Registering for the exam

The cost of the GCP Professional Architect exam is around 200 USD (this may change by the time you are reading this), and it can be booked in several languages, such as English, Japanese, Spanish, and Portuguese. In mid-2020, Google introduced the ability to take the exam remotely from your own home. The registration process is the same. You can register for the exam by going through the following steps:

1. The first step is to visit the Google certification web page. There are two links to this:
   • https://cloud.google.com/certification
   • https://cloud.google.com/certification/register
2. Click on the preferred language to schedule your exam, as shown in the following screenshot:
   

   Figure 1.1 – Select your preferred language

3. Next, you will be redirected to the Webassessor login page. You will need a Webassessor account to book the exam. You can follow the guide on the Webassessor page to create a new account if needed.
4. Next, click on the REGISTER FOR AN EXAM button, as shown in the following screenshot:
   

   Figure 1.2 – The REGISTER FOR AN EXAM button

5. Browse to the Google Cloud Certified – Professional Cloud Architect exam and expand the plus (+) sign. You will have options to sit the exam at a test center (Onsite Proctored) or remotely (Remote Proctored), as follows:
   

   Figure 1.3 – Selecting Remote Proctored or Onsite Proctored

6. If you choose to sit the exam at a test center, you will be prompted to select a location, as shown in the following screenshot:
   

   Figure 1.4 – Selecting a test center (if applicable)

7. Next, select a date and time, as shown in the following screenshot. Note that the time is local to the test center:
   

   Figure 1.5 – Selecting a date and time

8. Finally, review and click Check Out. At this point, you can pay for the exam and you are ready to go. Submit your coupon or voucher code if you have one, as shown here:

Figure 1.6 – Confirming the purchase

Please bear in mind that you can change the selected date once the exam has been booked. Rescheduling exams up to 72 hours for onsite or 24 hours for remote can be done at no extra cost. Note that a rescheduling fee will be charged for any changes that are made inside these timeframes.

This section has shown us how to register for the exam. The main to recognize is that we now have the option to sit the exam at home. In the next section, we will look at what to expect from the exam.