# SEO Certification completion query **URL:** \ **Category:** Content Strategy & SEO\ **Tags:** free, professional\ **Created:** [July 6, 2026, 9:47am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/seo-certification-completion-query/152099 "2026-07-06T09:47:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![padma-gadi-2001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@padma-gadi-2001](https://community.hubspot.com/u/padma-gadi-2001)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2026, 9:48am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/seo-certification-completion-query/152099/1 "2026-07-06T09:48:00Z")
Hello HubSpot Academy Team, I had completed about 90% of the SEO certification course before it was retired. Unfortunately I couldn’t complete the final certification before the update. Is there any way to finish the old certification or have my progress transferred to the new AEO certifications? ---
**Author:** ![stassey](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/stassey/32/36_2.png) [@stassey](https://community.hubspot.com/u/stassey)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/seo-certification-completion-query/152099/3 "2026-07-06T13:50:24Z")
Hey @ImkezuidemaNL, Thanks for bringing this to the community! The SEO certifications were retired as of June 23rd. That said, if the Certification was not awarded prior to the change, then the course cannot be completed. There are however two brand new AEO certifications that released today. You can find these here! > **[Resource Library](https://www.hubspot.com/resources)** > > Explore 700+ free HubSpot resources: templates, ebooks, tools, courses and guides to boost your marketing and sales. These will cover SEO + AEO, but the progress of the retired certification cannot be transferred as of now. I appreciate your understanding on this. Hope this helps! Sam, Community Manager