It depends:
- If you mean "Can I enroll in and submit payment for a DEDP MicroMasters course before it starts?" then yes!
- If you mean "Can I enroll in and submit payment for a DEDP MicroMasters course, but later decide I want to participate in a different course session, in the future?" then maybe.
It is not necessary to wait until a course session starts to enroll or submit payment. Learners are welcome (and encouraged) to enroll in and submit payment to upgrade upcoming DEDP MicroMasters course sessions as early as possible—before the start date of the course—to help ensure they are fully prepared when the course starts.
However, payment for DEDP MicroMasters courses is tied to the course session for which it is submitted. When you submit payment to upgrade your enrollment in a DEDP MicroMasters course, you become eligible to sit for the Proctored Exam at the end of that specific term only. You should be sure that you intend to sit for the Proctored Exam in a session before submitting payment.
The MIT Learn Terms of Service generally allows you to request a refund within seven (7) days after the date of purchase or seven days after the start date of a purchased course session, whichever is later—with an absolute maximum of 170 days from the payment date. So, depending on when you realize you want to take the course in a future session, you may be able to simply request a refund.
In general, learners should not assume that it will be possible to defer their Paid enrollment to another session of the same course. However, exceptions can sometimes be made, in exceptional or extenuating circumstances, at the discretion of the DEDP MicroMasters team. Whenever possible, we strongly recommend that you plan ahead and not rely on the possibility of a deferral.
- For more information about submitting payment to upgrade to a verified (paid) status, please refer to this FAQ article
- For more information about the DEDP Program's annual course schedule, please refer to this FAQ article and the DEDP News & Course Dates page.
- For more information about DEDP Proctored Exams, please refer to the About Proctored Exams section of our FAQ