Question about MCSE electives

Can you use A+, Network+, and Security+ as electives for an MCSE (or is it only MCSA that allows Security+?), or just one of the exams?

I'm not familiar with MCSA and MCSE requirements.

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/usr

Both.

entzilla

So A+ and Network+ both count as electives for MCSE?

I apolagize if this has been asked a thousand times, but I looked on the Microsoft site and couldn't find the information.

TeKniques

entzilla wrote:

So A+ and Network+ both count as electives for MCSE?

No, only for MCSA. Security+ can be used towards MCSE as an elective.

For more info: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/

ajs1976

Info on the MCSE and MCSA can be found here: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/default.asp

A+ AND Net+ count as one elective for the MCSA
A+ AND Server+ count as one elective for the MCSA
Security+ counts as an elective for the MCSA and MCSE

/usr

Guess I should have elaborated.

I was thinking Sec+ when I answered you because I knew it could be used for both, sorry about that.

entzilla

That's okay.

So, let's see if I have this right. If I recieved an A+ and Net+ cert, or an A+ and Server+ cert I can recieve one elective for an MCSA. However, I can't recieve two by getting all three of those certs? I was under the impression that A+ and Net+ each counted for an individual elective, and that an MCSA was part of an MCSE. Now I'm assuming that they are two seperate paths?

Again, I apolagize for my ignorance with Microsoft certifications.