Pricing & Requirements

Members

	Certification Name	Application Fee	Examination Fee	Renewal Fee (and Period)
Associate Systems Engineering Professional	ASEP	$180 PPP2 Countries: 25% fee reduction PPP3 Countries: 50% fee reduction LST-103	Computer Exam $80	$100 (every 5 years)
Transition	ASEP to CSEP	$200	No exam required	n/a
Certified Systems Engineering Professional	CSEP	$350	Computer Exam $80 Paper Exam Fee varies	$100 (every 3 years)
Expert Systems Engineering Professional	ESEP	$630	No exam required	No fee (every 10 years)

Non-Members

	Certification Name	Application Fee	Examination Fee	Renewal Fee (and Period)
Associate Systems Engineering Professional	ASEP	$950	Computer Exam $80 Paper Exam Fee varies	$950 (every 5 years)
Certified Systems Engineering Professional	CSEP	$1,100	Computer Exam $80 Paper Exam Fee varies	$1,100 (every 3 years)
Expert Systems Engineering Professional	ESEP	$2,500	No exam required	$2,500 (every 10 years)

NOTE: Please upload documents through the Certification links on your Profile Home page. Once documents are uploaded, click continue and system will prompt you for payment.

Description
of Fees

Application fees  are the non-refundable fees paid for the processing, review, and data management of your certification application.  These are paid once to INCOSE when the application is submitted.  The only time these fees are required more than once is if you start over with the application process.

Examination Fees  are the non-refundable fees paid to take the knowledge examinations. If you fail the exam, you may be allowed to take it again (for a total of three attempts to pass the exam during the twelve-month application period) and will have to pay the exam fee for each attempt. Fees are paid online during registration for the exam. Fees for computer exams are listed in the fee table above. Fees for paper exams vary, with some being offered for free and others charging up to $80 USD, depending on the type of event at which the exam is held.

Renewal fees  are the non-refundable fees paid for the processing, review, and data management of your certification renewal.  These are paid every three years (CSEP) or five years (ASEP) to INCOSE when the renewal documentation is submitted. 

Non-standard fees  described in the following sections may be charged in exceptional cases where applicants choose to reschedule their exam on short notice or do not submit their renewal paperwork by the deadline.

Group Payment

The INCOSE Certification Office can accept a single payment from companies to cover the certification application costs for a group of employees named with the payment. The named employees have one year from the time of the group payment to complete their individual certification that includes submitting the application form and scheduling and passing an exam. INCOSE does not collect fees for certification exams; requests to pay for multiple exams using a single payment could be discussed with Prometric but have not previously been successful.  The Group Application Form can be found on the  SEP Forms page.

Fees For Rescheduling or Cancelling Exams

The exam provider charges a fee for exams scheduled or rescheduled within 24 hours of the test time. Failing to appear on the test date or appearing more than 15 minutes after the scheduled exam start time will result in forfeiture of the entire exam fee. INCOSE does not have the ability to alter these fees.

Late Renewals

Individuals who do not submit their completed renewal form, fee, and log of PDU activities will be subject to additional fees and/or have to restart the certification process.  A reactivation fee of $50 USD will be charged if the renewal is submitted within six months after the deadline.  The reactivation fee is $100 USD for renewals submitted greater than six months but fewer than 12 months after the deadline. For any late renewals greater than 12 months, the reactivation fee is $150 USD.

Additional information about requirements for renewals, including late renewals, is available on the Certification Renewal Page.

About the Certification Program

INCOSE ASEP

If you have just started practicing—or want to start practicing—systems engineering, then ASEP is for you. This certification is for systems engineers who are at beginning of their career. The ASEP has “book knowledge” but not yet significant experience as a systems engineer.

Learn More