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Azure Administrator Associate Azure Developer Associate
AZ-104 Course 8542 AZ-204 Course 8538
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LAST UPDATED AUGUST 2020 Associate
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+
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CERTIFICATION LEVEL
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Full certification title
CERTIFICATION TITLE
EXAM REQUIREMENT(S) Azure Fundamentals Azure AI Fundamentals
* IN BETA
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^^ RETIRING SOON AZ-900T01 Course 8529 AI-900 Course 8580
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Azure Data Fundamentals
22 DP-900 Course 8586
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Helping You Navigate
Microsoft Certification
Changes to Role-Based
Microsoft is in the process of retiring the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate
(MCSA), Solutions Developer (MCSD), and Solutions Expert(MCSE) certifications.
The deadline has been extended to January 31, 2021.
Frequently Asked Questions about Retiring of MCSA, MCSD
& MCSE Certifications
What happens to the MCSA, MCSD, You’re retiring exams that lead to the
and MCSE certifications that MCSA, MCSD, and MCSE certification(s)
I already have? that I am pursuing. What should I do?
Nothing happens to the MCSA, MCSD, and Before the exams expire, you must pass all
MCSE certification that you already have; they required exams which are a part of the MCSA,
remain on your Microsoft certification transcript. MCSD, or MCSE certification(s) that you are trying
The relevance of those certifications depends to achieve. If you pass the required exams before
on your current (and future) job roles and how they expire, you will earn the certification and it
valuable that certification is to your manager and will appear on your certification transcript.
organization, and to the work that you do.
My exam voucher is set to expire —
Can I still achieve the MCSA, MCSD, what should I do?
and MCSE certifications before they If you have a Pearson VUE certification exam
retire on January31, 2021? voucher that is expiring between March 26 and
Yes, you can continue earning the MCSA, MCSD, August 31, 2020, it will be extended until
and MCSE certifications as long as the required January 31, 2021.
exams are still available. As we retire the exams
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Certification is by
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