Technologist must declare 4.500h or 7.500h for eligibility PMI?

Many people write to me asking for help to clarify some doubts about the PMP certification. I have written articles Way to PMP Certification - Part 1 and Way to PMP Certification - Part 2 that help people prepare for the test, but many still wonder about the amount of hours required for proof of experience in Project Management during the eligibility.

The first place you should look for questions about the PMP certification process is PMP Certification Manual, also known as PMP Handbook, but he unfortunately ends up leaving some questions unanswered.

In eligibility requirements for PMP, education determines the amount of hours of experience in project management that need to be declared for obtaining eligibility. To complete the second degree, high school diploma, are necessary 7.500, totalized in leading and directing project tasks in, and 4.500 hours to complete upper, degree of bachelor degree or. I consider this point in the PMP Handbook and enlightening, the problem is that in Brazil there is a question too large with respect to courses: Senior Technologist x x x Bachelor Degree.

Clarifying some points:

Bachelor

First we need to understand what is a bachelor of science in order to analyze what is written in the PMP Handbook. Searching on Wikipedia, have:

"The bacharelado ou bacharelato is an academic degree with different characteristics according to the time and country. The holder of a bachelor's designated “bachelor”. In Brazil, bachelor's degree is conferred at the undergraduate level in most areas of human knowledge. Are usually obtained in higher education that can last from three to six years, with extensions over with Specializations, Masters, Doctorates and post-doctorates ".

Summarizing, who completed higher education already has a bachelor's degree. Now comes the big question:

Technologist is considered upper?

The problem now is to know whether short courses, also known as technologists, are higher education courses (graduation). This answer was easy to find, because the very MEC says Technologist is considered upper yes:

As the CNE / CP 3, of 18 December 2002, Art. 4º, "The higher technological courses are undergraduate, with special features, and conform to the guidelines contained in the CNE / CES 436/2001 and lead to the award of the diploma techie ".

Answering questions then post, if your course is Technologist and approved by MEC, you yes you can declare only 4.500 experience in Project Management.

Care, because there are many courses that are considered as being Technologist but not approved by the MEC. In such cases you will not receive a bachelor's degree and, therefore, must declare 7.500 hours to the procedure eligibility.

If you want to know if your course is approved by the MEC, then access the portal e-MEC.

I have helped to clarify this doubt. Comment here in the post if you agree with the analysis and let it evolve.