Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD)

The MCAD credential is for professionals who develop and maintain department-level applications, components, Web or desktop clients, or back-end data services. The job role covers tasks ranging from implementing requirements to building, deploying, and maintaining solutions.

Suitable for:

Program managers and analysts, software application specialists
Recommend at least two years of experience as a developer

Further information available from the Microsoft web site

MCAD TRACK
Exam Code	Course Title	Duration (days)	Course Code
Pass ONE of the following exams:
70-305 or 70-315	Developing Web Application Using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET	5	MS2310
	Programming with Microsoft ADO.NET	3	MS2389
	Upgrading Web Development Skills from ASP to Microsoft ASP.NET	3	MS2640
70-306	Developing .NET Windows Applications (Microsoft Visual Basic .NET)	5	MS2565
	Programming with Microsoft ADO.NET	3	MS2389
70-316	Developing Microsoft .NET Applications for Windows (Visual C# .NET) Preliminary Details	5	MS2555
	Programming with Microsoft ADO.NET	3	MS2389
Pass ONE of the following exams:
70-310 or 70-320	Developing XML Web Services Using Microsoft ASP.NET	3	MS2524
	Building COM+ Applications Using Microsoft .NET Enterprise Servics	5	MS2557
	Progamming with Microsoft ADO.NET	5	MS2389
	Programming with XML in the Microsoft .NET Framwork	3	MS2663
Pass ONE of the following exams:
70-229	Programming a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database	5	MS2073
	Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with Transact-SQL	2	MS2071
70-234	Deploying and Managing Microsoft Commerce Server 2000	2	MS2185
70-235	Developing Business and Intergration Solutions Using Microsoft BizTRalk Server 2006	5	MS2933
	Deploying and Managing Business Process and Integration Solutions Using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006	2	MS2934
70-330 or 70-340	Implementing Security for Applications	5	MS2840
	Developing and Deploying Secure Microsoft .NET Framework Applications	3	MS2350
70-431	Developing and Deploying Secure Microsoft .NET Framework Applications	3	MS2350
	Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database	3	MS2780

NOTES:
If exam 70-305 or 70-315 is used to satisfy the core requirement, a candidate may use either exam 70-306 or 70-316 as an elective.
If exam 70-306 or 70-316 is used to satisfy the core requirement, a candidate may use either exam 70-305 or 70-315 as an elective.
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