a testing session once the scheduling window opens. See the CLP Candidate Handbook for scheduling deadlines.
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Sit for the examination. The examination consists of 150 multiple-choice questions. You will be given 3 hours to complete the examination.
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Receive the examination results. Initial pass/fail notifications are provided at the end of the testing session. Formal score reports will be available approximately six to eight weeks following the close of the testing window via an online score report portal. For reasons of privacy and confidentiality, examination results are released only through the score report portal. Examination results will not be given via telephone or fax. For information on accessing scores via Meazure Learning's online score report portal, please visit https://www.assessments.meazurelearning.com/programs/certified-licensing-professional-certification/.
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Passing candidates will receive a welcome letter and digital badge following the close of the testing window.