Commercial status: no commercial relationship is documented for this page. The verification link goes directly to the official provider source.

Facts checked 13 October 2026 against Microsoft Learn’s official page ·

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What’s covered

Understand generative AI fundamentals
Manage prompts and chats by using Microsoft 365 Copilot
Manage business content and collaboration by using Microsoft 365 Copilot
Drive business outcomes by using agents

Prerequisites: No prerequisite certification is stated on the captured pages. Microsoft says candidates should have experience using generative AI-powered productivity tools such as Microsoft 365 Copilot and agents, be comfortable with core Microsoft 365 apps (Outlook, Word, Microsoft Teams, PowerPoint and Excel) and be familiar with common business processes; no app building or coding is required.

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What you actually do

Understand generative AI fundamentals : Exam skill area as of October 20, 2026, 25-30% / not a course module · Source
Manage prompts and chats by using Microsoft 365 Copilot : Exam skill area as of October 20, 2026, 20-25% / not a course module · Source
Manage business content and collaboration by using Microsoft 365 Copilot : Exam skill area as of October 20, 2026, 20-25% / not a course module · Source
Drive business outcomes by using agents : Exam skill area as of October 20, 2026, 20-25% / not a course module · Source

What the credential is

Credential type: certification · learn.microsoft.com / ai-business-professional
Credential: Microsoft Certified: AI Business Professional · learn.microsoft.com / ai-business-professional learn.microsoft.com / ab-730 learn.microsoft.com / renew-your-microsoft-certification-faq learn.microsoft.com / credential-expiration-policy learn.microsoft.com / view-use-share-certificates-achievements
Issuer: Microsoft · learn.microsoft.com / ai-business-professional learn.microsoft.com / ab-730 learn.microsoft.com / renew-your-microsoft-certification-faq learn.microsoft.com / credential-expiration-policy learn.microsoft.com / view-use-share-certificates-achievements
Sharing: Connecting your certification profile to Microsoft Learn lets you share and print certificates (study guide). Microsoft says you can share credentials through your Microsoft Learn profile, including on LinkedIn, and that your Learn profile must be in public view for shared credentials to be verified. · learn.microsoft.com / ab-730 learn.microsoft.com / view-use-share-certificates-achievements
Expiry and renewal: The captured pages list the level as Beginner and do not say whether this is a fundamentals, associate, expert or specialty certification. Microsoft states that associate, expert and specialty certifications expire annually and renew free through an online assessment on Microsoft Learn that opens six months before expiry, and that fundamentals certifications do not expire. · learn.microsoft.com / ai-business-professional learn.microsoft.com / ab-730 learn.microsoft.com / renew-your-microsoft-certification-faq learn.microsoft.com / credential-expiration-policy
Exam requirement: Pass Exam AB-730; a score of 700 or greater is required to pass. · learn.microsoft.com / ai-business-professional learn.microsoft.com / ab-730

Total cost to finish

Retakes: Repeat-attempt cost is not stated as an amount. The certification page, as shown in the United States on 13 October 2026, says: "You can retake it 24 hours after the first attempt. For subsequent retakes, the amount of time varies." Microsoft's retake policy for role-based, specialty and fundamentals exams sets a 14-day wait between later attempts, at most five attempts in 12 months, and says you must pay to retake the exam (if applicable). · Source Source

Who should skip it

Renewal cannot be done by passing a beta exam or retaking the exam; only the free renewal assessment on Microsoft Learn renews an associate, specialty or expert certification. · Official source · 2026-10-13
Microsoft warns that exam records are lost if you register with an organizational (work or school) account and leave that organization; it strongly recommends a personal account. · Official source · 2026-10-13

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Change log

2026-10-11: Initial record from the official certification page, study guide and Microsoft credential policy pages captured from the United States on 11 October 2026. · Source
2026-10-13: Publishing-day recheck of the official sources captured from the United States on 13 October 2026: programme facts unchanged. · Source

Visitor answers

How do I receive college credit for a Microsoft Certification?

Checked 13 October 2026

Through ACE credit recommendations and a link to your Microsoft Learn transcript. Microsoft answers this question itself, as shown in the United States on 13 October 2026: "The American Council on Education (ACE) has reviewed and established credit recommendations for select Microsoft Certifications. Upon earning a credential for an ACE recommended exam, you can send a verifiable link of your official Microsoft Learn transcript to your ACE member college or university and request credit for your certification."

Credit is for select exams, and your school decides. Microsoft says credit applies to "some Microsoft Certifications" and that schools recognize ACE recommendations "as applicable toward a post-secondary degree or certificate." A school does not have to be an ACE member: "Yes. Membership isn't required to accept ACE credit recommendations." Microsoft adds: "You should check with the admissions or registration team at your school of choice to determine their acceptance policies."

Send a link, not a file. Asked whether you can email your transcript as an attachment, Microsoft answers: "No. You should send a verifiable link to your official Microsoft transcript to request credit."

What we couldn't find. The college-credit page we read on 13 October 2026 does not name AB-730 or the AI Business Professional certification, and the AB-730 certification page read the same day does not mention college credit. Microsoft keeps its full list of ACE-reviewed exams at a separate link, https://aka.ms/ACECollegeCredit, which we did not read. The college-credit page also does not say how many credit hours any exam carries.

What you can do.

Check the list first. Open Microsoft's ACE list at https://aka.ms/ACECollegeCredit and look for your exam. Microsoft asks you to "copy the link for the exam title corresponding to the credential you have earned."
Ask your school who receives it. "Contact your college or university to determine the appropriate recipient and necessary contact information for receiving your Microsoft Learn transcript."
Make the transcript link. Sign into your Learn profile, select "Transcript", then "Transcript Settings", and select "Show legal name" and "Show contact email." The first time, select "Share link" and then "Create link."; if you made one before, select "Copy link."
Email both links. "Make sure to include this certification exam link in the email to your college or university, along with the link to verify your Microsoft Learn transcript."