Main Points of COP Certification
·                You will need to achieve 150 points total within your application prior to its submission
·                A minimum of 50 need to come from mapping your experience
·                75 points will be earned by completing the COP Master Class
·                15 points will be earned by completing the Outsourcing Governance Workshop
·                The easiest way to earn remaining 60 points will be to map all of these within your experience
 
Main Points of aCOP Certification
·         This is not a point based certification, this is a knowledge based certification for those who do not currently have enough industry experience for COP
·         To earn the aCOP designation, one must complete the COP Master Class and pass the COP exam 

Opening Either Application
·         Once you are logged into the IAOP website, you will be brough to the My IAOP dashboard. Under the My Activities Section you will see a link to either “apply COP” or “apply aCOP” – click the one of your choosing and complete the registration process
·         Once you open either application it will remain active for 12 months
 
COP Exam
·         The COP Exam is a requirement for both certifications
·         You gain access to the exam once you open your application
·         Login details will be sent within 48 hours of opening your application. They will come from Jim Shea (jrshea@syr.edu). The login details for the COP exam are different from that of your COP application so be sure to save this email somewhere for future reference.
·         The COP exam is 200 multiple choice questions and you will have 4.5 hours to complete it
·         The exam can be taken online at any time within the 12 month period your application is active
·         IAOP recommends taking the COP exam no more than 3 weeks after the COP Master Class so the information is still fresh