Exam timing

Hi,

I am now ready to take my 1st exam (70-306) towards MCSD.
However, it will be sometime before I have completed the
other exams (roughly 12 months) and I have a couple of
questions:

(1) Is there a time limit in which I must takes these
exams?
(2) Will I have to retake 70-306 once release 2 of .NET is
out later this year?

Thanks,
Pazza.

Pazza

Hello,

There is no time limit to take all the exams. However,
exams do get retired. Microsoft posts which exams get
retired in June. No one really knows if will have to
retake the exam when .NET is released again. Microsft
will make that decision. I passed this exam in November
and will try to get my MCAD before June just to make sure
the exams don't get retired.

Hope this helps!

Nick Wegner
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>I am now ready to take my 1st exam (70-306) towards
MCSD.
>However, it will be sometime before I have completed the
>other exams (roughly 12 months) and I have a couple of
>questions:
>
>(1) Is there a time limit in which I must takes these
>exams?
>(2) Will I have to retake 70-306 once release 2 of .NET
is
>out later this year?
>
>Thanks,
>Pazza.
>.
>

Nick Wegner

In news: a3da01c3eb4f$d08fbad0$,
Nick Wegner <> wrote:
>> (1) Is there a time limit in which I must takes these
>> exams?
>> (2) Will I have to retake 70-306 once release 2 of .NET is
>> out later this year?
> There is no time limit to take all the exams. However,
> exams do get retired. Microsoft posts which exams get
> retired in June. No one really knows if will have to
> retake the exam when .NET is released again. Microsft
> will make that decision. I passed this exam in November
> and will try to get my MCAD before June just to make sure
> the exams don't get retired.

Even though exam retirements are announced in June, you have 12 months after
the announcement before the exam becomes unavailable.

--
Cindy Winegarden MCSD, Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP
www.cindywinegarden.com

Cindy Winegarden

Also, outside the context of the main question, do they allow us to use
paper to 'work out' things if necessary ? ( of course we would leave the
'worksheet' behind).

Nice Chap

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Nice Chap <> wrote:
> Also, outside the context of the main question, do they allow us to
> use paper to 'work out' things if necessary ? ( of course we would
> leave the 'worksheet' behind).

For every exam I've taken there has been blank paper and pencils available.

--
Cindy Winegarden MCSD, Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP
www.cindywinegarden.com

Cindy Winegarden