MICROSOFT CERTIFICATION PATH COMPETENCY AREAS

Core Infrastructure: IT Pro & Developer

Productivity: IT Pro

Data management & analytics: IT Pro & Developer

App Builder: Developer

As we continue to grow our Microsoft role-based certification portfolio, all

Business Applications: IT Pro & Developer remaining MCSA, MCSD, MCSE certifications and associated exams are scheduled
to fully retire by January 31, 2021.

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 MCSE
CORE INFRASTRUCTURE Core Infrastructure
Earned: 2019
MCSA Windows MCSA Windows Elective
Server 2012 Server 2016

MCSE
PRODUCTIVITY Productivity
Earned: 2019
MCSA Windows MCSA Windows Elective
Server 2012 Server 2016

MCSE
DATA MANAGEMENT & ANALYTICS Data Management & Analytics
Earned: 2019
MCSA SQL Server MCSA SQL 2016 MCSA BI MCSA SQL 2016 MCSA SQL 2016 Elective
2012/2014 Database Dev Reporting Database Admin BI Development

MCSD
APP BUILDER App Builder
BUILDER Earned: 2019
MCSA Web MCSA Universal Elective
Applications Windows Platform

MCSE
BUSINESS APPLICATIONS Business Applications
Earned: 2019
MCSA Dynamics 365 for Operations Elective

As we continue to grow our Microsoft role-based certification portfolio, all

remaining MCSA, MCSD, MCSE certifications and associated exams are scheduled
to fully retire by January 31, 2021.
Complete one of the MCSAs in the associated path and pass one exam from the
elective exam pool to earn your MCSE or MCSD certification.
CORE INFRASTRUCTURE 410: Installing and 411: Administering 412: Configuring MCSA Windows MCSE
Configuring Windows Windows Server Advanced Windows Server 2012 Core Infrastructure
Server 2012 2012 Server 2012 Services Elective Earned: 2019

740: Installation, Storage, 741: Networking 742: Identity with MCSA Windows
and Compute with with Windows Windows Server 2016 Server 2016
Windows Server 2016 Server 2016

• 413: Designing and Implementing a Server Infrastructure

• 414: Implementing an Advanced Server Infrastructure
• 537: Configuring and Operating a Hybrid Cloud with Microsoft Azure
Stack
• 744: Securing Windows Server 2016
• 745: Implementing a Software-Defined Datacenter

As we continue to grow our Microsoft role-based certification portfolio, all

remaining MCSA, MCSD, MCSE certifications and associated exams are scheduled
*Complete the exams on a path in any order to receive the appropriate certification. Choose one elective to to fully retire by January 31, 2021.
complete your MCSE, then choose a different elective next year or retake a previously taken cloud-based
exam to stay relevant and prove your expanded skills.
 410: Installing and 411: Administering 412: Configuring MCSA Windows
Configuring Windows Windows Server 2012 Advanced Windows Server 2012
Server 2012 Server 2012 Services
MCSE
PRODUCTIVITY Productivity
Elective Earned: 2019

740: Installation, Storage, 741: Networking with 742: Identity with MCSA Windows
and Compute with Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2016 Server 2016
Windows Server 2016

• 333: Deploying Enterprise Voice with Skype for Business 2015

• 334: Core Solutions of Microsoft Skype for Business
• 339: Managing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016
• 345: Designing and Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016

As we continue to grow our Microsoft role-based certification portfolio, all

remaining MCSA, MCSD, MCSE certifications and associated exams are scheduled
to fully retire by January 31, 2021.
*Complete the exams on a path in any order to receive the appropriate certification. Choose one elective to
complete your MCSE, then choose a different elective next year to stay relevant and prove your expanded skills.
 DATA MANAGEMENT & ANALY TICS PATH
461: Querying Microsoft 462: Administering 463: Implementing a MCSA SQL Server
SQL Server 2012/2014 Microsoft SQL Server Data Warehouse with 2012/2014
2012/2014 Databases Microsoft SQL Server MCSE
DATA MANAGEMENT & ANALYTICS 2012/2014 Data Management & Analytics
Earned: 2019
Elective
761: Querying Data 762: Developing MCSA SQL 2016
with Transact-SQL SQL Databases Database Dev

764: Administering a SQL 765: Provisioning MCSA SQL 2016

• 464: Developing Microsoft SQL Server
Database Infrastructure SQL Databases Database Admin Databases
• 465: Designing Database Solutions for SQL
Server
767: Implementing a 768: Developing MCSA SQL 2016
SQL Data Warehouse SQL Data Models BI Development • 466: Implementing Data Models and Reports
with Microsoft SQL Server
• 467: Designing Business Intelligence Solutions
778: Analyzing and 779: Analyzing and MCSA BI with Microsoft SQL Server
Visualizing Data with Visualizing Data with Reporting • 762: Developing SQL Databases
Microsoft Power BI Microsoft Excel
• 767: Implementing a SQL Data Warehouse
• 768: Developing SQL Data Models
• 777: Implementing Azure Cosmos DB Solutions

As we continue to grow our Microsoft role-based certification portfolio, all

remaining MCSA, MCSD, MCSE certifications and associated exams are scheduled
*Complete the exams on a path in any order to receive the appropriate certification. Choose one elective to fully retire by January 31, 2021.
to complete your MCSE, then choose a different elective next year or retake a previously taken cloud-
based exam to stay relevant and prove your expanded skills.
 480: Programming in HTML5 486: Developing ASP.NET MVC MCSA Web
with JavaScript and CSS3 Web Applications Applications
or MCSD
APP BUILDER 483: Programming in C# App Builder
Elective Earned: 2019

483: Programming in C# 357: Developing Mobile Apps MCSA Universal

Windows Platform

• 357: Developing Mobile Apps

• 486: Developing ASP.NET MVC Web Applications
• 487: Developing Microsoft Azure and Web Services

As we continue to grow our Microsoft role-based certification portfolio, all

remaining MCSA, MCSD, MCSE certifications and associated exams are scheduled
*Complete the exams on a path in any order to receive the appropriate certification. Choose one elective to fully retire by January 31, 2021.
to complete your MCSD, then choose a different elective next year to stay relevant and prove your
expanded skills.
 764: Administering a SQL MB6-894: Development, MCSA Dynamics 365
Database Infrastructure Extensions, and Deployment for Operations

BUSINESS APPLICATIONS or for Microsoft Dynamics 365 MCSE

765: Provisioning SQL for Finance and Operations Business Applications
Databases Elective Earned: 2019

• MB6-897: Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Retail

• MB6-898: Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Talent
• MB2-716: Microsoft Dynamics 365
Customization and Configuration

As we continue to grow our Microsoft role-based certification portfolio, all

*Complete the exams on a path in any order to receive the appropriate certification. Choose one elective remaining MCSA, MCSD, MCSE certifications and associated exams are scheduled
to fully retire by January 31, 2021.
to complete your MCSE, then choose a different elective next year to stay relevant and prove your
expanded skills.