diff --git a/common/test/acceptance/pages/lms/programs.py b/common/test/acceptance/pages/lms/programs.py
index 08efd8558a..ae43a0ba99 100644
--- a/common/test/acceptance/pages/lms/programs.py
+++ b/common/test/acceptance/pages/lms/programs.py
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ class ProgramListingPage(PageObject):
     @property
     def is_sidebar_present(self):
         """Check whether sidebar is present."""
-        return self.q(css='.sidebar').present
+        return self.q(css='.sidebar').present and self.q(css='.certificates-list').present
diff --git a/lms/static/js/learner_dashboard/collections/program_progress_collection.js b/lms/static/js/learner_dashboard/collections/program_progress_collection.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..562d58d7b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/static/js/learner_dashboard/collections/program_progress_collection.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+(function (define) {
+  'use strict';
+  define([
+          'backbone'
+    ],
+    function (Backbone) {
+      return Backbone.Collection.extend({});
+  });
+}).call(this, define || RequireJS.define);
diff --git a/lms/static/js/learner_dashboard/program_list_factory.js b/lms/static/js/learner_dashboard/program_list_factory.js
index d204b7ff99..9b5cfcf414 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/learner_dashboard/program_list_factory.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/learner_dashboard/program_list_factory.js
@@ -5,15 +5,23 @@
         'js/learner_dashboard/views/collection_list_view',
         'js/learner_dashboard/views/sidebar_view',
         'js/learner_dashboard/views/program_card_view',
-        'js/learner_dashboard/collections/program_collection'
+        'js/learner_dashboard/collections/program_collection',
+        'js/learner_dashboard/collections/program_progress_collection'
     ],
-    function (CollectionListView, SidebarView, ProgramCardView, ProgramCollection) {
+    function (CollectionListView, SidebarView, ProgramCardView, ProgramCollection, ProgressCollection) {
         return function (options) {
+            var progressCollection = new ProgressCollection();
+
+            if ( options.userProgress ) {
+                progressCollection.set(options.userProgress);
+                options.progressCollection = progressCollection; 
+            }
+
             new CollectionListView({
                 el: '.program-cards-container',
                 childView: ProgramCardView,
-                context: options,
-                collection: new ProgramCollection(options.programsData)
+                collection: new ProgramCollection(options.programsData),
+                context: options
             }).render();
 
             new SidebarView({
diff --git a/lms/static/js/learner_dashboard/views/certificate_view.js b/lms/static/js/learner_dashboard/views/certificate_view.js
index 3585603053..e706bd1fc7 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/learner_dashboard/views/certificate_view.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/learner_dashboard/views/certificate_view.js
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
                     this.render();
                 },
                 render: function() {
-                    if (this.context.certificatesData.length > 0) {
+                    var certificatesData = this.context.certificatesData || [];
+
+                    if (certificatesData.length) {
                         this.$el.html(this.tpl(this.context));
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/lms/static/js/learner_dashboard/views/collection_list_view.js b/lms/static/js/learner_dashboard/views/collection_list_view.js
index 1f8e7a4438..42812c1946 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/learner_dashboard/views/collection_list_view.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/learner_dashboard/views/collection_list_view.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
                   gettext,
                   emptyProgramsListTpl) {
             return Backbone.View.extend({
+
                 initialize: function(data) {
                     this.childView = data.childView;
                     this.context = data.context;
@@ -29,10 +30,15 @@
                         }
                     } else {
                         childList = [];
-                        this.collection.each(function (program) {
-                            var child = new this.childView({model: program});
+
+                        this.collection.each(function(model) {
+                            var child = new this.childView({
+                                model: model,
+                                context: this.context
+                            });
                             childList.push(child.el);
                         }, this);
+
                         this.$el.html(childList);
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/lms/static/js/learner_dashboard/views/program_card_view.js b/lms/static/js/learner_dashboard/views/program_card_view.js
index d19bb7f609..ae5ac20965 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/learner_dashboard/views/program_card_view.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/learner_dashboard/views/program_card_view.js
@@ -20,19 +20,45 @@
 
                 className: 'program-card',
 
+                attributes: function() {
+                    return {
+                        'aria-labelledby': 'program-' + this.model.get('id'),
+                        'role': 'group'
+                    };
+                },
+
                 tpl: _.template(programCardTpl),
 
