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AWS · SAP-C02
Prepare for SAP-C02: Design complex, multi-account AWS architectures for organizational and migration scenarios.
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AWS Solutions Architect Professional (SAP-C02) Study Plan for 2026
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The SAP-C02 exam validates your ability to design distributed systems and complex architectures on AWS. This professional-level certification targets senior architects who design solutions for organizational complexity, build new multi-account and multi-region architectures, improve existing workloads, and lead migration and modernization efforts. You'll prove you can architect across accounts, regions, and hybrid environments using advanced networking, security, cost optimization, and disaster recovery strategies. As AWS environments grow in complexity, professional architects who design holistic, scalable systems are essential to large organizations.
You're a fit for SAP-C02 if you:
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| Domain | Weight | What This Means |
|---|---|---|
| Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity | 26% | Architect cross-account strategies, multi-region deployments, and governance for large organizations |
| Design for New Solutions | 29% | Design new architectures from scratch using the right compute, storage, database, and networking services |
| Continuous Improvement for Existing Solutions | 25% | Optimize cost, performance, reliability, and operational efficiency of current AWS workloads |
| Accelerate Workload Migration and Modernization | 20% | Plan and execute migrations from on-premises, refactor legacy apps, and modernize with containers and serverless |
You're probably ready if you can:
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The AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional exam consists of 75 questions (65 scored and 10 unscored). Unscored questions are not identified and do not affect your score. You are given 180 minutes. Question types are multiple-choice and multiple-response. Treat every question as scored and manage your time carefully.
Yes. The last day to take the SAP-C02 exam is November 16, 2026. SAP-C03 registration opens October 27, 2026. SAP-C03 general availability begins November 17, 2026. If you plan to recertify by exam after November 16, you will be taking SAP-C03, not SAP-C02.
The exam is scored on a scale of 100 to 1,000. The minimum passing score is 750. ExamOS Daily Sprints and Mock Exams help you measure readiness against this threshold.
SAP-C02 covers four domains:
| Domain | Weight |
|---|---|
| Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity | 26% |
| Design for New Solutions | 29% |
| Continuous Improvement for Existing Solutions | 25% |
| Accelerate Workload Migration and Modernization | 20% |
SAP-C03 adds generative AI and agentic AI (11 new skills), resilience engineering, cloud-native patterns (7 new skills), DevSecOps and observability (6 new skills), data and analytics (3 new skills), and post-quantum cryptography. The exam shifts from four domains to five:
The full SAP-C03 exam guide, including domain weights and passing score, publishes on October 27, 2026.
High-quality resources include official AWS documentation, the Well-Architected Framework whitepapers, AWS Skill Builder digital training, and hands-on experience with multi-account environments and migrations. ExamOS provides Mock Exams and Daily Sprints to identify architectural reasoning gaps.
The registration fee is $300 USD. Taxes may apply based on your jurisdiction. If you have previously passed any AWS certification, check your AWS Certification Account for a 50% discount voucher.
If you do not pass, you must wait 14 calendar days before retaking. There is no limit on attempts, but you pay the full fee each time. Once you pass, you cannot retake the same exam for two years unless AWS publishes a new exam guide and series code.
The certification is valid for three years. You have two renewal paths:
The traditional exam path extends your certification by three years. The Maintain program extends it by one year. You will need to repeat the cycle annually.
No formal prerequisites or prior certifications are required. AWS recommends two or more years of hands-on experience designing and deploying cloud architecture on AWS. Target candidates can evaluate business requirements, derive architectural requirements, and work with AWS CLI, APIs, CloudFormation, and the Billing Console.
SAP-C02 and SAP-C03 validate expert-level architectural judgment. The credential strengthens candidacy for Principal Cloud Architect, Senior Solutions Architect at APN firms, Cloud Migration Lead, and Enterprise Infrastructure Architect roles. It is a differentiator in technical interviews, not a substitute for hands-on experience.