title: What is the difference between the Java Associate exam and the Java Programmer exam
body: <p>In the next 6 months I will have to take one of the above exams to pass part of my course and I have been studying Java for the last 2 years in school and was wondering is there a huge difference between the 2 exams, Would I be better to just do the programmer exam and bypass the associate exam or is there a huge step up in skill from the associate exam.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>