-                initialize: function() {
+                initialize: function(data) {
+                    this.progressCollection = data.context.progressCollection; 
+                    if ( this.progressCollection ) {                   
+                        this.progressModel = this.progressCollection.findWhere({
+                            programId: this.model.get('id')
+                        });
+                    }
                     this.render();
                 },
 
                 render: function() {
-                    var templated = this.tpl(this.model.toJSON());
-                    this.$el.html(templated);
+                    var orgList = _.map(this.model.get('organizations'), function(org) {
+                            return gettext(org.key);
+                        }),
+                        data = $.extend(
+                            this.model.toJSON(),
+                            this.getProgramProgress(),
+                            {orgList: orgList.join(' ')}
+                        );
+
+                    this.$el.html(this.tpl(data));
                     this.postRender();
                 },
 
                 postRender: function() {
+                    // Add describedby to parent only if progess is present
+                    if ( this.progressModel ) {
+                        this.$el.attr('aria-describedby', 'status-' + this.model.get('id'));
+                    }
+
                     if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('MSIE') !== -1 ||
                         navigator.appVersion.indexOf('Trident/') > 0){
                         /* Microsoft Internet Explorer detected in. */
@@ -42,6 +68,38 @@
                     }
                 },
 
+                // Calculate counts for progress and percentages for styling
+                getProgramProgress: function() {
+                    var progress = this.progressModel ? this.progressModel.toJSON() : false;
+                    
+                    if ( progress) {
+                        progress.total = {
+                            completed: progress.completed.length,
+                            in_progress: progress.in_progress.length,
+                            not_started: progress.not_started.length
+                        };
+
+                        progress.total.courses = progress.total.completed +
+                                                 progress.total.in_progress +
+                                                 progress.total.not_started;
+
+                        progress.percentage = {
+                            completed: this.getWidth(progress.total.completed, progress.total.courses),
+                            in_progress: this.getWidth(progress.total.in_progress, progress.total.courses)
+                        };
+                    }
+
+                    return {
+                        progress: progress
+                    };
+                },
+
+                getWidth: function(val, total) {
+                    var int = ( val / total ) * 100;
+                  
+                    return int + '%';
+                },
+
                 // Defer loading the rest of the page to limit FOUC
                 reLoadBannerImage: function() {
                     var $img = this.$('.program_card .banner-image'),
diff --git a/lms/static/js/spec/learner_dashboard/collection_list_view_spec.js b/lms/static/js/spec/learner_dashboard/collection_list_view_spec.js
index fcfaf1ffbd..9618d9da50 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/spec/learner_dashboard/collection_list_view_spec.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/spec/learner_dashboard/collection_list_view_spec.js
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ define([
         'jquery',
         'js/learner_dashboard/views/program_card_view',
         'js/learner_dashboard/collections/program_collection',
-        'js/learner_dashboard/views/collection_list_view'
-    ], function (Backbone, $, ProgramCardView, ProgramCollection, CollectionListView) {
+        'js/learner_dashboard/views/collection_list_view',
+        'js/learner_dashboard/collections/program_progress_collection'
+    ], function (Backbone, $, ProgramCardView, ProgramCollection, CollectionListView,
+        ProgressCollection) {
         
         'use strict';
         /*jslint maxlen: 500 */
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ define([
         describe('Collection List View', function () {
             var view = null,
                 programCollection,
+                progressCollection,
                 context = {
                     programsData:[
                         {
@@ -58,16 +61,35 @@ define([
                                 w726h242: 'http://www.edx.org/images/org2/test3'
                             }
                         }
+                    ],
+                    userProgress: [
+                        {
+                            programId: 146,
+                            completed: ['courses', 'the', 'user', 'completed'],
+                            in_progress: ['in', 'progress'],
+                            not_started : ['courses', 'not', 'yet', 'started']
+                        },
+                        {
+                            programId: 147,
+                            completed: ['Course 1'],
+                            in_progress: [],
+                            not_started: ['Course 2', 'Course 3', 'Course 4']
+                        }
                     ]
                 };
 
