The Advanced Certificate program in Digital Media Design for Learning is a 30-credit program, as follows:

• DMDL Foundation Courses: 15 credits
• DMDL Specialization Courses: 9 credits
• Cognate Courses (Electives): 6 credits

DMDL foundations courses are required and include:

• Educational Design of Media Environments
• Cognitive Science and Educational Technology I
• Cognitive Science and Educational Technology II
• Interaction Design for Learning Environments
• Architecture of Learning Environments

Students select both DMDL specialization courses and cognate courses on an individual basis with faculty advisement. Specialization courses are listed as such on the DMDL Courses page. Cognate courses are professional electives; to fulfill this requirement, students may select electives offered by graduate programs other than DMDL, based on individual interests and goals, or take additional DMDL specialization courses.

The Advanced Certificate is awarded after coursework is completed and candidates have completed three years of work experience in the field; this work can be done before, during, or after coursework is completed (or a combination). With faculty supervision, candidates develop and submit a report which (1) documents work experience in the field and learning in that context, and (2) includes a retrospective critique of the work experience and a prospective set of plans and goals from the point of view of new insights about theory and practice gained through the Advanced Certificate program.

Of the 30 credits required for the Advanced Certificate program, students are required to take 24 credits in residency, defined as courses taken at NYU. A maximum of 30% of the 30-credits required for the degree may be considered for transfer from other universities; such courses must be evaluated by faculty advisors to establish whether they meet criteria established by the Steinhardt School.

Advanced Certificate students must maintain a minimum 3.0 grade point average in DMDL courses and in their overall academic record.

The Steinhardt School requires students to complete requirements for the Advanced Certificate program within six (6) years of matriculation, defined as the first semester of enrollment for courses leading to the degree. The clock stops only during official leaves of absence. This applies to both full-time and to part-tim students.

Students who do not complete requirements for the degree within the six year period have an "expired matriculation." They may apply for an extension of matriculation, for which they will be evaluated by their faculty advisor. If approved, an extension period is established by their faculty advisor. Students whose matriculation lapses beyond 10 years must apply for "re-matriculation." If accepted, courses previously completed are re-evaluated for currency, and a new Statement of Requirements is issued.

Students must maintain "active status" throughout their studies, beginning with the first semester of matriculation and including the semester in which they intend to graduate. To do so, Advanced Certificate students must complete at least three (3) credits at the 2000-level (or higher) each fall and spring semester (not summer). If students can not enroll in course work in a given fall or spring semester, they must register for Maintaining Matriculation (E47.4747), for which they pay a non-credit bearing maintenance of matriculation fee.

Registration for Maintaining Matriculation entitles students to use the libraries and other facilities, consult members of the faculty, participate in University activities, and use student health services and the Coles Sports Center. This option may be used during the semester in which students intend to graduate, if they are completing incomplete course work but taking no additional course work. Students may register for E47.4747 only after they have been enrolled during one academic year for a minimum of three (3) credits and with permission of a faculty advisor. Students may register for E47.4747 for up to a total of two (2) years within the six-year period allowed to complete the degree.