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• What are the requirements to take a LEED Green Associate exam?
• What are the costs involved with the LEED Green Associate credential?
• What is the format of the LEED Green Associate exam?
• How is the LEED Green Associate exam scored?

Candidates are required to:

• Agree to the Disciplinary and Exam Appeals Policy and Credentialing Maintenance Program (CMP) as outlined by the Green Building Certification Institute.
• Have experience in the form of EITHER documented involvement in support of a LEED-registered project OR employment (or previous employment) in a sustainable field of work OR engagement in (or completion of) an education program that addresses green building principles
• Submit to an application audit. Five to seven percent of all applications will be audited; you will be notified immediately if you are chosen for an audit and will be notified of your eligibility within 14 days.

Your eligibility documentation should meet these requirements:

• The letter must be on letterhead or provide other evidence of its authenticity.
• The body of the attestation should be limited to 750 words or less.
• The letter must be dated.
• The letter must be authored and signed by a supervisor, client, project manager, teacher, or someone else qualified to evaluate the applicant's performance.
• The author's title and relationship to the applicant should be demonstrated, for example the author's business card.
• The letter must summarize and confirm the applicant's participation in one of the three qualifying experience categories (project involvement, employment, or education).

For eligibility based on project involvement:

• The letter must name a specific LEED-registered project.
• The letter must affirm that the applicant was involved with the project.
• The letter must provide the date(s) of the applicants involvement with the project

For eligibility based on employment:

• The letter must explain how the applicant's profession or company relates to environmentalism or the green building industry.
• oThe letter must affirm the applicant's employment and provide the applicant's job title or company
• The letter must provide the applicant's date(s) of employment

For eligibility based on education:*

• The document must provide the course's title and
• The document must explain how the course relates to green building principles or LEED
• The document must affirm that the candidate was enrolled in the course
• The document must provide the applicant's date(s) of enrollment

The costs are:

• Application fee: $50
• Exam fee (per exam appointment):
• • $150 for USGBC National Members and full-time students
  • $200 for all others
• Credentialing Maintenance renewal fee: $50 every 2 years