             beforeEach(function() {
                 setFixtures('<div class="program-cards-container"></div>');
                 programCollection = new ProgramCollection(context.programsData);
+                progressCollection = new ProgressCollection();
+                progressCollection.set(context.userProgress);
+                context.progressCollection = progressCollection; 
+                
                 view = new CollectionListView({
                     el: '.program-cards-container',
                     childView: ProgramCardView,
-                    collection: programCollection
+                    collection: programCollection,
+                    context: context
                 });
                 view.render();
             });
diff --git a/lms/static/js/spec/learner_dashboard/program_card_view_spec.js b/lms/static/js/spec/learner_dashboard/program_card_view_spec.js
index 98b4ef1fee..e7b4466f55 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/spec/learner_dashboard/program_card_view_spec.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/spec/learner_dashboard/program_card_view_spec.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 define([
         'backbone',
         'jquery',
-        'js/learner_dashboard/views/program_card_view',
-        'js/learner_dashboard/models/program_model'
-    ], function (Backbone, $, ProgramCardView, ProgramModel) {
+        'js/learner_dashboard/collections/program_progress_collection',
+        'js/learner_dashboard/models/program_model',
+        'js/learner_dashboard/views/program_card_view'
+    ], function (Backbone, $, ProgressCollection, ProgramModel, ProgramCardView) {
         
         'use strict';
         /*jslint maxlen: 500 */
@@ -33,13 +34,39 @@ define([
                         w435h145: 'http://www.edx.org/images/test2',
                         w726h242: 'http://www.edx.org/images/test3'
                     }
+                },
+                userProgress = [
+                    {
+                        programId: 146,
+                        completed: ['courses', 'the', 'user', 'completed'],
+                        in_progress: ['in', 'progress'],
+                        not_started : ['courses', 'not', 'yet', 'started']
+                    },
+                    {
+                        programId: 147,
+                        completed: ['Course 1'],
+                        in_progress: [],
+                        not_started: ['Course 2', 'Course 3', 'Course 4']
+                    }
+                ],
+                progressCollection = new ProgressCollection(),
+                cardRenders = function($card) {
+                    expect($card).toBeDefined();
+                    expect($card.find('.title').html().trim()).toEqual(program.name);
+                    expect($card.find('.category span').html().trim()).toEqual('XSeries Program');
+                    expect($card.find('.organization').html().trim()).toEqual(program.organizations[0].key);
+                    expect($card.find('.card-link').attr('href')).toEqual(program.marketing_url);
                 };
 
             beforeEach(function() {
                 setFixtures('<div class="program-card"></div>');
                 programModel = new ProgramModel(program);
+                progressCollection.set(userProgress);
                 view = new ProgramCardView({
-                    model: programModel
+                    model: programModel,
+                    context: {
+                        progressCollection: progressCollection
+                    }
                 });
             });
 
@@ -51,13 +78,8 @@ define([
                 expect(view).toBeDefined();
             });
 
-            it('should load the program-cards based on passed in context', function() {
-                var $cards = view.$el;
-                expect($cards).toBeDefined();
-                expect($cards.find('.title').html().trim()).toEqual(program.name);
-                expect($cards.find('.category span').html().trim()).toEqual('XSeries Program');
-                expect($cards.find('.organization').html().trim()).toEqual(program.organizations[0].key);
-                expect($cards.find('.card-link').attr('href')).toEqual(program.marketing_url);
+            it('should load the program-card based on passed in context', function() {
+                cardRenders(view.$el);
             });
 
             it('should call reEvaluatePicture if reLoadBannerImage is called', function(){
@@ -75,6 +97,29 @@ define([
                 expect(view.reLoadBannerImage).not.toThrow('Picturefill had exceptions');
 
             });
+
+            it('should calculate the correct percentages for progress bars', function() {
+                expect(view.$('.complete').css('width')).toEqual('40%');
+                expect(view.$('.in-progress').css('width')).toEqual('20%');
+            });
+
+            it('should display the correct completed courses message', function() {
+                var program = _.findWhere(userProgress, {programId: 146}),
+                    completed = program.completed.length,
+                    total = completed + program.in_progress.length + program.not_started.length;
+
+                expect(view.$('.certificate-status').html()).toEqual('You have earned certificates in ' + completed + ' of the ' + total + ' courses so far.');
+            });
+
+            it('should render cards if there is no progressData', function() {
+                view.remove();
+                view = new ProgramCardView({
+                    model: programModel,
+                    context: {}
+                });
+                cardRenders(view.$el);
+                expect(view.$('.progress').length).toEqual(0);
+            });
         });
     }
 );
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/base/_variables.scss b/lms/static/sass/base/_variables.scss
index f68c6b1e36..4f681edb0a 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/base/_variables.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/base/_variables.scss
@@ -306,6 +306,10 @@ $credit-color-base: rgb(244,195,0); // accessible with black text
 // edx-specific: Studio/Staff actions
 $staff-color: $pink;
 
