What are the requirements to complete the DEDP MicroMasters Program and earn the Program Credential?

In order to successfully complete the MITx MicroMasters Program in Data, Economics, and Development Policy and earn the MicroMasters Program Credential, learners must earn the MicroMasters Course Certificates for five DEDP courses according to the following requirements:

Earn the Course Certificates for all three DEDP Core Courses

• Core Courses

  • 14.100x Microeconomics

  • JPAL102x Designing and Running Randomized Evaluations

  • 14.310x Data Analysis for Social Scientists

Earn the Course Certificates for two elective courses from the four options—including at least one Advanced Elective. A maximum of one Introductory Elective will count towards the Program Credential:

• Introductory Electives
  • 14.009x Good Economics for Hard Times
  • 14.73x The Challenges of Global Poverty
• Advanced Electives
  • 14.740x Foundations of Development Policy
  • 14.750x Political Economy and Economic Development

In order to earn the MicroMasters Course Certificate for a DEDP course, a learner must:

• Enroll in and earn a passing score in the Online Course on MITx Online
• Submit payment of the course fee for the course
  • Please note: Payment must be submitted before the Payment Deadline for the semester in which a learner intends to sit for the Proctored Exam
• Sit for and earn a passing score in the course’s Proctored Exam