MCSE: Security on Microsoft Windows 2000 Certification Requirements
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Exam retirements: Many of the exams in this certification track retire in March 2008. You must fulfill all listed requirements to earn the credential. The credential will not expire.
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The Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server certification is designed for IT professionals working in the typically complex computing environment of mid-sized to large organizations.
Candidate profile
An MCSE candidate should have at least one year of experience implementing and administering a network operating system and a client operating system, and designing a network infrastructure.
How to earn your MCSE: Security on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
To earn your MCSE: Security on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server certification, you must pass seven exams:
| • | Three core exams on networking systems |
| • | One core exam on client operating systems |
| • | One design exam |
| • | Two security exams |
| Core exams on networking systems (all are required) | |
Exam 70-2151,2 | Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-215: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Server |
Exam 70-2161,2 | Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-216: Implementing and Administering a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure |
Exam 70-2171,2 | Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-217: Implementing and Administering a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure |
| Core exams for client operating systems (choose one) | |
Exam 70-620 | Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-620: TS: Windows Vista, Configuring |
Exam 70-270 | Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-270: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Windows XP Professional |
Exam 70-2101,2 | Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-210: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional |
| Design exams (choose one) | |
Exam 70-2201 | Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-220: Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network |
Exam 70-298 | Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-298: Designing Security for a Windows Server 2003 Network |
| Security exams (choose two) | |
Exam 70-2141 | Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-214: Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network |
Exam 70-2271 | Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-227: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000, Enterprise Edition |
Exam 70-299 | Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-299: Implementing and Administering Security in a Windows Server 2003 Network |
Exam 70-350 | Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-350: Implementing Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 |
Exam 70-351 | Review the preparation guide for Exam 70-351: TS: Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006, Configuring |
Specific third-party certifications | Find out if your third-party credential applies to this Microsoft Certification |
1This exam retires in March 2008.
2Candidates who passed Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Exams 70-067, 70-068, and 70-073 had the option of taking 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 exam requirements: Exam 70-210, 70-215, 70-216, and 70-217. Exam 70-240 is no longer available.