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Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)

The Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) credential is the premier certification for professionals who design and develop leading-edge business solutions with Microsoft development tools, technologies, platforms, and the Microsoft Windows® architecture.

• MCSD For Microsoft.NET Certification
• Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)

MCSD Certification Requirements

Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) candidates are required to pass three core exams and one elective exam. The core technology exams require candidates to prove their competency with solution architecture, desktop applications development, and distributed applications development. The elective exam requires proof of expertise with Microsoft development tools.

Core Exams (Three Required)
Desktop Applications Development (Choose One)
Exam 70-016*	Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual C++® 6.0
Exam 70-156*	Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual FoxPro® 6.0
Exam 70-176	Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic® 6.0
Distributed Application Development (Choose One)
Exam 70-015*:	Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0
Exam 70-155*	Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0
Exam 70-175*	Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0
Solution Architecture (Required)
Exam 70-100	Analyzing Requirements and Defining Solution Architectures
Elective Exams (One Required)
Exam 70-015*	Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0
Exam 70-016	Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0
Exam 70-019	Designing and Implementing Data Warehouses with Microsoft SQL Server™ 7.0
Exam 70-029	Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
Exam 70-057	Designing and Implementing Commerce Solutions with Microsoft Site Server 3.0, Commerce Edition
Exam 70-091	Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft Office 2000 and Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications
Exam 70-105	Designing and Implementing Collaborative Solutions with Microsoft Outlook® 2000 and Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
Exam 70-152	Designing and Implementing Web Solutions with Microsoft Visual InterDev® 6.0
Exam 70-155*	Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0
Exam 70-156*	Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0
Exam 70-175*	Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0
Exam 70-176*	Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0
Exam 70-229	Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Editio
Exam 70-230	Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft BizTalk™ Server 2000, Enterprise Edition
Exam 70-234	Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft Commerce Server 2000
*Core exams that can also be used as elective exams can only be counted once toward a certification. If a candidate receives credit for an exam as a core, the candidate will not receive credit for that same exam as an elective in the MCSD track.

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MCSD For Microsoft.NET Certification

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 that provide a valid and reliable measure of technical proficiency and expertise in developing and maintaining enterprise applications 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.

Core Exams (four required)
Solution Architecture Exam (required)
Exam 70-300	Analyzing Requirements and Defining .NET Solution Architectures
Web Application Development Exams (one required)
Exam 70-305*	Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
Exam 70-315*	Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
Windows Application Development Exams (one required)
Exam 70-306*	Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
Exam 70-316*	Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
Web Services and Server Components Exams (one required)
Exam 70-310*	Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework
Exam 70-320*	Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual C# and the Microsoft .NET Framework
Elective Exams (one required)
Exam 70-229	Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Enterprise Edition
Exam 70-230	Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000, Enterprise Edition
Exam 70-234	Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft Commerce Server 2000
*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.

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