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Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) for Microsoft .NET

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. MS logo New

An MCSD for Microsoft .NET candidate should have two years of experience developing and maintaining solutions and applications.

Core Exams - 4 Exams Required

Core Exams: Web Application Development (1 Exam Required)
Core Exams: Windows Application Development (1 Exam Required)
Core Exams: XML Web Services & Server Components (1 Exam Required)
Core Exams: Solution Architecture (1 Exam Required)

Elective Exams - 1 Exam Required

Required Exams	Recommended Training
Full Track (5 Exams Required in total)
Core Exams(4 Exams Required)
Core Exams: Web Application Development(1 Exam Required)
Exam 70-305: Developing & Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET	Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (M2373) Developing Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications Using Visual Studio .NET (M2310) Programming ADO.NET (M2389)
Exam 70-315: Developing & Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET & Microsoft Visual Studio .NET	Developing Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications Using Visual Studio .NET (M2310) Programming with C# (M2124) Programming with Microsoft ADO.NET (M2389)
Core Exams: Windows Application Development(1 Exam Required)
Exam 70-306: Developing & Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET & Microsoft Visual Studio .NET	Developing Microsoft .NET Applications for Windows (VB.NET) (M2565) Programming with Microsoft ADO.NET (M2389)
Exam 70-316*: Developing & Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET & Microsoft Visual Studio .NET	Developing Microsoft .NET Applications for Windows (Visual C# .NET) (M2555) Programming with Microsoft ADO.NET (M2389)
Core Exams: XML Web Services & Server Components Development(1 Exam Required)
Exam 70-310: Developing XML Web Services & Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET & the Microsoft .NET Framework	Programming with XML in the Microsoft .NET Framework (M2663) Developing XML Web Services Using Microsoft ASP.NET (M2524) Building COM+ Applications Using Microsoft .NET Enterprise Services (M2557) Programming with Microsoft ADO.NET (M2389)
Exam 70-320: Developing XML Web Services & Server Components with Microsoft Visual C# & the Microsoft .NET Framework	Programming with XML in the Microsoft .NET Framework (M2663) Developing XML Web Services Using Microsoft ASP.NET (M2524) Building COM+ Applications Using Microsoft .NET Enterprise Services (M2557) Programming with Microsoft ADO.NET (M2389)
Core Exams: Solution Architecture (1 Exam Required)
Exam 70-300: Analysing Requirements & Defining Microsoft .NET Solution Architectures	Analysing Requirements and Defining Microsoft .NET Solution Architectures (M2710)
Elective Exams(1 Exam Required)
Exam 70-229: Designing & Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition	Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with Transact-SQL (M2071) Programming a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database (M2073)
Exam 70-230: Designing & Implementing Solutions with Microsoft BizTalk Server® 2000 Enterprise Edition	Developing and Deploying Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 Solutions (M2379)
Exam 70-234: Designing & Implementing Solutions with Microsoft Commerce Server 2000	Deploying and Managing Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 (M2185) Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET(M2341)
Exam 70-301: Managing, Organizing, & Delivering IT Projects by Using Microsoft Solutions Framework 3.0	Analysing Requirements and Defining Microsoft .NET Solution Architectures (M2710)
Exam 70-330: Implementing Security for Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET	Implementing Security for Applications (M2840)
Exam 70-340: Implementing Security for Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET	Implementing Security for Applications (M2840)