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MCSE for Not Yet Techies

The latest version is MCSE for Windows Server 2003.

You must pass 6 core exams. Four on networking systems,
one on the client operating system and one on design.
You must also pass one elective exam, for a total of 7.


Core exams: Networking System -- pass all four

Exam 70–290: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
Exam 70–291: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft
Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
Exam 70-293: Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Network Infrastructure
Exam 70-294: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure

Core exams: Client Operating System -- pass one of these two

Exam 70–270: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft
Windows® XP Professional
Exam 70-210: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft
Windows 2000 Professional

Core exams: Design -- pass one of these two

Exam 70-297: Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
and Network Infrastructure
Exam 70-298: Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network

Elective exams -- pass one of these

Exam 70–086: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0
Exam 70-227: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Internet
Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000, Enterprise Edition
Exam 70-228: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft SQL Server™
2000 Enterprise Edition
Exam 70-229: Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server
2000 Enterprise Edition
Exam 70-232: Implementing and Maintaining Highly Available Web Solutions with
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Technologies and Microsoft
Application Center 2000
Exam 70-281: Planning, Deploying, and Managing an Enterprise Project
Management Solution
Exam 70-282: Designing, Deploying, and Managing a Network Solution for a
Small- and Medium-Sized Business
Exam 70-284: Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
Exam 70-285: Designing a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Organization
Exam 70-297: Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
and Network Infrastructure
Exam 70-298: Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network
Exam 70-299: Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 Network

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Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer / MCSE for Windows Server 2003
- posted by RickStooker @ 8:03 AM