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Microsoft Certified Application Developer

The Microsoft Certified Application Developer credential is the premium certification for professionals who design and develop custom business solutions with Microsoft development tools, technologies, and platforms.

Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) candidates on the Microsoft Windows® 2000 track are required to pass three exams (2 Core Exams and 1 Elective Exam).

Core Exams (2 Exams Required)

Core Exams: Web or Windows Application Development (1 Exam Required)	Courses
Exam 70–305 *: Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic® .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio® .NET	Course 2310: Developing Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications Using Visual Studio .NET (5 days) Course 2389: Programming ADO.NET (3 days) Course 2640: Upgrading Web Development Skills from ASP to Microsoft ASP.NET
Exam 70–306*: Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET	Course 2565: Developing Microsoft .NET Applications for Windows (Visual Basic .NET) (5 days) Course 2389: Programming with Microsoft ADO.NET (3 days)
Exam 70–315*: Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual C#™ .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET	Course 2310: Developing Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications Using Visual Studio .NET (5 days) Course 2389: Programming with Microsoft ADO.NET (3 days) Course 2640: Upgrading Web Development Skills from ASP to Microsoft ASP.NET
Exam 70–316*: Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET	Course 2555: Developing Microsoft .NET Applications for Windows (Visual C# .NET) (5 days) Course 2389: Programming with Microsoft ADO.NET (3 days)

Core Exams: XML Web Services and Server Components Development (1 Exam Required)	Courses
Exam 70–310 *: Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework	Course 2524: Developing XML Web Services Using Microsoft ASP.NET (3 days) Course 2557: Building COM+ Applications Using Microsoft .NET Enterprise Services (5 days) Course 2389: Programming with Microsoft ADO.NET (3 days) Course 2663: Programming with XML in the Microsoft .NET Framework
Exam 70–320 *: Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual C# and the Microsoft .NET Framework	Course 2524: Developing XML Web Services Using Microsoft ASP.NET (3 days) Course 2557: Building COM+ Applications Using Microsoft .NET Enterprise Services (5 days) Course 2389: Programming with Microsoft ADO.NET (3 days) Course 2663: Programming with XML in the Microsoft .NET Framework

Elective Exams (1 Exam Required)

Elective Exams (1 Exam Required)	Courses
Exam 70–229: Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server™ 2000 Enterprise Edition	Course 2073: Programming a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database (5 days) Course 2071: Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with Transact-SQL (2 days)
Exam 70–234: Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft Commerce Server 2000	Course 2185: Deploying and Managing Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 (2 days)
Exam 70-305, 70-306, 70-315, or 70-316 If you use Exam 70-305 or 70-315 to satisfy the core exam requirement, you may use either Exam 70-306 or 70-316 as an elective. If you use Exam 70-306 or 70-316 to satisfy the core exam requirement, you may use either Exam 70-305 or 70-315 as an elective.	See titles above

^*In the following combinations, candidates will receive credit for only one of the two exams: 70-305 or 70-315, 70-306 or 70-316, 70-310 or 70-320.