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MCSD for Microsoft .NET Certification Requirements
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) for Microsoft .NET candidates are
required to pass four core exams and one elective exam. The core exams provide
a valid and reliable measure of technical proficiency and expertise in developing
and maintaining enterprise applications that are based on Microsoft development
tools, technologies, and platforms. The elective exam provides proof of expertise
with a specific Microsoft server product.
An MCSD for Microsoft .NET candidate should have two years of experience
developing and maintaining solutions and applications. See the table below for a
complete list of exams and related training resources.
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Core Exams (4 Exams Required)
The core exams provide a valid and reliable measure of technical
proficiency and expertise in developing and maintaining enterprise
applications that are based on Microsoft development tools, technologies,
and platforms.
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Core Exams: Web Application Development (1 Exam Required) |
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Books |
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Exam 70-305: Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
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MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Developing Web
Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft
Visual C# .NET, Second Edition
MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft .NET Core Requirements, Exams 70-305, 70-315, 70-306, 70-316, 70-310, 70-320, and 70-300
Microsoft ADO.NET 2.0 Step by Step: 2005
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Exam 70-315: Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
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MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Developing Web Applications
with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual C# .NET, Second Edition
MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft .NET Core Requirements, Exams 70-305, 70-315, 70-306, 70-316, 70-310, 70-320, and 70-300
Microsoft ADO.NET 2.0 Step by Step: 2005
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Core Exams: Windows Application Development (1 Exam Required)
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Exam 70-306: Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications
with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
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MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Developing Windows-Based Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic.NET and Microsoft Visual C#.NET, Second Edition
MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft .NET Core Requirements, Exams 70-305, 70-315, 70-306, 70-316, 70-310, 70-320, and 70-300
Microsoft ADO.NET 2.0 Step by Step: 2005
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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
MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft .NET Core Requirements, Exams 70-305, 70-315, 70-306, 70-316, 70-310, 70-320, and 70-300
Programming Microsoft Windows with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (Core Reference)
Microsoft ADO.NET 2.0 Step by Step: 2005
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Core Exams: XML Web Services and Server Components Development (1 Exam Required)
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Exam 70-310: Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework
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MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual C# .NET
MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft .NET Core Requirements, Exams 70-305, 70-315, 70-306, 70-316, 70-310, 70-320, and 70-300
Microsoft .NET XML Web Services Step by Step
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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
MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft .NET Core Requirements, Exams 70-305, 70-315, 70-306, 70-316, 70-310, 70-320, and 70-300
Microsoft .NET XML Web Services Step by Step
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Core Exam: Solution Architecture (1 Exam Required)
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Exam 70-300: Analyzing Requirements and Defining Microsoft .NET Solution Architectures
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MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Analyzing Requirements
and Defining Microsoft .NET Solution Architectures (Exam 70-300)
MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft .NET Core Requirements, Exams 70-305, 70-315, 70-306, 70-316, 70-310, 70-320, and 70-300
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Elective Exams (1 Exam Required)
The elective exam provides proof of expertise with a specific Microsoft server product.
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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
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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.
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Exam 70-234: Designing and Implementing Solutions with
Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 |
Currently, a corresponding Microsoft Press title is not available
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