| Step Order | Study Press Book or E-Learning | Take This Exam | Get This Certification |
| | .NET 3.5 Development Track (See Notes for 2.0 Track) | | |
| 1 | Microsoft Press Book · MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-536): Microsoft .NET Framework--Application Development Foundation, Second Edition Microsoft E-Learning · 5161AE: Advanced development with the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Foundation (16 Hours) · 5160AE: Core development with the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Foundation (14 Hours) | Exam 70-536 | |
| 2 | Microsoft Press Book · MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-562): Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 - ASP.NET Microsoft E-Learning · 6463AE: Visual Studio 2008: ASP.NET 3.5 (20 Hours) | Exam 70-562 | MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Applications |
| 3 | Classroom Training · 01: Learning Plan for Designing and Developing ASP.NET Applications Using the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (Exam 70-564) (1 Forms) | Exam 70-564 | MCPD: ASP.NET Developer 3.5 on Visual Studio 2008 |
| Note: 2.0 Track | Since the previous exam has no book at this time, you can also take the .NET 2.0 Track Instead take Exam, Exam 70-528 and Exam 70-547 instead for 2.0 Certification. | | MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0, ASP.NET Applications AND MCPD: Web Developer on Visual Studio 2005 |
| 4 | Microsoft Press Book · MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-505): Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 -- Windows Forms Application Development · MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-526): Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Windows-Based Client Development Microsoft E-Learning · 2546AE: Core Windows Client Development with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (18 Hours) · 2542AE: Advanced Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (12 Hours) · 2547AE: Advanced Windows Client Programming with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (12 Hours) · 2541AE: Core Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (16 Hours) | Exam 70-505 | |
| 5 | Classroom Training · 001: Learning Plan for Designing and Developing Windows Applications Using the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (Exam 70-563) (1 Forms) | Exam 70-563 | MCPD: Windows Developer 3.5 on Visual Studio 2008 |
| Note: 2.0 Track | Since the previous exam has no book at this time, you can also take the .NET 2.0 Track Instead take Exam, Exam 70-526 and Exam 70-548 instead for 2.0 Certification. | | MCPD: Windows Developer on Visual Studio 2005 |
| 6 | Microsoft Press Book · MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-561): Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 - ADO.NET Microsoft E-Learning · 6464AE: Visual Studio 2008: ADO.NET 3.5 (20 Hours) | Exam 70-561 | |
| 7 | Microsoft Press Book · MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-503): Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0—Windows Communication Foundation Microsoft E-Learning · 6461AE: Visual Studio 2008: Windows Communication Foundation (20 Hours) | Exam 70-503 | |
| 8 | Classroom Training · 01: Learning Plan for Designing and Developing Enterprise Applications Using the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (Exam 70-565) (1 Forms) | Exam 70-565 | MCPD: Enterprise Application Developer 3.5 on Visual Studio 2008 |
| Note: 2.0 Track | Since the previous exam has no book at this time, you can also take the .NET 2.0 Track Instead take Exam ,Exam 70-529 and Exam 70-549 instead for 2.0 Certification. | | MCPD: Enterprise Application Developer on Visual Studio 2005 |
| | SharePoint Certifications | | |
| 9 | Microsoft Press Books · The Microsoft SharePoint Step by Step Kit: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Step by Step and Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 Microsoft E-Learning · 5403AE: MCTS (Exam 70-631): Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Configuring (12 Hours) | Exam 70-631 | MCTS: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 – Configuration |
| 10 | Microsoft Press Books Inside Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Microsoft E-Learning · 5404AE: MCTS (Exam 70-630): Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Configuring (12 Hours) · 3376AE: Implementing Enterprise Search Using Sharepoint Technologies (8 Hours) | Exam 70-630 | MCTS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 – Configuration |
| 11 | Microsoft E-Learning · 5392AE: Developing and Extending Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 with Visual Studio 2005 (12 Hours) · 5385AE: Developing Solutions with Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Visual Studio 2005 (12 Hours) | Exam 70-541 | MCTS: Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 – Application Development |
| 12 | Microsoft E-Learning · 6071AE: Developing Solutions with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Visual Studio 2005 (12 Hours) | Exam 70-542 | MCTS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 – Application Development |
| | Team Foundation Server Certification | | |
| 13 | Classroom Training · 6215A: Implementing and Administering Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server (2 Days) | Exam 70-510 | MCTS: Microsoft Team Foundation Server: Configuration and Development |
| | SQL 2008 Certifications | | |
| 14 | Microsoft E-Learning · 6369AE: Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (16 Hours) · 2778CE: MCTS (Exam 70-433): TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Database Development (18 Hours) Microsoft Press Books · MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-432): Microsoft SQL Server 2008 - Implementation and Maintenance | Exam 70-432 | MCTS: SQL Server 2008, Implementation and Maintenance |
| 15 | Classroom Training · 01: Learning Plan for Designing, Optimizing and Maintaining a Database Server Infrastructure using SQL Server 2008 (Exam 70-450) (1 Forms) | Exam 70-450 | MCITP: Database Administrator 2008 |
| 16 | Microsoft E-Learning · 2778CE: MCTS (Exam 70-433): TS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Database Development (18 Hours) Microsoft Press Books · MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-433): Microsoft SQL Server 2008 - Database Development | Exam 70-433 | MCTS: SQL Server 2008, Database Development |
| 17 | Classroom Training · 01: Learning Plan for Designing Database Solutions and Data Access using SQL Server 2008 (Exam 70-451) (1 Forms) | Exam 70-451 | MCITP: Database Developer 2008 |
| 18 | Microsoft Press Books · MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-448): Microsoft SQL Server 2008 - Business Intelligence Development and Maintenance | Exam 70-448 | MCTS: SQL Server 2008, Business Intelligence Development and Maintenance |
| 19 | Microsoft Press Books · Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Step by Step · Microsoft SQL Server 2008 MDX Step by Step | Exam 70-452 | MCITP: Business Intelligence Developer 2008 |