Architect — Professional · CCAR-P
Ten checks before you book the slot.
You sit this as an Anthropic partner: register through Partner Academy, and your tier’s discount comes off at checkout. Retakes wait 14, then 30, then 90 days — four attempts a year, $175 list each. Tick what is true and see what is left.
This checklist is for Architect — Professional only. Architect — Foundations and Developer — Foundations are separate exams with their own blueprints, so the domains and prep courses below do not carry over.
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LeftExam blueprint
CodeCCAR-P
Questions63
Time120 min
Pass720 / 1000
Fee$175
Valid12 months
Multiple-choice and multiple-response; every item states how many responses to select. Closed book, English only. Delivered by Pearson VUE — online proctored or at a test centre.
01Solution Design & Architecture 17%
02Claude Models, Prompting & Context Engineering 13%
03Integration 19%
04Evaluation, Testing & Optimization 16%
05Governance, Safety & Risk Management 14%
06Stakeholder Communication & Lifecycle Management 14%
07Developer Productivity & Operational Enablement 7%
ResourcesPractice mocks and study materials
Ravn materials
Study guide
The full Professional guide, English only.
Practice exam
63 questions drawn fresh on every attempt from a bank of 421, scored to 1000.
Question bank
All 421 questions as a browsable list, filtered by domain and searched by text, with the explanation on every item.
Official preparation
Professional prep path →
Five courses, about 12 hours. Optional, and the only Professional-specific course material.
Certification and registration page →
The exam guide and the checkout that unlocks Pearson VUE scheduling.
Certification FAQ →
Eligibility, retakes, validity, proctoring, and badging.
Computer and network setup →
Read this before you book online proctoring.