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Eligibility Requirements

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Document two years of exempt-level (professional) HR work experience.

The PHR and SPHR are generalist exams and assess knowledge of the entire domestic HR field. If you have never been an HR generalist or do not plan to become one, please eval‎uate whether these exams are right for you. The GPHR exam is intended for HR professionals who develop and implement global HR strategies, oversee international assignment management and manage HR operations across borders.

To be eligible to sit for the PHR, SPHR and GPHR exam, candidates must have at least two years of exempt-level (professional) HR work experience. In the Professional Employment Experience section of the application, the candidate’s position(s) must be an exact match of the exempt-level HR position codes found in Appendix C of the handbook.

If a candidate’s title is not on the approved position title list, candidates will need to mark “other” or “999” on the application and fill out the Supporting Documentation Form. This form must demonstrate that:

• At least 51 percent of the candidate's daily activities are within the human resource function.
• Those activities are at the exempt (professional) level (described below).

Eligibility is determined by the information found in the Professional Employment Experience section of the application and, if necessary, on the completed supporting documentation form and any accompanying documentation. If a candidate is found ineligible, candidates may appeal the decision(see page 4). It is in a candidate’s best interest to ensure that supporting documentation clearly demonstrates two years of exempt-level (professional) HR work experience.

HRCI does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation or disability.

The exams reflect today's HR practices. Although the two years of exempt-level (professional) HR work experience need not be current or sequential, more recent experience is more likely to coincide with the exam's content.

HRCI also offers a special student/recent graduate category. For more information about taking the exam as a student/recent graduate, please see “Student/Recent Graduate Eligibility Requirements” in this handbook.

Documenting Work Experience

With the exception of students, recent graduates and recertification-by-examination ­candidates, all candidates must complete the professional employment experience section of the application to document eligibility. All applications are reviewed to determine eligibility. Because of the volume of applications received, HRCI cannot preapprove applications for eligibility. Ineligible candidates will be refunded the exam fee. Application and optional fees are nonrefundable.

Supporting Documentation of HR Professional Employment Experience

Candidates who cannot find an exact match for a job title on the position code list (found in Appendix C) must list that job title as “other” or “999” on their applications; submit a completed supporting documentation form (found in Appendix D) and attach a job description or similar document to show that the position was at an exempt level (professional) and that at least 51 percent of the daily activities were HR focused. Candidates who do not provide this information will be ineligible to take the exam or will be assessed a resubmission fee.

To avoid a resubmission fee (see “Resubmission Fees” in this handbook), online applicants who must mail or fax additional information have five business days from the date they submit their applications to forward that information to PES. Candidates who submit paper applications must enclose all required supporting documentation with their applications to avoid having to pay a resubmission fee.