Yes, you needed to register for the Academic Second Shot offer on the Microsoft Web site by May 31, 2008, to get your exam voucher before you take your eligible Microsoft Certification exam. If you registered for the Second Shot offer before May 31, 2008, and you have an exam voucher, you have until June 30, 2008, to complete your first exam and any retakes of exams that you did not pass.

To register by telephone, select from the following options.

To register online, find a test center near you.

Note This offer is available in the United States, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and participating countries/regions.

If you have registered for the offer and you do not pass an eligible exam the first time, you can register for your free retake exam by contacting a Prometric call or test center. Use the same voucher number that you received when you registered for the Second Shot offer.

Note Only exams that are part of the Academic Exam Series qualify for this offer.

No, the offer is available in the United States, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and participating countries/regions. To learn more about Prometric test centers, select from the following options.

To register online, find a test center near you.

•	Register online (Prometric.com)

After you registered for the Academic Second Shot offer on the Microsoft site, you received a confirmation e-mail message. If you lose your voucher number, check the e-mail message again, as it provides a link to a Web page where you can obtain a new voucher number.

No, you can only take beta exams once, so they are not eligible for the Second Shot offer.

If you registered for the Second Shot offer by May 31, 2008, and have an exam voucher, you have until June 30, 2008, to complete your first exam and any retakes of exams that you did not pass.

No. To be eligible for this Second Shot offer, you needed to register for your Second Shot voucher before you took your initial exam. Registration for the Second Shot offer has expired. However, if you registered for exam vouchers prior to May 31, 2008, you can use them for eligible Microsoft Certification exams.

Sorry; only candidates who have pre-registered for the Second Shot promotion are eligible for the free retake.

All retake timeframes are subject to compliance with the Microsoft Certification Exam Retake rules, which state:

If you do not pass an exam the first time, you may retake it at any time. If you do not achieve a passing score a second time, you must wait at least 14 days to retake the exam a third time. A 14-day waiting period will be imposed for all subsequent exam retakes. If you have passed an exam, you cannot take it again. Beta exams may be taken only once.

Visit the Microsoft Learning site for tips on how to prepare for your exam and for links to exam preparation guides. Be sure to thoroughly read the preparation guide for the exam that you plan to take.

There are three distinct differences between the two programs:

Note Academic and commercial prices vary by country/region.

•	Learn about pricing in your country/region (Prometric.com)

The numbers 70 and 72 refer to the prefix of the exam number. These exams are exactly the same except that the 72 Microsoft Certification exams are Academic Series exams, which are available at an academic discount only to students, faculty, and employees of accredited high schools and post-secondary schools.

Learn about the free retake offer on our business and IT professional exams

The Academic free retake offer is valid for all exams that are part of the 72 Academic Exam Series.