+// from the edX Pattern Library
+$x-light: #E5E9EB;
+$success-dark: #1E8142;
+$warning-base: #FDBC56;
 
 // ----------------------------
 // #TYPOGRAPHY
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/elements/_program-card.scss b/lms/static/sass/elements/_program-card.scss
index 01ebe86490..430f20cf59 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/elements/_program-card.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/elements/_program-card.scss
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@
 .program-card{
   @include span-columns(12);  
   border: 1px solid $border-color-l3;
+  border-bottom: none;
   box-sizing: border-box;
-  padding: $baseline;
   margin-bottom: $baseline;
   position: relative;
   display: inline;
+
   .card-link{
     position: absolute;
     top: 0;
@@ -38,24 +39,34 @@
       }
     }
   }
+
   .text-section{
+    padding: 40px $baseline $baseline;
     margin-top: 106px;
+    position: relative;
+
     .meta-info{
       @include outer-container;
-      margin-bottom: $baseline*0.25;
       font-size: em(12);
       color: $gray;
+      position: absolute;
+      top: $baseline;
+      width: calc(100% - 40px);
+
       .organization{
         @include span-columns(6);
         white-space: nowrap;
         overflow: hidden;
       }
+
       .category{
         @include span-columns(6);
         text-align: right;
+
         .category-text{
             @include float(right);
         }
+
         .xseries-icon{
           @include float(right);
           @include margin-right($baseline*0.25);
@@ -67,24 +78,52 @@
         }
       }
     }
+ 
     .title{
+      @extend %t-title4;
       font-size: em(24);
       color: $gray-d2;
       margin-bottom: 10px;
       line-height: 1.2;
     }
   }
+
+  .certificate-status {
+    font-size: em(12);
+    color: $gray;
+  }
+
+  .progress {
+    height: 5px;
+    background: $x-light;
+
+    .bar {
+      height: 100%;
+      position: relative;
+      float: left;
+
+      &.complete {
+        background: $success-dark;
+      }
+
+      &.in-progress {
+        background: $warning-base;
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 @include media($bp-small) {
   .program-card{
     @include omega(n);
     @include span-columns(4);
+
     .card-link{
       .banner-image-container{
         height: 166px;
       }
     }
+
     .text-section{
       margin-top: 156px;
     }
@@ -96,11 +135,13 @@
   .program-card{
     @include omega(n);
     @include span-columns(8);
+
     .card-link{
       .banner-image-container{
         height: 242px;
       }
     }
+
     .text-section{
       margin-top: 232px;
     }
@@ -113,11 +154,13 @@
   .program-card{
     @include omega(2n);
     @include span-columns(6);
+
     .card-link{
       .banner-image-container{
         height: 116px;
       }
     }
+
     .text-section{
       margin-top: 106px;
     }
@@ -128,11 +171,13 @@
   .program-card{
     @include omega(2n);
     @include span-columns(6);
+
     .card-link{
       .banner-image-container{
         height: 145px;
       }
     }
+
     .text-section{
       margin-top: 135px;
     }
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/views/_program-list.scss b/lms/static/sass/views/_program-list.scss
index f098e435bb..47ae704fba 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/views/_program-list.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/views/_program-list.scss
@@ -99,11 +99,17 @@ $pl-button-color: #0079bc;
     padding: ($baseline*2) 0;
     text-align: center;
 
-    p {
+    .text {
       @include font-size(24);
-      color: $lighter-base-font-color;
-      margin-bottom: $baseline;
+      margin: {
+        top: 0;
+        bottom: $baseline;
+      }
       text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(255,255,255, 0.6);
+      text-transform: none;
+      font-family: $sans-serif;
+      letter-spacing: initial;
+      color: $black;
     }
 
