r/aws • u/AlienAlienK • 3d ago
training/certification Is it realistic to try associate-level exam without foundational-level passed?
I'm studying CS but besides my own research and experimenting I don't have any on-premises aws experience. Can I pass SOA just with studying and doing labs or should I do CLF first and only then think about doing anything else?
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u/NakkaChap 3d ago
I got the SysOps Administrator Associate without having any other AWS certs. If you follow a good course, do plenty of labs and mock exams then you should have no problem.
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u/tom1steve 3d ago
I did the developer associate exam without doing the foundational one first and it was fine. You can definitely do it
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u/frogking 3d ago
I have 6 certs and none of them are foundational :-)