Do I need to have completed all five courses and received the DEDP MicroMasters credential in order to apply for the DEDP Master's Program?

Yes! In order to apply for admission to the DEDP Master's Program, learners must have already earned the MicroMasters Course Certificate for all five required DEDP MicroMasters courses.

You cannot apply to the DEDP Master’s program if you have not received the full DEDP MicroMasters Program Credential. Therefore, all required DEDP MicroMasters Course Certificates must have been earned by the end of the Fall Term in December.

The DEDP Master’s Program application period opens in December each year and closes in mid-January. Applications are made for admission to the following year's spring cohort. For example, students who are part of the Spring 2022 cohort applied during the application period December 2020 - January 2021.

For more information about the application timeline for the DEDP Master's Program, please refer to the FAQ article What is the application timeline for the DEDP Master’s program? For more information about the timeline of the DEDP Master's Program itself, please refer to the FAQ article What is the timeline for the DEDP Master’s Program?