The NASBITE CGBP credential is awarded to candidates that have:

1) Passed the NASBITE CGBP Exam

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2) Completed a minimum of two-years of college-level classes – OR –

have worked in international trade for a minimum of two years.

For further information on exam dates, costs, and location, please click here.  After taking the exam, candidates will be notified if they have passed the exam within 5 weeks of the exam date.  Candidates that have not passed the exam will be notified of their total exam score, and the score for each of the four domains.  Candidates that do not pass the exam are allowed to re-take the exam.  There is no limited to the number of times a candidate may take the exam.  More details of the exam are here.

Besides passing the NASBITE CGBP Exam, candidates must also qualify through either college-level studies or work experience.  For college-level studies, the candidate must complete and earn credit for two years of college-level courses.  These may be in any field.  A degree does not have to have been earned.  Candidates that have received any two, four, or post graduate degree would automatically qualify for the CGBP designation assuming they have passed the exam. 

For candidates that have not received a degree, they must indicate on their application where they have studied and how many hours (credits) of college credit has been received.  For most colleges and universities using the credit-hour system, this would mean at least 32 hours of classes must have been successfully completed.

Instead of qualifying for the NASBITE CGBP based on passing the exam and college level studies, candidates may elect to receive the credential by passing the exam and evidencing two years of work experience in the field of international trade.  This work experience must be directly related to international trade in any of the four domains.  Relevant work experience would include international sales, international freight forwarding, international banking, or international customer support.