CFP Exam Dates (2026-2027): Latest Registration Deadlines

Yes, you can. To be able to sit for the CFP exam, you need to get your coursework completion verified by CFP Board before the Education Verification Deadline.

If verification is not received by the deadline, your exam registration will be withdrawn, and a $500 postponement fee will be applied.

Prometric runs the CFP exam in the US. To schedule or reschedule your CFP exam, go to Prometric’s CFP webpage to select the schedule or reschedule option. You will be asked for your confirmation number.

You may reschedule from a remotely proctored exam to an in-person exam, or vice versa.

There is no charge for scheduling changes made 61 days or more in advance of your exam appointment. A $35 scheduling change fee applies for changes made 31 to 60 days out, rising to $100 for changes made 5 to 30 days out. No changes are permitted within 5 days of your scheduled appointment.

If you would like to change to a future exam window, it would need to be postpone ($500 postponement fee applies) or withdraw from the exam (of which only $200 is refunded from the fully paid exam fee). Not great options from CFP Board to discourage this from happening.

You need to contact CFP Board via [email protected] to do this, not Prometric.

A $500 postponement fee applies, and only one postponement is allowed once per registration. The last day to postpone an exam is the same date as the final registration deadline for that exam window. For the March 2027 exam, this means 2 March 2027.

A postponed exam must be rescheduled within the next 2 exam windows. This means if you are postponing from a March 2025 CFP exam, it needs to be rescheduled for either July 2025 or November 2025 exam.

You need to contact CFP Board via [email protected] to do this, not Prometric.

The last date you can withdraw from your CFP exam is the same as the late registration deadline. You are only able to recoup $200 refund from the full exam fees paid.

That said, CFP Board will consider waiving the fee forfeiture in the case of a medical or other emergency. Such request for a waiver must be made in writing and supported by verifying documentation from a third party. A waiver request must be received within 10 business days after the close of the exam window.

Your entire exam fee is forfeited, and you’ll need to register and pay again to retake the exam. Failure to appear counts as an attempt.

CFP Board limits candidates to five attempts over a lifetime, and no more than three attempts within any 24-month period – if you fail three times within 24 months, you must sit out three exam administrations before registering again.

The CFP exam is offered three times a year: March, July, and November.

The next scheduled window is July 14-21, 2026, followed by November 29-Nov 5, 2026, and March 16-23, 2027.

Registration for each window typically opens around four to five months before the exam – see the table above for exact dates and fees.