CLP – C Certified Professional Programmer Certification
C Certified Professional Programmer (CLP) is a professional certificate that measures your ability to accomplish coding and design tasks related to advanced topics of the C programming language, as well as advanced programming techniques, including the library functions and the usage of the preprocessor.
A test candidate should demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the following concepts: ♦ Handling variable number of parameters (<stdarg.h>) ♦ Low level IO (<unistd.h>) ♦ Memory and strings (<string.h> et al.) ♦ Processes and threads ♦ Floats and ints once again (<math.h>, <fenv.h>, <inttypes.h> et al.)
Exam name:
CLP – C Certified Professional Programmer
Exam code:
CLP-12-01
Associated certifications:
CLA – C Programming Language Certified Associate
Pre-requisites:
CLA – C Programming Language Certified Associate
Exam version:
12-01 (Published)
Duration:
65 minutes (exam) + 10 minutes (NDA/Tutorial)
Number of questions:
55
Format:
Single-choice, Multiple-choice questions
Passing score:
70%
Full exam price:
USD 295 (see discount information)
Languages:
English
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Accommodation of disabilities
C++ Institute will endeavour to accommodate any special requirements. Candidates must submit their requests to C++ Institute (support@cppinstitute.org), who will then notify Pearson VUE by email. Special requests may include:
- 25% time extension;
- Adjustable font;
- Adjustable contrast.
No automatic time extension is given to candidates who reside in a country where the first language is not English.
Retake policy
When a candidate fails an exam, he or she must wait 15 days before being allowed to re-sit that exam. There is no limit to the number of times a candidate may retake an exam. No retakes of a passed exam of the same exam version are allowed.
Each candidate who has paid the full exam price (USD 295), or has completed the CLP course in the self-study mode (50% discount voucher) in the C/C++ Education Platform, is eligible for a free retake of the CLP exam. A candidate who meets the above criteria and wants to receive a free voucher to re-sit a failed exam must fill out and submit the Re-take Voucher Request Form no later than 30 days after failing the exam.
A voucher entitling the candidate to a free retake of the exam will be sent within 7 days of receiving the request. The voucher is valid for at least 45 days.
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