Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) candidates on the Microsoft
Windows® Server 2003 track are required to satisfy the following
requirements:
 Core Exams (6 Exams Required)
- Four networking system exams
- One client operating system exam
- One design exam
Elective Exams (1 Exam Required)
Together with the core exams, the elective exams provide a valid and
reliable measure of technical proficiency and expertise in solution design
and implementation. MCSE candidates should also have at least one year of
experience implementing and administering network operating systems and
desktop operating systems.
Upgrade Exams (2 Exams Required)
Microsoft has designed an upgrade path that will enable a current MCSE
to earn the Windows Server 2003 credential in a time- and cost-effective
manner.
For more information about the Windows Server 2003 exams, see the Frequently
Asked Questions.
The following tables list Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) courses
and Microsoft Press books designed to help MCSE candidates prepare for the
required exams. See individual Exam Preparation Guides for exam
availability.
| Core Exams (6 Exams Required) |
| Core Exams: Networking
System (4 Exams Required) |
Courses |
Books |
| Exam
70–290: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Environment. |
Course
2274: Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment (5
days)
Course
2275: Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment (3
days)
Course 2208: Updating support Skills from Microsoft
Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (5 days;) |
MCSA/MCSE
Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-290): Managing and Maintaining a
Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Environment
MCSE
Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Core
Requirements, Exams 70-290, 70-291, 70-293, 70-294 |
| Exam
70–291: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft
Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure |
Course
2276: Implementing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network
Infrastructure: Network Hosts (2 days)
Course
2277: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft
Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Services (5
days)
Course 2208: Updating support Skills from Microsoft
Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (5 days) |
MCSA/MCSE
Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-291): Implementing, Managing and
Maintaining a Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
MCSE
Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Core
Requirements, Exams 70-290, 70-291, 70-293, 70-294
|
| Exam
70-293: Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Network Infrastructure |
Course
2278: Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Network Infrastructure (5 days) |
MCSE
Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-293): Planning and Maintaining a
Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
MCSE
Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Core
Requirements, Exams 70-290, 70-291, 70-293, 70-294
|
| Exam
70-294: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft
Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure |
Course
2279: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft
Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure (5 days) |
MCSE
Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-294): Planning, Implementing, and
Maintaining a Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Active Directory
Infrastructure
MCSE
Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Core
Requirements, Exams 70-290, 70-291, 70-293,
70-294
|
| Core Exams: Client Operating System (1 Exam Required) |
Courses |
Books |
| Exam
70–270: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional |
Course
2272: Implementing and supporting Microsoft Windows XP
Professional (5 days)
OR
Course 2285:
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP
Professional (3 days) |
MCSE Training
Kit: Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Exam 70-270)
MCSA/MCSE
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Readiness Review (Exam 70-270)
|
| Exam
70-2101: Installing, Configuring, and Administering
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional |
Course
2151: Microsoft Windows 2000 Network and Operating System
Essentials (3 days)
Course
2152: Implementing Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and
Server (5 days) |
MCSA/MCSE
Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Second
Edition (Exam 70-210)
MCSA/MCSE
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Readiness Review (Exam
70-210) |
Core Exams: Design
(1
Exam Required) |
Courses |
Books |
| Exam
70-2972: Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Active Directory and Network Infrastructure |
Course 2282: Designing a
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network
Infrastructure (5 days) |
MCSE Self-Paced Training
Kit (Exam 70-297): Designing a Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003
Active Directory® and Network Infrastructure |
| Exam 70-2982:
Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network |
Course
2830: Designing Security for Microsoft Networks (3 days) |
MCSE Self-Paced Training
Kit (Exam 70-298): Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows Server
2003 Network |
| Elective Exams (1 Exam Required) |
Elective Exams
(1 Exam
Required) |
Courses |
Books |
| Exam
70–086:3 Implementing and supporting Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 |
