To obtain an MCSD on the "new track", you must pass 70-100, two core exams such as 70-155 and 70-156, and an elective.

If you haven't completed the requirements and are not McSD yet, please don't sign until done.
Rumor has it there are 23 24 25 26 33 34 35 37 38 VFP MCSDs...

There are a couple articles in the current MCP mag that mention that there will no longer be VFP exams offered in the new .NET MCSD track. The attitude of the writers was "There weren't very many people who took those exams anyway" and "Back when Microsoft bought Fox software, MS asked the FoxPro community if they were interested in FP certification tests. The FP community said 'we don't need no stinkin certifications'. Well, now they got their wish.". It's too bad, I felt kind of good about having my MCSD with VFP. - William Fields

The MCSD track with VFP is not being retired. You will still be able to get that certification. The new track is .Net specifc and since VFP is not a .Net language, it makes sense that it will not be included. The magazine article is correct in saying not many people have taken the VFP exams. -- Craig Berntson

Name	Core exams	Elective	Date achieved
Craig Berntson	VFP	70-152 Designing and Implementing Web Solutions with Microsoft® Visual InterDev™ 6.0	April 28, 2000
Rick Borup	VFP	70-029 Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft® SQL Server™ 7.0	February 7, 2001
Paul GBrown	VFP	70-029 Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft® SQL Server™ 7.0	January 3, 2001
Andrew Coates	VFP	70-029 Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft® SQL Server™ 7.0	April 12, 2000
Frank Camp	VFP	70-029 Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft® SQL Server™ 7.0	Jan 15, 2001
Kelly Conway *	VB	70-029 Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft® SQL Server™ 7.0	Nov. 11, 1999
Bill Caputo	VFP	70-029 Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft® SQL Server™ 7.0	Feb. 9, 2000
Evan Delay	VFP	70-176 Visual Basic Desktop	May 2, 2000
William Fields	VFP	70-152 Designing and Implementing Web Solutions with Microsoft® Visual InterDev™ 6.0	June 19, 2000
Jim Saunders	VFP	70-027 Implementing a Database Design on Microsoft® SQL Server™ 6.0	Dec. 17, 1999
JCrescencio Flores **	VFP, VB	70-029 Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft® SQL Server™ 7.0	November 20, 2000
John Koziol	VFP	70-091 Designing and Implementing Solutions with Office 2000 and VBA	March 27, 2000
Dan LeClair	VFP	70-029 Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft® SQL Server™ 7.0	08 June 2000
Larry Miller	VFP	70-029 Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft® SQL Server™ 7.0	August 2, 2000
Wayne Myers	VFP	70-029 Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server™ 7.0	Feb. 9, 2000
Ted Roche	VFP	Implementing a Database Design on Microsoft® SQL Server™ 6.5	Feb. 9, 2000
Pj Fernandez	VFP	70-175 Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic™ 6.0	Sept, 2000
David Stevenson	VFP	70-029 Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft® SQL Server™ 7.0	April 13, 2000
Chuck Urwiler	VFP	70-029 Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft® SQL Server™ 7.0	Feb. 9, 2000
Ilmar Waldner	VFP	70-029 Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft® SQL Server™ 7.0	March 1, 2000
Cindy Winegarden	VFP	70-091 Designing and Implementing Solutions with Office 2000 and VBA	May 11, 2001
Anna Clements	VFP	70-229 Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000	Nov 28, 2001
Rex Willis	VFP	70-152 Designing and Implementing Web Solutions with Microsoft® Visual InterDev™ 6.0	Jan 3, 2002
David Horton	VFP	70-029 Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft® SQL Server™ 7.0	February 6, 2001
Zlatin Zlatev	VFP	70-029 Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft® SQL Server™ 7.0	December 29, 2001
Luciano Criscola	VFP	152 Designing and Implementing Web Solutions with Microsoft® Visual Inter Dev 6.0	Jan 10, 2002
Victor Campos	VFP	70-229 Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000	Mar 24, 2002
Dave Foderick	VFP	70-229 Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000	Mar 24, 2002
Hector Correa	VFP	70-029 Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft® SQL Server™ 7.0	Oct 28th, 2002
Jon Hawkins	VFP	70-176 Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft® Visual Basic 6.0	Dec 12, 2001
DanWelter	VFP	70-027 Implementing a Database Design on Microsoft® SQL Server™ 6.5	January 26, 2001
Dave Bernard	VFP	70-229 Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000	Aug. 7, 2003
Stuart Dunkeld	VFP	70-176 Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft® Visual Basic 6.0	Nov 3, 2003
Alan Robson	VFP	70-229 Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000	Feb 9, 2004
John Beard	VFP	70-229 Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000	June 14, 2004
Alessandro Bottmann Orlando	VFP	70-229 Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000	June 30, 2004
Craig Bailey	VFP	70-029 Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft® SQL Server™ 7.0	June 25, 2004

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* Kelly did pass both VFP exams too. He was just impatient, so they didn't count toward the MCSD. By jumping the gun, he did become one of the first 1000 "New Track MCSDs", scoring a lucite paperweight from MS.

** JCF took the unusual route of taking one VFP and one VB exam for his core.

10/29/02 I was once an MCSD with a FoxPro certification. But all but my SQL Server 6.5 exam have been retired. Kenn Leland

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