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MCAD Requirements and Training Resources

To fulfill the core certification requirements, pass one exam focused on either Web Application Development or XML Windows Application Development in the language of your choice. Then pass one Web Services and Server Components exam. See the table below for a complete list of exams and related training resources.

Core Exams (2 Exams Required)
Core Exams: Web or Windows Application Development (1 Exam Required)
Exams Books Exams Books
Exam 70-305*: Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Developing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual C# .NET, Second Edition

Microsoft ADO.NET 2.0 Step by Step: 2005
Exam 70-306*: Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Developing Windows-Based Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic.NET and Microsoft Visual C#.NET, Second Edition

Microsoft ADO.NET 2.0 Step by Step: 2005
Exam 70-315*: Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Developing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual C# .NET, Second Edition

Microsoft ADO.NET 2.0 Step by Step: 2005
Exam 70-316*: Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Developing Windows-Based Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic.NET and Microsoft Visual C#.NET, Second Edition

Microsoft ADO.NET 2.0 Step by Step: 2005

Programming Microsoft Windows with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (Core Reference)
Core Exams: XML Web Services and Server Components Development (1 Exam Required)
Exams Books Exams Books
Exam 70-310*: Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual C# .NET

Microsoft .NET XML Web Services Step by Step
Exam 70-320*: Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual C# and the Microsoft .NET Framework MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual C# .NET

Microsoft .NET XML Web Services Step by Step
Elective Exams (1 Exam Required)
In addition to the core exam requirements, you must also pass one elective exam that provides proof of expertise with a specific Microsoft server product.
Exams Books Exams Books
Exam 70-229: Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition MCAD/MCSE/MCDBA Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database Design and Implementation, Exam 70-229, Second Edition.

Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2000
Exam 70-230: Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 Enterprise Edition. MCSE Training Kit: Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 (Exam 70-230). This book is out of print.
Exam 70-234: Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 Currently, a corresponding Microsoft Press title is not available Exam 70-305*, 70-306*, 70-315*, or 70-316*

If you use Exam 70-305 or 70-315 to satisfy the core exam requirement, you may use either Exam 70-306 or 70-316 as an elective.

If you use Exam 70-306 or 70-316 to satisfy the core exam requirement, you may use either Exam 70-305 or 70-315 as an elective.


* In the following combinations, candidates will receive credit for only one of the two exams: 70-305 or 70-315, 70-306 or 70-316, 70-310 or 70-320.