Goodbye $300 SCJP designation. Hello $600 OCP designation.

Goodbye $300 SCJP designation. Hello $600 OCP designation.

• JDK 1.7
• Name changing.
• Obtaining the Professional designation is now a two step process, 
• Starts first with passing the Oracle Certified Associate exam, or as it’s referred to on Oracle’s certification site, the Java SE 7 Programmer I test. 
• Once you pass the new Associate exam, you are then qualified to write the Java SE 7 Programmer II exam, and if you pass that, you’ll have gained your Java Professional designation.
• $300 + $300
One way around the cost is to write the beta exams while Oracle tweaks the final product. You can currently write the Java SE 7 Programmer I test while it is in beta for only $50, although the opportunity expires on December 17th, so you better book now. The Java SE 7 Programmer II test has not gone to beta yet, but that will likely be announced within the next couple of months, giving early worms a chance to pass both exams for the low, low price of only $100