Course
828: Deploying and supporting Microsoft Systems Management
Server 2.0 (5 days)
Course
827: Administering Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 (3
days) |
MCSA/MCSE Microsoft Systems
Management Server 2.0 training Kit (ISBN: 1-57231-834-1). |
| Exam
70-227:3 Installing, Configuring, and Administering
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000,
Enterprise Edition |
Course
2159: Deploying and Managing Microsoft Internet Security and
Acceleration Server 2000 (3 days) |
MCSE training
Kit: Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000
|
| Exam
70-2283: Installing, Configuring, and Administering
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition |
Course
2072: Administering a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database (5
days) |
MCSE training
Kit: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 System Administration |
| Exam
70-2293: 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) |
MCSE training
Kit: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database Design and
Implementation |
| Exam
70-232: Implementing and Maintaining Highly Available Web
Solutions with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Technologies and
Microsoft Application Center 2000 |
Course
2203: Deploying and Managing Microsoft Application Center 2000
(2 days) |
Currently, a corresponding Microsoft
Press title is not available. |
| Exam
70-2972: Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Active Directory and Network Infrastructure |
Course 2282: Designing a Microsoft
Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure (5
days) |
MCSE Self-Paced training Kit (Exam
70-297): Designing a Microsoft Windows® Server 2003 Active
Directory® and Network Infrastructure |
| Exam 70-2982: Designing
Security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network |
Course
2830: Designing Security for Microsoft Networks (3 days) |
MCSE Self-Paced training Kit (Exam
70-298): Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Network |
Upgrade Exams
Microsoft has designed an upgrade path that will enable a current MCSE
to earn the Windows Server 2003 credential in a time- and cost-effective
manner.
For the MCSE on Windows 2000 credential:
- Networking: An MCSE on Windows 2000 has the option to take Exams
70-292 and 70-296 instead of the four core network exams. However, an
MCSE on Windows 2000 can choose to take all four core network exams.
- Client: An MCSE on Windows 2000 has already passed Exam 70-210 or
70-270, which also satisfies the client requirement for MCSE on Windows
Server 2003; therefore, no action is required.
- Design: The design skills required of an MCSE on Windows Server 2003
do not differ significantly from those required of an MCSE on Windows
2000; therefore, no action is required.
- Elective: Elective exams are required so that candidates prove
technical breadth, interoperability skills, or additional technical
depth. For MCSEs on Windows 2000, the current MCSE credential satisfies
the elective requirement for Windows Server 2003 because it proves the
ability to support another version of the platform; therefore, no
further action is required.
For the MCSE on Windows NT 4.0 credential:
- Networking: The core networking skills required for Windows Server
2003 are significantly different than those required for Windows NT 4.0;
therefore, an MCSE on Windows NT 4.0 must prove their skills on all four
core network exams.
- Client: If the candidate has already taken either Exam 70-210 or
70-270, no further action is required.
- Design: An MCSE on Windows NT 4.0 was not required to prove design
skills, so they must prove their skills by passing either a Windows 2000
or Windows Server 2003 design exam. If the candidate has already taken a
Windows 2000 design exam, no further action is required.
- Elective: Elective exams are required so that candidates prove
technical breadth, interoperability skills, or additional technical
depth. For an MCSE on Windows NT 4.0, the MCSE credential itself
satisfies the elective requirement for Windows Server 2003 because it
proves the ability to support another version of the platform;
therefore, no further action is required.
| Upgrade Exams for an MCSE on Windows 2000 (2 Exams Required) |
| Upgrade Exams for an MCSE on Windows 2000 (2 Exams Required) |
Courses |
Books |
| Exam
70-292: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Environment for an MCSA Certified on Windows 2000 |
Workshop 2209: Updating Systems
Administrator Skills from Microsoft Windows 2000 to Windows Server
2003 (2 days) |
MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced training Kit
(Exams 70-292 and 70-296): Managing, Maintaining, Planning, and
Implementing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for MCSAs
and MCSEs Certified on Microsoft Windows 2000. |
| Exam
70-296: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft
Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSE Certified on Windows
2000 |
Workshop 2210: Updating Systems
Engineer Skills from Microsoft Windows 2000 to Windows Server 2003
(3 days) |
MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced training Kit
(Exams 70-292 and 70-296): Managing, Maintaining, Planning, and
Implementing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for MCSAs
and MCSEs Certified on Microsoft Windows 2000 |
Note: There are no additional core or elective exam requirements
for an MCSE on Windows 2000 who passes exams 70-292 and
70-296.
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