Microsoft 365 Administrator Certification

Question

Hello, I passed Exam MS-102 in June 2025. I plan to take Exam SC-300 in July 2026. Can you please confirm in writing that: - MS-102 exam results do not expire - There is no time limit between MS-102 and SC-300 - Passing SC-300 in 2026 will still make me eligible for the Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert certification Thank you for your confirmation

Answer 1

The available information does not support confirming all three requested points exactly as written.

From the provided context, the following can be stated:

1. Exam MS-102 is the required exam for the Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert certification.
   • The certification page states that the required exam for Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert is MS-102.
   • It does not state in this context that MS-102 exam results expire or that they are time-limited, but it also does not explicitly say that they never expire.
2. Prerequisite requirement for Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert:
   • To become a Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert, at least one of the following associate-level certifications must be earned:
     • Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate
     • Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator Associate
     • Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate
     • Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
     • Microsoft Certified: Information Protection and Compliance Administrator Associate
   • SC-300 (Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator) is the exam associated with the Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate certification, but the context provided here only references the SC-300 study guide and does not explicitly connect SC-300 to MS-102 timing or to a specific time window between them.
3. Time limits and sequencing between MS-102 and SC-300:
   • The context does not specify any time limit between taking MS-102 and taking a qualifying associate exam such as SC-300.
   • The context also does not explicitly confirm that passing SC-300 in 2026, after passing MS-102 in 2025, will still make a candidate eligible for Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert.

Because the context does not explicitly address exam-result expiry for MS-102, time limits between MS-102 and SC-300, or the exact timing relationship for eligibility, no written confirmation of those specific statements can be provided based solely on this information.

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References:

• Exam MS-102: Microsoft 365 Administrator
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert
• Study guide for Exam MS-102: Microsoft 365 Administrator
• Study guide for Exam SC-300: Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator
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Answer 2

Exams do not expire but a) exams can be retired and b) the requirements for the expert level certification can change

Hence it is advised to take the prerequisite exams ASAP