The second checkpoint, and the last thing between you and the FDE Internship Program. Aligned to Anthropic's Architect Foundations blueprint, it emphasises system design: agentic architecture, prompt engineering, tool design, and context management. Take it after PCAO-F.
Who it is for: Learners who have passed PCAO-F and are ready to prove they can design agent systems, not only judge them.
Passing score
720 out of 1,000
Proctoring fee
Panaversity students get two free attempts. A third or later attempt is charged at a fee to be announced. External candidates pay only the proctoring fee, currently TBA — you do not have to study with Panaversity to sit the exam.
Stage One is Panaversity's readiness gate before Stage Two
Anthropic does not require PCAO-F or PCAR-F. They are Panaversity's readiness and access requirements for this route. Passing both qualifies you for the FDE Internship Program and partner access, which provisions the organisational email you need to register for the Anthropic exams — personal email addresses are not accepted.
Why the gate exists
An Anthropic sitting costs $99 to $175, and successive failures bring waits of 14, 30, and 90 days. Your first two Panaversity attempts cost nothing — a free proctored exam against the same blueprint is a much cheaper readiness check. If you cannot clear 720 here, do not assume the corresponding Anthropic exam will go differently.
PCAR-F is aligned to Anthropic's Claude Certified Architect, Foundations blueprint, so it covers the same domains. Panaversity does not publish its own domain weights — the published weights belong to the matching Anthropic exam, CCAR-F.
Credential earned
Panaversity Certified Architect — Foundations. With PCAO-F, qualifies you for the FDE Internship Program and partner access.
Free sample tests with explanations cost nothing and do not count against you. Use them to find your weak domains before a real sitting does.