.The Microsoft Certified Professional program provides the best method to prove your command of current Microsoft products and technologies. The following table describes each certification in more detail.
| Certification | Description |
| Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer + Internet (MCSE + Internet) | MCSEs with a specialty in Internet technologies are qualified to enhance, deploy, and manage intranet and Internet solutions that include a browser, proxy server, host servers, database, messaging, and commerce components. An MCSE + Internet-certified professional also manages and analyzes Web sites. |
| Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) | MCSEs are qualified to effectively plan, implement, maintain, and support information systems in a wide range of computing environments with Microsoft Windows NT Server and Microsoft BackOffice®. |
| Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) | MCSDs are qualified to build Web-based, distributed, and commerce applications by using Microsoft products such as Microsoft SQL Server™, Microsoft Visual Studio®, and Microsoft Transaction Server. |
| Microsoft Certified Professional + Site Building (MCP + Site Building) | MCPs with a specialty in site building are qualified to plan, build, maintain, and manage Web sites using Microsoft technologies and products. |
| Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet (MCP + Internet) | MCPs with a specialty in the Internet are qualified to plan security, install and configure server products, manage server resources, extend servers to run Common Gateway Interface (CGI) scripts or Internet Server Application Programming Interface (ISAPI) scripts, monitor and analyze performance, and troubleshoot problems. |
| Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) | MCPs demonstrate in-depth knowledge of at least one product by passing any one exam (except Networking Essentials). |
| Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) | MCTs demonstrate the instructional and technical skills that qualify them to deliver Microsoft Official Curriculum through Microsoft Certified Technical Education Centers (Microsoft CTEC). |
The certification requirements differ for each certification category and are specific to the products and job functions addressed by the certification. To become a Microsoft Certified Professional, you must pass rigorous certification exams that provide a valid and reliable measure of technical proficiency and expertise.
The following table describes exam requirements.
| Certification | Exam requirements |
| MCSE + Internet | Pass seven core exams and two elective exams. |
| MCSE | Pass four operating system exams and two elective exams. |
| MCSD | Pass three core technology exams and one elective exam. |
| MCP + Site Building | Pass two core technology exams. |
| MCP + Internet | Pass three core exams. |
| MCP | Pass one exam (except Networking Essentials). |
| MCT | Required to meet instructional and technical requirements specific to each Microsoft Official Curriculum course they are certified to deliver. |
For More Information
For more information, see the Microsoft Training and
Certification Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/mcp/.
You can also send e-mail to mcp@msprograms.com if you have specific certification questions.
To help prepare for the MCP exams, you can use the preparation guides that are available for each exam. Each Exam Preparation Guide contains exam-specific information, such as a list of the topics on which you will be tested and information about credit toward certification. These guides are available on the Training and Certification Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/mcp/.
| Important Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) helps you to prepare for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) exams. However, no one-to-one correlation exists between MOC courses and MCP exams. |
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