MCPD - Enterprise Developer

The MCPD Enterprise Applications certification track encompasses both Web development skills and Application development skills, so may perhaps be a better option for those wishing to demonstrate a broader range of development skills.





To become a MCPD Enterprise Applications Developer you must first pass three of the MCTS certification exams (a total of four exams) and then one further exam. The four MCTS exams are:

• 70-536: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation – this exam is common across the three MCTS credentials.
  
  
• 70-526: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Windows-Based Client Development
  
  
• 70-528: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Web-Based Client Development

• 70-529: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Distributed Application Development

And then complete one additional exam to become a MCPD Enterprise Applications Developer:

• 70-548: Designing and Developing Windows-Based Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework 

Alternatively, for those who hold a Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD) certification on Microsoft .NET there are two upgrade exams to take (there is no need to obtain the MCTS credentials first):

• 70-553: MCSD Microsoft .NET Skills to MCPD: Enterprise Application Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework: Part 1
  
  
• 70-554: MCSD Microsoft .NET Skills to MCPD: Enterprise Application Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework: Part 2

Other MCPD tracks:

• MCPD: Web Developer
• MCPD: Windows Developer