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No, if you have already earned an expert level certification, changes to the associate certifications do not affect you.
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My expert-level certification requires achieving an associate-level certification as a prerequisite. If the associate-level certification expires, will my expert-level certification automatically expire, too?
No. Your expert-level certification will not automatically expire if your associate-level prerequisite certification expires. Each certification must be renewed separately by passing the associated renewal assessment.
I would expect the prerequisites will be updated to include SC-500 when it goes live
Thanks Julian,
Just to be sure, that means i will be able to renew this SC-100 expert level certification next year (and later on), even if the associated AZ-500 certification prerequisite has expired ?
- Julian_SharpMar 25, 2026Learn Expert
Correct