If you need help studying for the Six Sigma Green Belt certification exam or just want some more information about what the test is like, you’ve come to the right place.
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Exam Eligibility
Before you can register to take the Six Sigma Green Belt exam, you’ll need to have at least three years of full-time, paid experience in on area of the Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Body of Knowledge.
If you meet this requirement, you’re set to begin the registration process!
What’s on the Exam?
First, let’s talk about the questions on the exam. There are 110 multiple-choice questions total, but only 100 of the questions will count toward your score. Why is that?
The 10 unscored questions on the exam are called “pretest” questions. These are added to the exam to determine if they’re good enough questions to add to future versions of the test.
The trick is that you won’t have any way of knowing which questions are scored and which ones are pretest. They’ll appear just like the scored questions throughout the test.
Levels of Complexity
Each question on the exam falls under one of the following levels of complexity:
These questions ask you to remember or recognize facts, definitions, principles, materials, and more.
💡 Understand
These questions ask you to understand regulations, reports, descriptions, diagrams, and more.
🛠️ Apply
These questions test your knowledge of when and how to apply certain formulas, ideas, principles, procedures, and more.
These questions ask you to analyze information and break it down to its basic parts.
⚖️ Evaluate
These questions ask you to compare proposed ideas and solutions to specific criteria/standards.
🧩 Create
These questions ask you to create patterns/structure from parts of data sets.
Let’s take a closer look at the different sections of the Six Sigma Green Belt certification exam.
1. Overview: Six Sigma and the Organization
11 scored questions
- Six Sigma and organizational goals
- Lean principles in the organization
- Design for Six Sigma (DfSS) methodologies
2. Define Phase
20 scored questions
- Project identification
- Voice of the customer (VoC)
- Project management basics
- Management and planning tools
- Business results for projects
- Team dynamics and performance
3. Measure Phase
20 scored questions
- Process analysis and documentation
- Probability and statistics
- Statistical distributions
- Collecting and summarizing data
- Measurement system analysis (MSA)
- Process and performance capability
4. Analyze Phase
18 scored questions
- Exploratory data analysis
- Hypothesis testing
- Additional analysis methods
5. Improve Phase
16 scored questions
- Design of experiments (DoE)
- Implementation planning
- Lean tools
6. Control Phase
15 scored questions
- Statistical process control (SPC)
- Sustain improvements
- Lean tools for process control
How to Register
To get started, you’ll need to submit an application on ASQ’s website. The application will ask you for your contact information and any documentation to prove your eligibility (among other things).
When you submit the application, you’ll also need to submit the testing fee, which is $469. If you’re an ASQ member, you will only have to pay $369.
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Exam Scores
The test is scored using a scaled scoring method. Here’s how it works:
For every question you answer correctly, you get one point added to your raw score. At the end of the test, your final raw score will be converted to a scaled score. This scaled score will range somewhere between 100 and 750.
The reason your raw score is converted to a scaled score is because everyone who takes the test is given a slightly different set of questions. Since everyone has a different arrangement of questions, and because some questions are harder than others, converting your raw score to a scaled score ensures a more even playing field.
Retaking the Exam
If you didn’t get a passing score on your first try, that’s okay! You can retake the test after submitting a new application.
Keep in mind that you will have to pay the $269 retesting fee for each attempt.
FAQs
How many questions are on the Six Sigma Green Belt exam?
The exam contains 110 quesitons.
What is the time limit for the Six Sigma Green Belt exam?
The exam is timed at 4 hours and 18 minutes.
What is the passing score for the Six Sigma Green Belt exam?
You’ll need to get a final scaled score of at least 550 to pass.
How much does the Six Sigma Green Belt exam cost?
The testing fee is $469 ($369 for ASQ members).
What is Six Sigma Green Belt?
Six Sigma Green Belt is a certification that demonstrates a person’s understanding of the Six Sigma methodology and their ability to apply it to process improvement projects.