What is the Certificate?
The Certificate lists all courses you passed (to see a sample of the certificate, mouse over on the above figure). For each course, it shows the courses Certificate No., the date you passed, its name, and DRE classification (e.g., consumer services, consumer protection). To report the courses you passed to the DRE, you may do so via mail or DRE’s online renewal service, eLicensing. If you do so by mail, you will need to list your DRE Certificate Numbers and completion dates on DRE’s form RE#251: Continuing Education Course Verification and follow DRE’s renewal instructions described here.
The Certificate in Documentary Studies, offered by the Center for Documentary Studies (CDS) through Duke Continuing Studies, is an open-admissions adult education program for exploring and improving documentary skills and increasing understanding of the issues involved in doing documentary work. The certificate, a non-credit educational option, requires a minimum of six sixteen-hour courses (or the equivalent) and the completion of a final project. To enroll in the certificate program, no prior educational specialization or expertise is required. Students in the program may chose from a variety of CDS-sponsored courses, offered during the fall, winter, and spring/summer terms. These courses, based in different documentary media, are oriented toward building skills and ideas for planning and completing a final project. They involve instruction in photography, film and video, audio, oral history, and writing that draws upon the basic mission of the Center for Documentary Studies. Course