     a {
diff --git a/lms/templates/learner_dashboard/empty_programs_list.underscore b/lms/templates/learner_dashboard/empty_programs_list.underscore
index 0fa80cf0f2..521d68d23a 100644
--- a/lms/templates/learner_dashboard/empty_programs_list.underscore
+++ b/lms/templates/learner_dashboard/empty_programs_list.underscore
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-
-    <section class="empty-programs-message">
-        <p><%- gettext('You are not enrolled in any XSeries Programs yet.') %></p>
-            <a class="find-xseries-programs" href="<%- xseriesUrl %>">
-                <i class="action-xseries-icon" aria-hidden="true"></i>
-                <span><%- gettext('Explore XSeries Programs') %></span>
-            </a>
-    </section>
+<section class="empty-programs-message">
+    <h2 class="text"><%- gettext('You are not enrolled in any XSeries Programs yet.') %></h2>
+    <a class="find-xseries-programs" href="<%- xseriesUrl %>">
+        <span class="action-xseries-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+        <span><%- gettext('Explore XSeries Programs') %></span>
+    </a>
+</section>
 
diff --git a/lms/templates/learner_dashboard/program_card.underscore b/lms/templates/learner_dashboard/program_card.underscore
index 061bd8eb52..75f8180eab 100644
--- a/lms/templates/learner_dashboard/program_card.underscore
+++ b/lms/templates/learner_dashboard/program_card.underscore
@@ -1,4 +1,45 @@
 
+<div class="text-section">
+    <h3 id="program-<%- id %>" class="title"><%- gettext(name) %></h3>
+    <div class="meta-info">
+        <div class="organization"><%- orgList %></div>
+        <div class="category">
+            <span class="category-text"><%- gettext(type) %></span>
+            <span class="xseries-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+  <% if (progress) { %>  
+    <p id="status-<%- id %>" class="certificate-status"><%= interpolate(
+        gettext('You have earned certificates in %(completed_courses)s of the %(total_courses)s courses so far.'),
+        {completed_courses: progress.total.completed, total_courses: progress.total.courses}, true
+    ) %></p>
+  <% } %>
+</div>
+<% if (progress) { %>
+<div class="progress">
+    <div class="bar complete" style="width:<%- progress.percentage.completed %>;"></div>
+    <div class="bar in-progress" style="width:<%- progress.percentage.in_progress %>;">
+        <span class="sr"><%= interpolate(
+            ngettext(
+                '%(count)s course are in progress.',
+                '%(count)s courses are in progress.',
+                progress.total.in_progress
+            ),
+            {count: progress.total.in_progress}, true 
+        ) %></span>
+    </div>
+    <div class="bar not-started">
+        <span class="sr"><%= interpolate(
+            ngettext(
+                '%(count)s course have not been started.',
+                '%(count)s courses have not been started.',
+                progress.total.not_started
+            ),
+            {count: progress.total.not_started}, true 
+        ) %></span>
+    </div>
+</div>
+<% } %>
 <a href="<%- marketingUrl %>" class="card-link">
     <div class="banner-image-container">
         <picture>
@@ -6,25 +47,7 @@
             <source srcset="<%- mediumBannerUrl %>" media="(max-width: <%- breakpoints.max.small %>)">
             <source srcset="<%- largeBannerUrl %>" media="(max-width: <%- breakpoints.max.medium %>)">
             <source srcset="<%- smallBannerUrl %>" media="(max-width: <%- breakpoints.max.large %>)">
-            <img class="banner-image" srcset="<%- mediumBannerUrl %>" alt="<%- gettext(name)%>">
+            <img class="banner-image" srcset="<%- mediumBannerUrl %>" alt="<%= interpolate(gettext('Learn more about %(programName)s.'), {programName: name}, true)%>">
         </picture>
     </div>
 </a>
-<div class="text-section">
-    <div class="meta-info">
-        <div class="organization">
-            <% _.each(organizations, function(org){ %>
-                <%- gettext(org.key) %>
-            <% }); %>
-        </div>
-        <div class="category">
-            <span class="category-text"><%- gettext(type) %></span>
-            <i class="xseries-icon" aria-hidden="true"></i>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="title" aria-hidden="true">
-        <%- gettext(name) %>
-    </div>
-</div>
-<div class="progress">
-</div>
diff --git a/lms/templates/learner_dashboard/programs.html b/lms/templates/learner_dashboard/programs.html
index 7413385c70..e4e6e1560c 100644
--- a/lms/templates/learner_dashboard/programs.html
+++ b/lms/templates/learner_dashboard/programs.html
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ ProgramListFactory({
 </%block>
 
 <%block name="pagetitle">${_("Programs")}</%block>
+
 <main id="main" aria-label="Content" tabindex="-1">
     <div class="program-list-wrapper">
+        <h2 class="sr">${_("Your Programs")}</h2>
         <div class="program-cards-container"></div>
         <div class="sidebar"></div>
     </div>