Exam guide · APL
The APL exam has 60 questions and takes 120 minutes. PMI doesn’t publish a passing score. The price varies: members pay less, and PMI shows your price before you pay. PMI hasn’t announced a retirement date.
New since Oct 2026
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The exam at a glance
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Versions and dates
PMI hasn’t announced a retirement date for APL. We check PMI’s site every week, and this page changes the day it does.
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LaunchExam domains
Each domain’s share of the exam, as PMI publishes it. Spend your study time in the same proportion.
1Leadership and Influence
14%
2Communication and Collaboration
14%
3Engagement
12%
4Strategic and Systems Thinking
12%
5Problem-Solving
12%
6Risk and Uncertainty Management
14%
7Agility and Responsiveness
12%
8Cultural and Ecosystem Intelligence
10%
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FAQs
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The APL exam has 60 questions (50 of them scored), and you get 120 minutes.
PMI doesn’t publish a passing score for APL. PMI sets it by psychometric analysis.
Varies. Members pay less, and PMI shows your price before you pay.
PMI hasn’t announced one yet. We check PMI’s site every week, and this page changes the day it does.
To sit the exam, PMI requires active PMP, PgMP or PfMP and an accredited APL evaluation program.
Weight your time like the exam: Leadership and Influence, Communication and Collaboration and Risk and Uncertainty Management carry the most (14% each). Take the free practice test to find your weakest domains, make a study plan around them, and before you book, sit full-length timed practice exams until you pass them comfortably.
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