the courses arent where you get the certificate with the A+, heck its not like that with most computer certs, most of them you go take a test for, (most tests are multiple-choice, not short answer or essay, as that is too hard to be exact with) so, if youre good enough with the law of averages you can go take any certification you want, just be prepared to pay about $200 for any cert test, pass or fail, lol