When we approve your application, we will send you an email notification with instructions on how to log into your Online Profile and print your Authorization to Test (ATT) letter. Test centers fill up quickly (particularly at the end of each exam
testing period) so apply and schedule your exam early. If you wait until
the exam period starts, you might not be able to schedule an exam
appointment. This happens rarely, but if it happens to you, you
may withdraw from the exam and apply for a 50 percent refund of your
exam fee.
Exam appointments may be scheduled online or by phone. When scheduling an appointment, you will need the following information:
- Your name as it is printed on your ATT letter and the valid, government-issued ID you will use to confirm your identity at the test counter
- Your 12-digit User ID number listed at the top of your ATT letter
- Your daytime phone number
- The name of the exam sponsor (HR Certification Institute)
- The exam for which you are registered (PHR, SPHR, GPHR or PHR/SPHR-CA)
Review our quick tip for scheduling your exam.