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MCP

Your first step into Microsoft's certification program.

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June 2001

Obtaining a Microsoft Certified Professional certification is the first step into proving your skills with Microsoft products (for example, Windows 2000) or job functions (such as implementing and administering a network infrastructure). To obtain the MCP, you just pass any currently available exam.

The benefits of obtaining the MCP are numerous:

Industry recognition of your expertise.
The right to use the MCP logo on business collateral.
A certificate, transcript, wallet card, and lapel pin to identify you as an MCP to colleagues and clients.
Access to technical and product information direct from Microsoft through a private MCP Web site.
Discounts on products and services (such as Microsoft Developer Network or a TechNet CD subscription).
Invitations to Microsoft and MCP Magazine TechMentor, technical training sessions, and special events.
You can join the MCP Database, a peer-to-peer database that lets you locate others in your geographic area with similar interests.

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To become an MCP, you need to pass any exam that Microsoft currently offers. The exams are listed in the table below. You must take the exam in person at Prometric and VUE testing centers.

Microsoft's official MCP requirements guide is at http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/.

You can contact the editors about MCP at editor@mcpmag.com.

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TESTS TO ACHIEVE MCP

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• 70-090 Deploying Office 2000 (In development)

• 70-281 Plan, Deploy, Manage Enterprise Proj. Mgt. Solution (In development)

• 70-285 Designing a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Organization (In development)

• 70-299 Implement, Admin Security on Windows 2003 Network (In development)

• 70-015 Designing Distributed Visual C++ 6.0 Applications (Live)

• 70-016 Designing Desktop Visual C++ 6.0 Applications (Live)

• 70-019 Designing SQL Server 7.0 Data Warehouses (Live)

• 70-028 Administering SQL Server 7.0 (Live)

• 70-029 Designing SQL Server 7.0 Databases (Live)

• 70-056 Supporting Web Sites Using Site Server 3.0 (Live)

• 70-057 Designing Site Server 3.0 Commerce Solutions (Live)

• 70-080 Supporting IE 5.0 Using the IE Admin Kit (Live)

• 70-081 Supporting Exchange Server 5.5 (Live)

• 70-085 Supporting SNA Server 4.0 (Live)

• 70-086 Supporting SMS 2.0 (Live)

• 70-088 Supporting Proxy Server 2.0 (Live)

• 70-091 Designing Office 2000/VBA Solutions (Live)

• 70-098 Supporting Windows 98 (Live)

• 70-100 Analyzing Requirements (Live)

• 70-105 Designing Outlook 2000/Exchange Server 5.5 Collaboration (Live)

• 70-152 Designing Visual InterDev 6.0 Web Solutions (Live)

• 70-155 Designing Distributed Visual FoxPro 6.0 Applications (Live)

• 70-156 Designing Desktop Visual FoxPro 6.0 Applications (Live)

• 70-175 Designing Distributed Visual Basic 6.0 Applications (Live)

• 70-176 Designing Desktop Visual Basic 6.0 Applications (Live)

• 70-210 Administering Windows 2000 Professional (Live)

• 70-214 Implementing Security (Live)

• 70-215 Administering Windows 2000 Server (Live)

• 70-216 Administering a Windows 2000 Network (Live)

• 70-217 Administering Win2K Directory Services (Live)

• 70-218 Managing a Windows 2000 Network Environment (Live)

• 70-219 Designing Win2K Directory Services (Live)

• 70-220 Designing Win2K Security (Live)

• 70-221 Designing a Win2K Network (Live)

• 70-222 Windows 2000 Migration (Live)

• 70-223 Win2K Adv. Server Clustering Services (Live)

• 70-224 Administering Exchange 2000 Server (Live)

• 70-225 Designing Exchange 2000 Messaging (Live)

• 70-226 Designing Highly Available Web Solutions with Win2K (Live)

• 70-227 Administering ISA Server 2000 (Live)

• 70-228 Administering SQL Server 2000 (Live)

• 70-229 Designing SQL Server 2000 Databases (Live)

• 70-230 Designing BizTalk Server 2000 Solutions (Live)

• 70-232 Maintaining Highly Available Web Solutions with Win2K (Live)

• 70-234 Commerce Server 2000 (Live)

• 70-244 Supporting NT Server 4.0 (Live)

• 70-270 Windows XP Professional (Live)

• 70-271 Supporting Users, Troubleshooting Windows Desktop OSes (Live)

• 70-272 Support Users, Troubleshoot Apps on Windows Desktops (Live)

• 70-282 Design/Deploy/Manage Net. Sol.for Sm./Med. Biz (Live)

