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Eligibility
Purchasing Related Coursework
For all applicants
The UPPCC recognizes that there are numerous sources for applicants to receive
quality procurement education. Although the UPPCC does not itself offer
education, we recognize the following industry organizations as suppliers of
quality education. There exists no one course or program that is required to
become UPPCC certified. There is no limitation on the time frame for which the
course was taken, you may go back as far a necessary to meet the coursework
requirement, but documentation is required for any and all coursework submitted
for consideration. Acceptable forms of documentation of coursework taken
through industry associations include: copies of certificates of attendance,
certificates of attendance, certificates of completion.
This documentation must include the name of the course, the date and location
of the course, the organization that provided the course, the duration of the
course (contact hours) and must be in the name of the applicant.
National Institute of
Governmental Purchasing, Inc. (NIGP)
http://www.nigp.org
National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO)
http://www.naspo.org
Institute of Supply Management (ISM)
http://www.ism.ws
National Contract Management Association (NCMA)
http://www.ncmahq.org
The Purchasing Management Association of Canada (PMAC)
http://www.pmac.ca
California Association of Public Purchasing Officers, Inc. (CAPPO)
http://www.cappo.org
Florida Association of Public Purchasing Officers, Inc. (FAPPO)
http://www.fappo.org
National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP)
http://www.naepnet.org
In addition to educational sources available through industry associations, you
may also use any procurement related coursework that you have taken at the
college/university level. These courses may or may not be a requirement of your
formal education. The following is a list of college courses that have been
approved to fulfill the purchasing coursework requirements noted in the
eligibility schedules. Since the coursework requirement is measured in contact
hours, the applicant must perform a simple calculation to translate college
credit hours into contact hours. To convert credit hours into contact hours
simply multiply the total number of credit hours by 8 to determine contact
hours. For example, a 3 credit hour college course would equal 24 contact hours
(3 credit hours x 8 = 24 contact hours).
Note: An Official College Transcript must be provided by the educational
institution directly to the UPPCC the indicates the number of credit hours
earned and grade for the course for approved college courses. Only those
courses that received a passing mark are acceptable.
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Accounting (General accounting, cost accounting, managerial
accounting) |
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Contracts (Contract administration, negotiations and/or
management, cost/price analysis) |
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Economics (Managerial, macro, micro) |
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Ethics (Business or professional ethics) |
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Finance (Business or governmental) |
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Law (Business law, contract law, government contract law, legal
environment of business management, organizational theory and behavior, public
administration, project management) |
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Personnel (Personnel management, performance appraisal, employee
development) |
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Purchasing and Materials Management (purchasing, materials
management, inventory control) |
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Transportation (Physical distribution, traffic management,
logistics) |
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