Concurrent International Development Policy Certificate

Program Code: P-IDP-CERT
Degree Designation: Certificate
Department: School of Public Policy
Website: dcid.sanford.duke.edu/midp/idp-certificate

Program Summary

This certificate is offered to students studying in other graduate programs at Duke University and in neighboring interinstitutional universities. Students interested in this certificate may enroll to complete it concurrently with their degree program.

Academic Requirements

The 15-credit model’s requirements must be fulfilled prior to, or in conjunction with graduation from the degree program, including the following:

• an International Development Economics course (3.0 course credits); and

• International Development Electives (12.0 course credits), of which 9.0 credits must be MIDP courses

Courses must be completed by the student’s final semester of study. A minimum of 9.0 course credits must be completed at Duke. Once the certificate has been added to the academic record it cannot be removed and will appear as discontinued if the requirements are not met.

Lists of courses that fulfill each of the above categories are provided to students enrolled in the certificate each semester.

Students interested in the concurrent International Development Policy certificate are strongly encouraged to discuss this with their graduate program advisor to ensure all requirements for the certificate may be completed in conjunction with their degree programs.

Once a student has enrolled in the certificate, it cannot be removed from their academic record and will appear as Discontinued if the requirements are not met by graduation.