2/9/2001 -- Oracle announced recently that it will officially retire the Oracle Certified   Application Developer track for Developer/2000 Release 1 on July 31, 2001. OCP   candidates following the Release 1 certification track will have until July   31 to complete the required core exams.

According to the Oracle Web site, all OCPs certified in Release 1 will continue   to retain the credential after the track is retired.

Candidates who wish to upgrade can either directly exam to the most recent   track, 6/6i, or alternatively can upgrade to Release 2, which offers an automatic   grandfathering to the 6/6i title. Both paths offer a single upgrade exam.

A FAQ page regarding this retirement is posted on Oracle's Web site. For more   information, visit http://www.oracle.com/education/certification/   and click on the link under the retirement announcement.