First of all I would like to welcome me back. I really only blog when I am learning anything new. I had a good run where I was learning new stuff every week, but then work became my main squeeze again and we spent six months in a hard core relationship AKA projects.

 Soooooo, we are at that point in the year where me and my work talk about certifications and my need to complete them. So now I needed to spend some time putting my lists together of tests that I have taken and need to take to get my certifications. So here goes with some links.

MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional)
You only have to take one test to get your MCP. The prereqs are here. You can take any of the tests here to get your MCP. I took 70-315.

MCAD (Microsoft Certified Application Developer)
MCAD is a little tougher. It required three tests to be taken. The list of required tests can be found here. There tests basically have a VB and a C# counter parts. I took 70-315, 70-316 and 70-320.

MCSD (Microsoft Certified Solution Developer)
MCSD takes all the tests from MCAD and adds one more Core and one Elective exam. The requirements are here. I already have me MCAD, so I am going to take 70-300 and (70-229 - SQL 2000) or (70-340 - C# security) or (70-431 - SQL 2005).

This last one is really just for me, but hey I’ll list it.
MCTS (Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 - Configuration)
The details can be found here. It only requires one test, 70-630.

Hope this list helps someone somewhere and sometime.

UPDATE:
For .NET 2.0 the certification is MCPD (Microsoft Certified Professional Developer). If you have your MCAD you can upgrade to MCTS (Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist) by taking one test 70-551. After that you take 70-547 to get MCPD.

If you dont have MCAD you need to take 70-536 and 70-528.