Become Certified

Eligibility

Coursework in Procurement

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, it recognizes 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, Sealed College Transcript must be provided by the educational institution that indicates the number of credit hours earned and grade earned for approved college courses. Only those courses that received a passing mark are acceptable.

• Accounting (General accounting, cost accounting, managerial accounting)

• Contracts (Contract administration, negotiations and/or management, cost/price analysis)

• Economics (Managerial, macro, micro)

• Ethics (Business or professional ethics)

• Finance (Business or governmental)

• Law (Business law, contract law, government contract law, legal environment of business management, organizational theory and behavior, public administration, project management)

• Personnel (Personnel management, performance appraisal, employee development)

• Purchasing and Materials Management (purchasing, materials management, inventory control)

• Transportation (Physical distribution, traffic management, logistics)