CCAR-PProfessional

Claude Certified Architect – Professional

For mid- to senior-level solution architects, AI/ML engineers, technical leads, and senior software engineers who design and deliver end-to-end Claude solutions.

65 practice questions7 exam topicsExplanations included

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Exam Details

Exam code: CCAR-P
Exam items: 63
Time limit: 120 minutes (~135 minutes total seat time)
Question formats: Multiple-choice and multiple-response; each item specifies how many responses to select
Passing score: 720 / 1,000 (scaled; not a percentage)
Exam fee: US$175 before partner discounts
Delivery: Proctored online or at a test center
Credential validity: 12 months
Prerequisites: None; Architect – Foundations is not required
Registration eligibility: Claude Partner Network members using a recognized company email
Language: English
Recommended experience: 3+ years in systems architecture or platform engineering and 6+ months with Claude or comparable production LLM systems

These details describe the real exam. Practice here is untimed and uses independently written questions.

Exam blueprint

Exam Topics

7 domains, weighted by their approximate share of scored exam items. Topic names below are condensed for readability.

Solution Design & Architecture17%
Claude Models, Prompting & Context Engineering13%
Integration19%
Evaluation, Testing & Optimization16%
Governance, Safety & Risk Management14%
Stakeholder Communication & Lifecycle Management14%
Developer Productivity & Operational Enablement7%

Learning objectives

Skills Assessed

A concise summary of the guide’s objectives. Expand a topic to explore the skills it covers.

Independent study practice. Not affiliated with any certification vendor.

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Exam Details

Exam code

CCAR-P

Exam items

Time limit

120 minutes (~135 minutes total seat time)

Question formats

Multiple-choice and multiple-response; each item specifies how many responses to select

Passing score

720 / 1,000 (scaled; not a percentage)

Exam fee

US$175 before partner discounts

Delivery

Proctored online or at a test center

Credential validity

12 months

Prerequisites

None; Architect – Foundations is not required

Registration eligibility

Claude Partner Network members using a recognized company email

Language

English

Recommended experience

3+ years in systems architecture or platform engineering and 6+ months with Claude or comparable production LLM systems

These details describe the real exam. Practice here is untimed and uses independently written questions.

Exam Topics

7 domains, weighted by their approximate share of scored exam items. Topic names below are condensed for readability.

Solution Design & Architecture17%

Claude Models, Prompting & Context Engineering13%

Integration19%

Evaluation, Testing & Optimization16%

Governance, Safety & Risk Management14%

Stakeholder Communication & Lifecycle Management14%

Developer Productivity & Operational Enablement7%

Skills Assessed

A concise summary of the guide’s objectives. Expand a topic to explore the skills it covers.