Taking CCNP exams with expired CCNA

lordylordy Member Posts: 632 ■■■■□□□□□□
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Hello,

it has been quite a while since I last posted here so please forgive me, if I missed the answer.

My CCNA will expire in about two weeks (Mid March) and I'm still preparing for BSCI. There is no way that I will be finished with BSCI studies before my CCNA expires (the day on the printed cert) but my boss (who is a CCIE) mentioned that there is some grace period of 3 months in which you can still take CCNP exams although your CCNA has already officially expired.

Does anybody know the details on this ?

Best regards,
Lordy
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  • networker050184networker050184 Mod Posts: 11,962 Mod
    I've never heard of any grace period and there is no information on Cisco's About Recertification page about a grace period.
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  • ITdudeITdude Member Posts: 1,181 ■■■□□□□□□□
    I agree, there is no grace period. You may however take the BSCI with an expired CCNA but you will not be granted a CCNP until you retake the CCNA. I guess it is just one of the hard realities of Cisco certifications. icon_wink.gif
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  • akashgaikwad2009akashgaikwad2009 Registered Users Posts: 1 ■□□□□□□□□□
    I had given exam of CCNA but it has been expired , Is it possible to give CCNP Route Certification if I don’t have valid certification of CCNA ???
    so kindly suggest me.
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  • OctalDumpOctalDump Member Posts: 1,722
    akashgaikwad2009 wrote: »
    I had given exam of CCNA but it has been expired , Is it possible to give CCNP Route Certification if I don’t have valid certification of CCNA ???
    so kindly suggest me.

    You can sit the CCNP exams, but to get the CCNP certification you need either a current CCNA or current CCIE. If you can do the CCNP exam, then the CCNA isn't too hard, it's just more money to pay.

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  • SlowhandSlowhand Mod Posts: 5,161 Mod
    My former boss had this happen to him. His CCNA expired before he could start his CCNP Routing & Switching studies. He spent a few months, knocked out the CCNP-level exams, then went in and just re-sat the CCNA exam the day after the last big test. It's not exactly like he needed to study *that* hard for the Associate-level after finishing the Pro track. icon_lol.gif
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