topic Re: Advanced SAS certificate without Base SAS in SAS Certification

Advanced SAS certificate without Base SAS

babai88 — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 11:13:20 GMT

Hi,

I found in the SAS Global certification Site:

Advanced Programmer | SAS

Candidates who earn this credential must have a SAS Certified Base Programming for SAS®9 exam credential
and then take and pass the SAS Advanced Programming for SAS®9 exam

Does this translate to: If a person is not a SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9 he/she can not appear for SAS Advanced Programming for SAS 9 exam ?

Re: Advanced SAS certificate without Base SAS

LinusH — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 12:02:15 GMT

I presume so, but I would direct this question to the certification admins.

Re: Advanced SAS certificate without Base SAS

babai88 — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 12:06:05 GMT

Thanks alot, please forward..

Re: Advanced SAS certificate without Base SAS

beccagre — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 12:09:48 GMT

Hello,

I work in SAS Global Certification. The post is correct that you must hold must have a SAS Certified Base Programming for SAS®9 exam credential and then take and pass the SAS Advanced Programming for SAS®9 exam. You can take the exam out of sequence and take the Advanced Programming exam first but you will not receive credit for that credential until you take and pass the Base Programming for SAS 9 exam.

Hope this helps to clarify.

Re: Advanced SAS certificate without Base SAS

babai88 — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 12:25:14 GMT

Thanks again @beccagre , What does credit mean in this context?

Re: Advanced SAS certificate without Base SAS

beccagre — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 12:29:08 GMT

Hello,

Credit means that you have a record in our credential management system that indicates that you took and passed an exam and that record is in your transcript. We require that you take and pass the BASE programmer exam in order to receive credit for taking and passing the Advanced Programmer exam if you choose to take the exams out of sequence.

Hope this clarifies.

Re: Advanced SAS certificate without Base SAS

babai88 — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 12:40:35 GMT

@beccagre Thanks alot, this solves my query completely.