# About earning certificate! **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [June 9, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/about-earning-certificate/9254 "2016-06-09T03:13:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VaibhavFuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f05b48/32.png) [@VaibhavFuke](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/VaibhavFuke)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/about-earning-certificate/9254/1 "2016-06-09T03:13:27Z")
I had a year of experience with front end development. But to earn the fcc front end certificate do i really need to complete all the challenges. I mean do i need to complete all the challenges of js and jquery because i know these technologies well (very well). ---
**Author:** ![bnoden](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/bnoden/32/4753_2.png) [@bnoden](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/bnoden)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 3:24am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/about-earning-certificate/9254/2 "2016-06-09T03:24:47Z")
No, just the projects. ---
**Author:** ![HenryAngulo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/henryangulo/32/4100_2.png) [@HenryAngulo](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/HenryAngulo)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/about-earning-certificate/9254/3 "2016-06-09T03:31:42Z")
And some (most) of the algorithm scripting. You have to complete those that have a \* next to their name in the “map”, everything else is optional. ---
**Author:** ![jwilkins.oboe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/jwilkins.oboe/32/179497_2.png) [@jwilkins.oboe](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/jwilkins.oboe)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/about-earning-certificate/9254/4 "2021-01-16T03:47:07Z")
Closed on January 16, 2021, 3:47am UTC