Does GLC offer any classes other than the PMP Exam Review?

Yes.

• GLC offers Advanced Topics Seminars for those who are PMP certified or more advanced project managers
• GLC offers one-hour forums prior to each dinner meeting for quick coverage of topics
• GLC offers PMP review courses and other events completely online
• GLC may offer Professional Development Days
• GLC offers a yearly Symposium
• GLC plans to offer a CAPM review course
  

What material is used in the PMP class?

GLC developed our own material which has proven to be successful as registrants have reported passing the exam on the first try. We also provide a sample test book produced by ESI.

How do I register for the PMP Exam Review? Online and face-to-face PMP review classes are offered.

Register on-line at www.pmiglc.org under Professional Development PMP Review Classes

When should I take the class?

First obtain the certification handbook from www.pmi.org and make sure you're eligible to take the exam. It's best to study the PMBOK Guide (also available from www.pmi.org) and then determine if you feel the need for hands-on instruction. If you do, you can take our class, or you can take a class from any number of private companies. In any event, it's best to time the exam for right after your last class.

Are we given the exam at the end of the class?

No. No education provider can give you the exam. You apply to PMI for permission to take the exam, then once you receive their written permission, you schedule the exam with Prometric Testing Centers. The exam can be scheduled any day they have a seat available.

What material does GLC's Exam Review cover?

We cover the nine knowledge area as listed in the PMBOK Guide, and the extra module, Professional Responsibility.

Who teaches PMI-GLC’s classes?

Our instructors are all members of Great Lakes Chapter, and all are PMI certified. Many are professional instructors. They are paid a token amount for this service to the PM community.

I would like to teach for PMI-GLC, what do I do?

Send a note to the current VP Professional Development, whose e-mail address is on the "Contact Us" page at www.pmiglc.org, and that officer will give you further instructions.

If I take the class, and fail the test, do I get a refund or can I retake the class free?

No. The class comes with no warranty of any kind and is meant as a study aid, nothing further.

Do I have to take this class in order to take the exam?

No. PMI requires that any applicant for the PMP Exam must have 35 hours of project management education. Our class fulfills that requirement, but there are many other courses in PM offered by a variety of universities, colleges and private companies that could also fulfill the education requirement.

Is a class ever cancelled?

IIf we do not have at least ten students enroll in a six-week session, we will cancel the entire session and refund all tuition paid. If our host institution cancels classes for bad weather on a day our class is scheduled, we have to cancel that day. If that happens, we will reschedule the "lost" day at a day and time acceptable to the instructor and to as many students as possible.

This FAQ list didn’t answer my question. What do I do?

Send an e-mail to the VP Professional Development (look on the "Contact Us" page of www.pmiglc.org for the correct and current e-mail address). The VP Professional Development will answer individual questions and consider them for posting to this list in the future.