To be eligible for the PMI-PBA certification, you must meet the following educational and professional experience requirements.
| Educational Background | Business Analysis Experience | Training in Business Analysis |
| Secondary degree (High school diploma, associate’s degree or global equivalent). | 60 months working as a practitioner of business analysis. This experience must have been earned in the last 8 years. | 35 contact hours earned in the topic of business analysis practices. |
| OR | ||
| Bachelor’s degree or higher degree (or global equivalent). | 36 months working as a practitioner of business analysis. This experience must have been earned in the last 8 years. | 35 contact hours earned in the topic of business analysis practices. |
| OR | ||
| Bachelor’s or postgraduate degree from a GAC accredited program (bachelor’s or master’s degree or global equivalent) | Minimum two years/24 months unique nonoverlapping professional business analysis experience | 35 contact hours of formal education |