For a little while now I've been looking at the MCTS/MCPD certification paths. I think I've finally worked out the routes.
MCTS in two exams
You can become an MCTS in 2 exams which is the common pre-requisite Exam 70–536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation and then either the Win path MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications Exam 70–528: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Web-Based Client Development or the Web path MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0 Windows Applications Exam 70-526: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Windows-Based Client Development.
MCPD in three exams
The shortest path to a MCPD is then another one exam, that's either the Win path MCPD: Windows Developer Exam 70–548: PRO: Designing and Developing Windows Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Frameworkor the Web path MCPD: Web Developer Exam 70-547: PRO: Designing and Developing Web Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework.
MCPD: Enterprise Application Developer in seven exams
However the MCPD: Enterprise Application developer requires another four exams on top your MCPD.
- First you have to get the MCTS for the alternative (Win or Web)
- then the MCPD for the alternate path
- then the MCTS for Distributed applications
- And finally you can now take the MCPD: Enterprise applications.
In summary, you can only take exams once you have completed everything to the left
| Common | MCTS | MCPD | MCPD: Enterprise Applications Developer |
Common pre-requisite
Exam 70–536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation Amazon
| MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0 Web
Applications
Exam 70–528: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Web-Based Client Development Amazon
| MCPD: Web Developer
Exam 70-547: PRO: Designing and Developing Web Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework
| MCPD: Enterprise Applications Developer
Exam 70–549: PRO: Designing and Developing Enterprise Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework |
MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0 Windows Applications
Exam 70-526: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Windows-Based Client DevelopmentAmazon
| MCPD: Windows Developer
Exam 70–548: PRO: Designing and Developing Windows Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework |
MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0 Distributed Applications
Exam 70–529: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Distributed Application Development Amazon
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