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Microsoft Certifications  > Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

MCSE on Microsoft Windows 2000 Certification Requirements

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Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) candidates on the Microsoft Windows® 2000 track are required to pass seven exams or the equivalent that include the following:

Core Exams (5 Exams Required)

Four operating system exams. Candidates must pass one exam from each set of operating system exams—client operating system and networking system—in the table that follows.
One design exam. Candidates must pass one exam that provides proof of expertise for design skills for specific Microsoft server technologies.

Elective Exams (2 Exams Required)

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 a network operating system, implementing and administering a client operating system, and designing a network infrastructure. Individuals who earned the MCSE certification on Windows NT® 4.0 by February 28, 2001 remain certified. To learn more about changes in the certification policy, see the Microsoft Enhances Its Certification Program page.

Note: Microsoft has developed independent certification requirements for Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003. See MCSE on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Certification Requirements for exam details.

The following tables list Official Microsoft Learning Products 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 (5 Exams Required)

Core Exams: Client Operating System (1 Exam Required) | Courses | Books

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)

OR

Course 1560: Updating Support Skills from Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0 to Microsoft Windows 2000 (5 days)

MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Second Edition (Exam 70-210)

MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft Windows 2000 Core Requirements, Second Edition (Exams 70-210, 70-215, 70-216, 70-217)

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 (2 days)

MCSE Training Kit: Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Exam 70-270)

Core Exams: Networking System
(3 Exams Required)

Courses

Books

Exam 70-2151: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

Course 2151: Microsoft Windows 2000 Network and Operating System Essentials (3 days)

Course 2152: Implementing Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server (5 days)

OR

Course 1560: Updating Support Skills from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft Windows 2000 (5 days)

MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Second Edition (Exam 70-215)

MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft Windows 2000 Core Requirements, Second Edition (Exams 70-210, 70-215, 70-216, 70-217)

Exam 70-2161: Implementing and Administering a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure

Course 2153: Implementing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure (5 days)

OR

Course 1560: Updating Support Skills from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft Windows 2000 (5 days)

MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Administration, Second Edition (Exam 70-216)

MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft Windows 2000 Core Requirements, Second Edition (Exams 70-210, 70-215, 70-216, 70-217)

Exam 70-2171: Implementing and Administering a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure

Course 2154: Implementing and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services (5 days)

OR

Course 1560: Updating Support Skills from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft Windows 2000 (5 days)

MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft Windows 2000 Active Directory® Services, Second Edition (Exam 70-217)

MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft Windows 2000 Core Requirements, Second Edition (Exams 70-210, 70-215, 70-216, 70-217)

Core Exams: Design
(1 Exam Required)

Courses

Books

Exam 70-2192: Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure | Course 1561: Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure (3 days) | MCSE Training Kit: Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure
Exam 70-2202,5: Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network | Course 2150: Designing a Security-Enhanced Microsoft Windows 2000 Network (5 days) | MCSE Training Kit: Designing Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Security
Exam 70-2212: Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure | Course 1562: Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Networking Services Infrastructure (4 days) | MCSE Training Kit: Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure. This book is out of print. Check with your local retailer for availability.

Exam 70-2262: Designing Highly Available Web Solutions with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Technologies

Course 2088: Designing a Highly Available Web Infrastructure (4 days)

MCSE Training Kit: Designing Highly Available Web Solutions with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Technologies

Exam 70-297: 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 70-298: 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 (2 Exams Required)

Elective Exams (2 Exams Required) | Courses | Books

Exam 70-0194: Designing and Implementing Data Warehouses with Microsoft SQL Server™ 7.0

Course 1502: Designing and Implementing a Data Warehouse using Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 (5 days)

Course 2074: Designing and Implementing OLAP Solutions Using Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (5 days)

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Data Warehousing Training Kit (ISBN: 0-7356-0670-6). This book is out of print. Check with your local retailer for availability.

Exam 70-0283,4: Administering Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 | Course 832: System Administration for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 (5 days) | Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 System Administration Training Kit (ISBN: 1-57231-827-9). This book is out of print. Check with your local retailer for availability.
Exam 70-0293,4: Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 | Course 833: Implementing a Database on Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 (5 days) | Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Database Implementation Training Kit (ISBN: 1-57231-826-0). This book is out of print. Check with your local retailer for availability.

Exam 70-086: 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)

Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Training Kit (ISBN: 1-57231-834-1). This book is out of print. Check with your local retailer for availability.

