MCPD: Windows Developer candidates must first complete the requirements for the MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0 Windows Applications certification (two exams). After they achieve this certification, candidates can earn their MCPD: Windows Developer by passing one additional exam.
Upgrading from MCAD or MCSD
If you are a Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD), you can upgrade to the MCPD: Windows Developer certification by taking one upgrade exam, Exam 70–552: UPGRADE: MCAD Skills to MCPD: Windows Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework. By passing this upgrade exam, you will also automatically obtain the relevant MCTS prerequisite. If you have already passed Exam 70–551: UPGRADE: MCAD Skills to MCPD: Web Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework, you may obtain the MCPD: Windows Developer certification by passing the following additional exams:
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Exam 70-526: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Windows-Based Client Development |
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Exam 70-548: PRO: Designing and Developing Windows Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework |
If you are a Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD) on Microsoft .NET and have passed Exam 70–553: UPGRADE: MCSD Microsoft .NET Skills to MCPD: Enterprise Application Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework: Part 1, you may obtain the MCPD: Windows Developer certification by passing the following additional exam:
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Exam 70-548: PRO: Designing and Developing Windows Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework |
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Required Exams for MCPD: Windows Developer (One Exam + MCTS Prerequisite) |
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Exam 70–548: PRO: Designing and Developing Windows Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework |
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Required Exams for MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0 Windows Applications (Two Exams Required) |
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Exam 70–536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation |
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Exam 70–526: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Windows-Based Client Development |
Workshop 2546: Core Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (Three days)
Workshop 2547: Advanced Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (Two days)
Workshop 2541: Core Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (Three days)
Workshop 2542: Advanced Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (Two days) |
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Upgrade Exam for MCAD (One Exam Required - MCTS not required) |
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Exam 70–552: UPGRADE: MCAD Skills to MCPD: Windows Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework |
Workshop 2546: Core Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (Three days)
Workshop 2547: Advanced Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (Two days)
Workshop 2541: Core Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (Three days)
Workshop 2542: Advanced Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (Two days) |
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