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Exam SC-300: Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator

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SC-300 Microsoft Certifications License: Complete Roadmap

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Phase 1: User Identity FoundationsYou are here

Review tenant settings, users, groups, licensing, external identities, cross-tenant access, and hybrid identity basics.

18
hours
2

Phase 2: Authentication and Conditional Access

Spend the most time on MFA, authentication methods, passwordless sign-in, SSPR, Identity Protection, and Conditional Access design.

24
hours
3

Phase 3: Workload Identities and App Access

Practice managed identities, service principals, app registrations, app roles, permissions, consent, enterprise apps, and Application Proxy.

18
hours
4

Phase 4: Governance and Privileged Access

Work through entitlement management, access packages, access reviews, PIM, privileged access groups, and governance logs.

18
hours
5

Phase 5: Timed Mixed Review

Run timed mixed sets, review misses by domain, and close scenario-driven gaps before booking the exam.

14
hours
Estimated total study time
92 hours
That's about 10 weeks at 10 hours/week

Can You Take the SC-300 Exam?

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Age
Education
No formal education requirement
Experience
Hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra administration, hybrid identity, authentication methods, application access, and governance controls is strongly recommended
Additional Requirements
  • Exam is proctored and may include interactive components
  • Passing score is 700
  • Certification requires annual renewal to remain active
  • Pricing varies by country or region

SC-300 Quick Facts

Time to Get Licensed

4-8 weeks for most candidates with Microsoft Entra administration experience

From start to license in hand

Exam Provider

Pearson VUE

Remote Testing Available
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Retake Policy

After a first failed attempt, retake is allowed after 24 hours. If you fail a second time, wait 14 days between subsequent retakes. Maximum five attempts in a 12-month period.

Total Cost Breakdown

Exam FeeUS$165
Total Estimated CostUS$165-US$330
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200 Practice Questions

SC-300 coverage across user identities, access management, workload identities, and identity governance.

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Use detailed feedback to isolate weak areas in Conditional Access, hybrid identity, consent, and PIM.

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What You'll Study

15 chapters covering the exam topics in this guide

SC-300 Exam Details

Exam SC-300: Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator

Administered by Microsoft

Official Source
700/1000
Passing Score
Typically
Questions
100
Minutes
US$165 (United States; pricing varies by region)
Exam Fee
Study time: 80-120 hours
Prerequisites: No formal prerequisite; Microsoft recommends hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra, hybrid identity, application access, and identity governance
Valid for: 1 year (free annual renewal assessment on Microsoft Learn)

Exam Content Breakdown

Based on the official Microsoft content outline

Implement and manage user identities20-25%

Manage tenants, administrative roles and units, users, groups, licenses, external identities, cross-tenant access, and hybrid identity synchronization.

Implement authentication and access management25-30%

Configure authentication methods, multifactor authentication, passwordless sign-in, self-service password reset, Conditional Access, authentication context, Identity Protection, and Global Secure Access.

Plan and implement workload identities20-25%

Manage managed identities, service principals, enterprise applications, app registrations, API permissions, app roles, app consent, and Application Proxy.

Plan and automate identity governance20-25%

Use entitlement management, access packages, connected organizations, terms of use, access reviews, Privileged Identity Management, privileged access groups, logs, and secure score.

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