Difference between: Certified Application Associate and Solution Consultant

Hi Expert,

Does anyone have any idea from academic and real market point of view, what is the difference between:

URL: [Certified Application Associate - Financial Accounting with SAP ERP 6.0 EHP4|http://www.sap.com/services/education/certification/certroles/certificationrole.epx?context=%5b%5bROLE_C_TFIN52_64%7c%5d%5d%7c]

and

URL: [Certified Solution Consultant Financials - Financial Accounting with SAP ERP 2005|http://www.sap.com/services/education/certification/certroles/certificationrole.epx?context=%5b%5bROLE_TFIN52_05_CER%7c%5d%5d%7c]

One of my friends wants to take the FI exam, but their examination registrar ask him to choose one of this.

Kindly advise.