MCAD and MCSD Certification

If you currently hold the MCAD or MCSD certification, your credentials continue to be recognized by Microsoft, and you do not need to do anything to maintain them. However, Microsoft recommends that developers who use the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and are currently either MCAD or MCSD consider upgrading to the new Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) credentials.

Plan to Upgrade?

If you plan to upgrade from an MCAD or MCSD on .NET certification to a Microsoft Certified Professional Developer certification, you do not need to first obtain an MCTS certification. You will earn the applicable MCTS certifications when you pass the upgrade exam(s) for MCPD.

Microsoft Certified Application Developers (MCAD) can upgrade to MCPD: Web Developer

• This upgrade requires one exam
• 70–551: UPGRADE: MCAD skills to MCPD: Web Developer Using the .NET Framework

Microsoft Certified Application Developers (MCAD) can upgrade to MCPD: Windows Developer

• This upgrade requires one exam
• 70–552: UPGRADE: MCAD skills to MCPD: Windows Developer Using the .NET Framework

Microsoft Certified Solutions Developers (MCSD) can upgrade to MCPD: Enterprise Developer

• This upgrade requires two exams.
• 70–553: UPGRADE: MCSD Microsoft .NET Skills to MCPD: Enterprise Application Developer: Part 1
• 70–554: UPGRADE: MCSD Microsoft .NET Skills to MCPD: Enterprise Application Developer: Part 2

		COURSES FOR PREPARATION
		Web		Windows		Distributed		Data Access
MCAD to MCTS: Web
70-551		2543	2544					2541	2542
MCAD to MCTS:  Windows
70-552				2546	2547			2541	2542
MCSD to MCPD:  Enterprise Applications
70-553		2543	2544	2546	2547			2541	2542
70-554						2548	2549

Click here for printable roadmap of courses and exams for all MCPD credentials.

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