MCITP upgrade options

Purejet

Hello,

I've some questions about upgrading from mcitp to new mcsa 2012. Because i am looking for a while now and cant get an correct answer.
The only thing i have now is 70-647 exam. MCITP Enterprise Admin 2008.

What are the best options for upgrading to the new mcsa certification?
In my transscript i see nothing about mcsa2008 but normal mcitp enterprise admin now..

Is 70-417 possible? or do i have to start again with 410,411,412.
And till when can i do this exam?

Thanks for your answers.

Asif Dasl

You're saying that you've taken 70-640, 70-642, 70-643 & 70-647 and you still don't have MCSA 2008 listed on your transcript? If that's the case then I would get on to Microsoft Learning Support to get that checked, because that was given months and months ago. If you have the previous 4 exams then you can take the upgrade exam for Server 2012 (70-417) for the foreseeable future, there are no plans for retirement of that exam for years to come.

Purejet

No... only did 70-647 for school reasons months ago. But now is the question in short, can i take upgrade exam or do i have to start with the normal mcsa course (410,411,412) ?

Thanks

Asif Dasl

I'd love to know how you passed 70-647 without taking the previous exams because they all build up to that last exam. You've a major problem - you can either take 640 642 643 and then 417 or skip 2008 entirely like it was a bad dream and start Server 2012 exams 410 411 412.

Purejet

Ok. Yeah i know the reason why i had passed the 70-647 is because of school. I had to get only that certificate in spicific to pass my school-course.
So the only option for me is to do the new server2012 exams. that is an answer to my question. But i saw on several forums that it was possbile to take an upgrade from the 70-647 but i think they mean the whole (640,642,643 AND 647) course? And i don't have these exams.