• One PL credit is equal to one hour of educational activity.
• Credit may also be earned in half-hour or quarter-hour increments (rounded to the nearest quarter hour). 
• The minimum credit amount that can be assigned to any activity is 0.25.
• For such activities as readings and reviewing content, calculate credit hours earned using one of the following methods:
• Clock time: Allocate the actual time you spent engaged in the educational activity.
• Generalist readings: Allocate 2 minutes per page.
• Specialized/highly technical readings: Allocate 4 minutes per page.

No single self-study activity may earn more than 20 credit hours (e.g., reading a single textbook should qualify for no more than 20 credits).

See examples of qualifying credit activities for more information. 

You can record your PL activities with the following resources:

• Use the one-click functionality available on our website to claim credit directly from PL-eligible content.
• Use your  PL Tracker to record your progress and add credits for other PL-eligible activities you've completed.
• Use the online Documentation Form—or another method you prefer— to track your activities, as long as you capture the following information:
• A description of the educational activity (include details such as title, author/presenter, event date, event location, etc.)
• Applicable CFA Institute Global Body of Investment Knowledge (GBIK^®) (PDF) topics
• A description of how the activity contributed to your development as an investment performance professional
• Activity completion date
• Number of credits earned

Please note that activities sponsored by CFA Institute will not be automatically recorded for you. Please record your activities using one of the above methods.

Credits earned for MPL may not be carried into the next cycle.

To validate the integrity of the MPL, you may be subject to a compliance review of your PL activities. Learn more about our compliance review policy in our guidebook.

Use the PL Tracker to create and export reports, or email us at professionallearning@cfainstitute.org to request a printable certificate.