P – level Exams Question?

Good afternoon:
Im done with F1-F9 and P1, Im left with 4 exams to take;

could you confirm the following:

1. P2 and P3 are mandatory as part of essentials and
2. I need to pass P2 and P3 prior to trying two out of four from options track P4-P7,

Many Thanks,
Yassin