Claude Certified Associate – Foundations
Prove you can put Claude to work reliably: evaluate outputs, design safe workflows, and pick the right product for the job.
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The two Claude Foundations certifications, side by side
Both Foundations exams run 60 items in 120 minutes and are scored on a 100–1,000 scale with 720 to pass. What differs is the audience and the blueprint: the Associate exam tests using Claude well across seven domains, while the Architect exam tests designing agentic systems and presents four scenarios drawn from a bank of six.
Exam specifications compared
| Specification | Associate | Architect |
|---|---|---|
| Exam code | CCAO-F | CCAR-F |
| Number of items | 60 | 60 |
| Time limit | 120 minutes | 120 minutes |
| Passing score | Scaled score of 720 on a scale of 100–1,000 | Scaled score of 720 on a scale of 100–1,000 |
| Exam fee | $99 USD | $125 USD |
| Validity period | 12 months from the date the credential is awarded | 12 months from the date the credential is awarded |
| Blueprint domains | 7 domains | 5 domains |
Claude Certified Architect – Foundations
Prove you can design agentic systems: orchestration, tools and MCP, structured output, and reliability under real context limits.
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