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CSP11 is the current CSP outline

BCSP's CSP11 blueprint has governed every CSP exam since August 1, 2025. It has seven domains, led by Advanced Application of Safety Principles and Program Management at 25% each, and replaced the outline from February 2020.

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CSP11 is the outline every CSP exam is built on today. Our CSP questions, mocks and study plans use its domains and weights.

Judged against CSP11, the outline in effect on October 16, 2026.

Status
In effect
Effective
August 1, 2025
Exams
CSP
From
BCSP
Citation
CSP11 Examination Blueprint, V.2024.04.24
Last checked
October 16, 2026

Key dates

  1. February 24, 2020The previous CSP outline takes effect
  2. August 1, 2025CSP11 takes effect for all CSP exams

The seven CSP11 domains

DomainWeight
1. Advanced Application of Safety Principles25%
2. Program Management25%
3. Risk Management15%
4. Emergency Management9%
5. Environmental Management6%
6. Occupational Health and Applied Science10%
7. Training10%

Weights are from BCSP's CSP11 blueprint. Our weekly blueprint watch compares them with BCSP's PDF field by field.

What's next

BCSP says it revalidates every exam "every five years, or more often if necessary." It has not announced a CSP12 or a CSP job and task analysis panel. If either appears on BCSP's Exam Development page or Current Changes Index, this page changes the same week.

Practice what's tested now

Sources

  1. BCSP: CSP11 blueprint changes and blueprint (PDF)
  2. BCSP: 2025 Current Changes Index
  3. BCSP: Exam Development (panels)

Published October 16, 2026. Last checked against these sources October 16, 2026. Something out of date? Email hello@passcited.com.

Related changes

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See where you stand today

The free 25-question diagnostic scores each domain of the outline in effect now and shows the source for every answer.