Taking CCNP exams with expired CCNA

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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Comments

networker050184

I've never heard of any grace period and there is no information on Cisco's About Recertification page about a grace period.

ITdude

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.

akashgaikwad2009

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.

OctalDump

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.

Cisco is nice for renewals, but bad once anything expires.

Slowhand

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.