Exam 70-2145: Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network

Course 2150: Designing a Security-Enhanced Microsoft Windows 2000 Network (5 days)

Course 2153: Implementing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure (5 days)

MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit: Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network (Exam 70-214)

Exam 70-218: Managing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Environment

Course 2126: Managing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Environment (5 days)

MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit: Managing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Environment, Second Edition (Exam 70-218)

MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft Windows 2000 Core Requirements, Second Edition (Exams 70-210, 70-215, 70-216, 70-217)

Exam 70-2192: Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure | Course 1561: Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure (3 days) | MCSE Training Kit: Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure
Exam 70-2202,5: Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network | Course 2150: Designing a Security-Enhanced Microsoft Windows 2000 Network (5 days) | MCSE Training Kit: Designing Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Security
Exam 70-2212: Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure | Course 1562: Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Networking Services Infrastructure (4 days) | MCSE Training Kit: Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure
Exam 70-222: Migrating from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft Windows 2000 | Course 2010: Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Migration Strategy (2 days) | MCSE Training Kit: Migrating from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to Microsoft Windows 2000
Exam 70-223: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Clustering Services by Using Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | Course 2087: Implementing Microsoft Windows 2000 Clustering (3 days) | MCSE Training Kit: Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server Clustering Services This book is out of print. Check with your local retailer for availability.
Exam 70-2243: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server | Course 1572: Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange 2000 (5 days) | MCSE Training Kit: Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Implementation and Administration This book is out of print. Check with your local retailer for availability.

Exam 70-225: Designing and Deploying a Messaging Infrastructure with Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server

Course 2355: Upgrading from Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 to Microsoft Exchange 2000 (2 days)

Course 1573: Designing Microsoft Exchange 2000 for the Enterprise (4 days)

MCSE Training Kit: Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Design and Deployment This book is out of print. Check with your local retailer for availability.

Exam 70-2262: Designing Highly Available Web Solutions with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Technologies | Course 2088: Designing a Highly Available Web Infrastructure (4 days) | MCSE Training Kit: Designing Highly Available Web Solutions with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Technologies

Exam 70-2273,6: 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 70-229: 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)

MCSE Training Kit: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database Design and Implementation

Exam 70-230: Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft BizTalk® Server 2000 Enterprise Edition | Course 2379: Developing and Deploying Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 Solutions (5 days) | MCSE Training Kit: Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 (Exam 70–230) This book is out of print. Check with your local retailer for availability.
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 70-234: Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 | Course 2185: Deploying and Managing Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 (2 days) | Currently, a corresponding Microsoft Press title is not available.
Exam 70-244: Supporting and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Network | Currently, corresponding Official Microsoft Learning Products are not available. | Currently, a corresponding Microsoft Press title is not available.

Exam 70-284: Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003

Course 2400: Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003

Workshop 2011: Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2003

MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-284): Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003

As an alternative to the electives listed above, these third-party certifications or certification combinations may substitute for an MCSE elective:

CompTIA Exams | Courses | Books
CompTIA Security+7 | Course 2810: Fundamentals of Network Security (4 days) | Security+ Certification Training Kit

Discontinued Elective Exams

The following elective exams still count toward the MCSE on Windows 2000 certification but are no longer available. For more information about discontinued exams, see the Discontinuation of Exams page.

Exam 70-013: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft SNA Server 3.0
Exam 70-018: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2
Exam 70-026: System Administration for Microsoft SQL Server 6.5
Exam 70-027: Implementing a Database Design on Microsoft SQL Server 6.5
Exam 70-056: Implementing and Supporting Web Sites Using Microsoft Site Server 3.0
Exam 70-059: Internetworking with Microsoft TCP/IP on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Exam 70-076: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Exchange Server 5
Exam 70-078: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Proxy Server 1.0
Exam 70-079: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 by Using the Internet Explorer Administration Kit
Exam 70-080: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 by Using the Microsoft Internet Explorer Administration Kit
Exam 70-081: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
Exam 70-085: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft SNA Server 4.0
Exam 70-087: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
Exam 70-088: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0

1 Candidates who passed Windows NT 4.0 Exams 70-067, 70-068, and 70-073 had the option to take the comprehensive Exam 70-240, "Microsoft Windows 2000 Accelerated Exam for MCPs Certified on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0." By passing this exam, candidates met the following MCSE exam requirements: Exam 70-210, 70-215, 70-216, and 70-217. Exam 70-240 is no longer available. See the Discontinuation of Exams notice for more details.

2 Exams 70-219, 70-220, 70-221, and 70-226 may each count once as either one core design exam or one elective exam.

3 In the following combinations, candidates will receive credit for only one of the three elective exams:

Exam 70-026, 70-028, or 70-228
Exam 70-027, 70-029, or 70-229
Exam 70-076, 70-081, or 70-224
Exam 70-078, 70-088, or 70-227

4 This exam is scheduled to be discontinued. For more information about discontinued exams, please see the Discontinuation of Exams page.

5 This exam is required for candidates pursuing the MCSE: Security certification.

6 Exam 70-227 satisfies both the MCSE elective requirement as well as MCSE: Security specialization requirements.

7 CompTIA Security+ certification satisfies both the MCSE elective requirement and an MCSE: Security specialization requirement.

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