Oracle 9i OCA Retirement

Dear colleagues,
Recently (Jan 2009) I have passed exam 1Z0-031. Now I am preparing to take exam 1Z0-007 Introduction to Oracle9i SQL. My plan was to get the 9i OCA and 9i OCP, then 10g OCP and 11g OCP.
I choose this path because I have completed courses from Oracle suitable only for OCP 9i (not for OCP 10g/11g):
Oracle9i DBA Fundamentals I,
Oracle9i DBA Fundamentals II,
Data Warehousing Fundamentals,
Data Warehouse Database Design,
Oracle9i Warehouse Builder: Implementation.
Yesterday I have find out that the "Oracle9i Database Administrator Certified Associate" Certification Track marked as "Retired" without "Retirement Date" in contrast to other tracks in the Certification Path/Retirements section of Oracle University site: http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=206#3. But the OCP 9i is not in the list of retired tracks.
Is it possible to get OCP 9i without retired OCA 9i? The fact is all the necessary exams for OCP 9i (1Z0-007, 1Z0-031, 1Z0-032 and 1Z0-033) are not retired and available to take at the moment.
Any advice is very appreciated.
Best Regards,
vladdos

Vladdos,
According to the link you have provided, it appears that only the Oracle Certified Master (not Professional or Associate) track has been retired. In fact, the [9i DBA Certification track page|http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=152] on the Oracle Education site still lists OCA and OCP tracks, but the OCM track has been removed. I think you are still okay to pursue the 9i OCA and OCP. Good luck with your exams!
Regards,
John P.
http://only4left.jpiwowar.com

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