• 70-284 Implementing and Managing Exchange Server 2003 (Live)

• 70-290 Manage/Maintain Windows Server 2003 (Live)

• 70-291 Impl./Manage/Maintain Windows Server 2003 Network (Live)

• 70-292 Manage/Maintain Windows 2003 (for MCSA-Win2K) (Live)

• 70-293 Plan/Maintain a Windows Server 2003 Network (Live)

• 70-294 Planning, Implementing, Maintaining Windows Server 2003 AD (Live)

• 70-296 Plan/Impl./Maintain Windows Server 2003 (for MCSE - Win2K) (Live)

• 70-297 Designing Windows Server 2003 AD, Network (Live)

• 70-298 Designing Security for a Windows Server 2003 Network (Live)

• 70-300 Analyzing Reqs, Defining .NET Sol. Architectures (Live)

• 70-305 Developing Web Apps with VB .NET/VS .NET (Live)

• 70-306 Developing Windows Apps with VB .NET/VS .NET (Live)

• 70-310 Developing XML/WS with VB .NET/.NET Framework (Live)

• 70-315 Developing Web Apps with Visual C# .NET/VS .NET (Live)

• 70-316 Developing Windows Apps with VC# .NET/VS .NET (Live)

• 70-320 Developing XML/WS with VC# .NET/.NET Framework (Live)

• 70-012 Supporting SNA Server 2.0 (Retired)

• 70-013 Supporting SNA Server 3.0 (Retired)

• 70-014 Supporting SMS 1.0 (Retired)

• 70-018 Supporting SMS 1.2 (Retired)

• 70-021 Administering SQL Server 4.2 Databases (Retired)

• 70-022 Designing SQL Server 4.2 Databases (Retired)

• 70-024 Developing C++/MFC Library Applications (Retired)

• 70-025 OLE 2.0 in MFC 4.0 Applications (Retired)

• 70-026 Administering SQL Server 6.5 (Retired)

• 70-027 Designing SQL Server 6.5 Databases (Retired)

• 70-030 Installing and Supporting Windows 3.1 (Retired)

• 70-037 Microsoft Mail for PC Networks (Retired)

• 70-042 Supporting NT 3.51 Workstation (Retired)

• 70-044 Supporting NT 3.51 Server (Retired)

• 70-048 Supporting Windows for Workgroups 3.11 (Retired)

• 70-050 Visual Basic 3.0 (Retired)

• 70-051 Access 2.0 Application Development (Retired)

• 70-052 Developing Excel 5.0/VBA Applications (Retired)

• 70-053 TCP/IP 4.0 and NT 3.51 (Retired)

• 70-054 Programming in Visual FoxPro 3.0 (Retired)

• 70-058 Networking Essentials (Retired)

• 70-059 TCP/IP on NT 4.0 (Retired)

• 70-064 Windows 95 (Update) (Retired)

• 70-065 Programming with Visual Basic 4.0 (Retired)

• 70-067 Supporting NT Server 4.0 (Retired)

• 70-068 Supporting NT Server 4.0 in the Enterprise (Retired)

• 70-069 Access 95 and the Access Developer's Toolkit (Retired)

• 70-073 Supporting NT Workstation 4.0 (Retired)

• 70-075 Exchange Server 4.0 (Retired)

• 70-076 Supporting Exchange 5.0 (Retired)

• 70-077 Supporting IIS 3.0/Index Server 1.1 (Retired)

• 70-078 Supporting Proxy Server 1.0 (Retired)

• 70-079 Supporting IE 4.0 Using the IE Admin Kit (Retired)

• 70-087 Supporting IIS 4.0 (Retired)

• 70-150 Windows Operating Systems/Systems Architecture I (Retired)

• 70-151 Windows Operating Systems/Systems Architecture II (Retired)

• 70-160 Windows Architecture I (Retired)

• 70-161 Windows Architecture II (Retired)

• 70-165 Programming in Visual Basic 5.0 (Retired)

• 70-240 Windows 2000 Accelerated (Retired)

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MCP BY THE NUMBERS

MCP	963,606
MCSA-W2K	104,703
MCSA-W2003	11,314
MCSA:Messaging	15,499
MCSA:Security	2,091
MCSE-NT	394,807
MCSE-W2K	244,153
MCSE-W2003	5,604
MCSE:Messaging	3,082
MCSE:Security	2,505
MCDBA	122,586
MCAD.NET	15,769
MCSD	45,150
MCSD	7,744
MCP+I	229,139
MCP+SB	2,040
MCSE+I	12,456
Total: 2,182,248

Numbers indicate total certifications per title as of April 14, 2004.

Courtesy of Microsoft Corp.

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