标题：mcsd
核心考试
想要获得MCSD认证，你必须通过下列至少五门考试:
一门关于 Web applications development的考试
一门关于 Windows applications development的考试
一门关于 Web services and server components的考试
一门关于 solution architecture的考试
一门选修考试
提示 Many of the exams in this certification track are retired. If a required exam is retired and you have not yet passed that exam, you cannot complete the certification track. You must fulfill all listed requirements to earn the certification. If you passed a required exam before it retired, it can be applied toward certification. The credential will not expire.
Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.Exam 70-305Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.Exam 70-315
Developing and Implementing Windows-Based Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.Exam 70-306Developing and Implementing Windows-Based Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.Exam 70-316
Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.Exam 70-310Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual C# and the Microsoft .NET Framework
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.Exam 70-320
Analyzing Requirements and Defining Microsoft .NET Solution Architectures
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.Exam 70-300
Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.Exam 70-229Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000, Enterprise Edition
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.Exam 70-230Designing and Implementing Solutions with Microsoft Commerce Server 2000
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.Exam 70-234TS: Developing Business Process and Integration Solutions Using Microsoft BizTalk ServerExam 70-235Managing, Organizing, and Delivering IT Projects by Using Microsoft Solutions Framework 3.0
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.Exam 70-301Implementing Security for Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.Exam 70-330Implementing Security for Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET
Note This exam is retired, but if you already passed it, you can apply it toward this certification.Exam 70-340TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 – Implementation and MaintenanceExam 70-431Developing E-Business Solutions Using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004Exam 74-135
1This exam retires on October 31, 2010. 
MCSD价值
据微软单方面发布消息指出：
微软认证解决方案开发专家 (MCSD) 可获得如下权益（2000 年 1 月 1 日生效）：
业界对您具备的微软产品和技术的知识与熟练程度的认可。 
订阅“微软开发人员网络”(MSDN®)在获得认证后的一年内，可以获得一年的 MSDN 订阅折扣（实行细节可能会随着您的所在地点有所变化，请查看您的 Welcome Kit。）MSDN 专业版的折扣额为 200 美元，MSDN Universal（通用版）的折扣为 500 美元。 
从部分公司获得独有的产品和服务折扣。一些优惠只提供给最高级认证，[微软认证系统工程师 + Internet (MCSE+I)、微软认证系统工程师 (MCSE)、微软认证数据库管理员 (MCDBA)、微软认证解决方案开发专家 (MCSD)]。现已通过认证的人员可以通过访问 MCP 安全 Web 站点，并单击“其他权益”来获取相关信息。获得最高级认证的人员可以选择“最高级权益”。 
通过安全的 MCP Web 站点直接从微软公司获得技术和产品信息。 
MCSD 徽标、证书、成绩单、皮夹卡、领带夹向同事和客户表明您的微软认证专家（MCP）身份。在认证时可以从 MCP 安全 Web 站点下载徽标和成绩单的电子文件。 
邀请参加微软举行的会议、技术培训会议以及特别活动。 
免费访问 Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine Online （《微软认证专家在线杂志》 -- 一份有关职业生涯及专业前景展望的杂志）。Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine Online Web 站点的安全内容包括本期杂志（只有 MCP 才能访问），其他仅在线发行的内容和专栏，一个只对 MCP 开放的数据库和与微软和其他技术专家定期的在线技术讨论。 
对于具有 MCSE+Internet、MCSE、MCSD 和 MCDBA 认证的人员，还提供其他在线优惠。进入 MCP 安全 Web 站点，访问 Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine Online。（所有 MCP 都有资格浏览在线杂志的安全内容。一些 MCP 可能还有资格免费得到杂志的印刷版本；这种资格由该杂志确定。） 
微软认证的考试费和报名费
微软认证考试不分报名费和考试费，只交纳一次性的考试费用，微软在中国大陆执行的考试费是50美元一科（各地考试中心换算成人民币在380～450元之间），重考和补考的费用也是一样50美元一科！在港台（80美元）和国外（125美元）的考试费均要高于国内，这是微软对国内的优惠政策，但思科在考试费上就没有优惠！
目前MCSD只能由MCAD升级，新考生无法考取MCSD