A Path to Success
To become certified as an MCSE, you must meet a specific set of requirements. Most people look at these requirements according to which classes you must take, but more important, you must pass the tests to obtain your certification. For a complete certification roadmap, visit your local Authorized Technical Education Center (ATEC) or Microsoft's training and certification Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/train_cert). Each exam costs $100. Table A outlines the basic core requirements and electives (note that you can't combine NT 3.51 exams with NT 4.0 exams).
| TABLE A: Basic MCSE Core Requirements and Electives | |
| Test | Course Title |
| Core Requirements (operating system exams--choose one of each) | |
| Client | |
| 70-030 | Microsoft Windows 3.1 (to be retired in September 1998) |
| 70-048 | Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 (to be retired in September 1998) |
| 70-063 | Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows 95 (to be replaced in March 1998 by exam 70-064) |
| 70-064 | Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows 95 |
| 70-073 | Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 |
| Windows NT General | |
| 70-042 | Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51 |
| 70-068 | Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 in the Enterprise |
| Windows NT Server | |
| 70-043 | Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51 |
| 70-067 | Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 |
| Networking | |
| 70-046 | Networking with Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 |
| 70-047 | Networking with Microsoft Windows 3.1 |
| 70-058 | Networking Essentials |
| Electives (choose two): | |
| 70-012 | Microsoft SNA Server |
| 70-013 | Implementing and Supporting Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 |
| 70-014 | Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.0 |
| 70-018 | Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2 |
| 70-021 | Microsoft SQL Server 4.2 Database Implementation |
| 70-022 | Microsoft SQL Server 4.2 Database Administration for Microsoft Windows NT |
| 70-026 | System Administration of Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 |
| 70-027 | Implementing a Database Design on Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 |
| 70-037 | Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.2--Enterprise |
| 70-053 | Internetworking Microsoft TCP/IP on Microsoft Windows NT (3.5-3.51) |
| 70-059 | Internetworking with Microsoft TCP/IP on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 |
| 70-071 | Microsoft Internet Information Server |
| 70-010 | Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 |
| 70-076 | Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 |
| 70-077 | Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0 and Microsoft Index Server 1.1 |
| 70-078 | Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Proxy Server 1.0 |
| 70-079 | Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 by Using the Internet Explorer Administration Kit |
| 70-081 | Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 |
| 70-085 | Implementing and Supporting Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 |
| 70-087 | Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 |
| 70-088 | Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0 |
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