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I finished MCP and 71-210, 70-215 and 70-216 in August 2001. How much time am I allowed to finish my MCSE?

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QUESTION POSED ON: 27 August 2002
I have done my MCP and answered the three core papers: 71-210,70-215 and 70-216 in August 2001. What is the time frame required to answer all papers to become an MCSE?

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You can obtain an MCSE by completing all required exams as long as the program remains active and the exams remain available. In plain English, since Microsoft promises to give a year's notice before they discontinue any active exams, this means you must finish all MCSE exams before the last applicable required or elective exam is discontinued.

My guess is that you have at least a bit more than a year, probably more like two years, before this should be a real concern for the Windows 2000 MCSE. That said, why not finish as soon as you can, to get the best benefit from a credential that's bound to become obsolete in the next three or four years in any case?

Good luck with your remaining exams.

--Ed--


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