diff --git a/frontend/src/platform/ProgramsTab.jsx b/frontend/src/platform/ProgramsTab.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdf6246
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/platform/ProgramsTab.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+import { useState, useEffect, useCallback, useRef } from 'react'
+import { api } from './api'
+import styles from './Platform.module.css'
+
+const POLL_MS = 2500
+
+const BLOCKED_MESSAGES = {
+  pending_activation: 'Your enrollment is pending — an instructor still needs to activate it.',
+  not_yet_started: 'This program opens on the date below. Check back then.',
+  access_expired: 'Access to this program has ended. Your progress is still here for reference.',
+  cancelled: 'This enrollment was cancelled.',
+}
+
+// Phase 5B §6 — "My Programs." Every enrollment the student holds (GET /api/student/programs
+// already carries real access/progress/next-activity per enrollment — see program-status.js),
+// split into Active and Completed. Continue Learning delegates to the entitlement-gated
+// POST /api/student/programs/:id/launch, which reuses the exact same disposable-Lab sequence
+// the My Learning tab's Launch Lab button does — this is not a second kind of Lab.
+export default function ProgramsTab() {
+  const [programs, setPrograms] = useState(null)
+  const [error, setError] = useState(null)
+
+  const load = useCallback(() => {
+    api.programs().then(setPrograms).catch((e) => setError(e.message))
+  }, [])
+  useEffect(load, [load])
+
+  if (error) return <div className={styles.errorBox}>{error}</div>
+  if (!programs) return <p className={styles.muted}>Loading…</p>
+
+  const active = programs.filter((p) => ['pending', 'active', 'expired'].includes(p.effective_status))
+  const completed = programs.filter((p) => p.effective_status === 'completed')
+  const cancelled = programs.filter((p) => p.effective_status === 'cancelled')
+
+  if (!programs.length) {
+    return (
+      <div className={styles.card}>
+        <h2>My Programs</h2>
+        <p className={styles.muted}>You're not enrolled in any program yet. Talk to your instructor, or check for an enrollment email if you signed up through the website.</p>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      {active.length > 0 && (
+        <div className={styles.card}>
+          <h2>My Programs</h2>
+          {active.map((p) => <ProgramCard key={p.enrollment_id} program={p} onChange={load} />)}
+        </div>
+      )}
+      {completed.length > 0 && (
+        <div className={styles.card}>
+          <h2>Completed Programs</h2>
+          {completed.map((p) => <ProgramCard key={p.enrollment_id} program={p} onChange={load} />)}
+        </div>
+      )}
+      {cancelled.length > 0 && (
+        <div className={styles.card}>
+          <h2>Other</h2>
+          {cancelled.map((p) => <ProgramCard key={p.enrollment_id} program={p} onChange={load} />)}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+function ProgramCard({ program, onChange }) {
+  const [envStatus, setEnvStatus] = useState(null)
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false)
+  const [error, setError] = useState(null)
+  const pollRef = useRef(null)
+
+  useEffect(() => () => { if (pollRef.current) clearInterval(pollRef.current) }, [])
+
+  const poll = useCallback(() => {
+    api.environmentStatus().then((s) => {
+      setEnvStatus(s)
+      if (!['requested', 'provisioning', 'resetting'].includes(s.status) && pollRef.current) {
+        clearInterval(pollRef.current); pollRef.current = null
+      }
+    }).catch(() => {})
+  }, [])
+
+  const handleContinue = async () => {
+    setBusy(true); setError(null)
+    try {
+      const result = await api.launchProgram(program.enrollment_id)
+      setEnvStatus(result)
+      if (result.status === 'running' && result.launch_path) { window.location.href = result.launch_path; return }
+      if (['requested', 'provisioning'].includes(result.status) && !pollRef.current) {
+        pollRef.current = setInterval(poll, POLL_MS)
+      }
+    } catch (e) { setError(e.message) } finally { setBusy(false) }
+  }
+
+  const p = program.progress
+  const nextLabel = program.next_activity?.type === 'capstone' ? 'RootNode Capstone' : program.next_activity?.scenario_id
+
+  return (
+    <div style={{ borderTop: '1px solid var(--border)', paddingTop: '1rem', marginTop: '1rem' }}>
+      <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'space-between', alignItems: 'baseline' }}>
+        <strong>{program.program_name}</strong>
+        <span className={`${styles.pill} ${program.effective_status === 'completed' ? styles.pillOk : program.effective_status === 'expired' || program.effective_status === 'cancelled' ? styles.pillMuted : styles.pillWarn}`}>
+          {program.effective_status.replace(/_/g, ' ')}
+        </span>
+      </div>
+
+      {p && (
+        <div style={{ margin: '0.6rem 0' }}>
+          <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'space-between', fontSize: '0.85rem', marginBottom: '0.3rem' }}>
+            <span>Progress</span><span className={styles.muted}>{p.percent_complete}%</span>
+          </div>
+          <div className={styles.progressBarTrack}><div className={styles.progressBarFill} style={{ width: `${p.percent_complete}%` }} /></div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {program.effective_status === 'completed' ? (
+        <p className={styles.muted}>Completed {program.completed_at ? new Date(program.completed_at).toLocaleDateString() : ''}.</p>
+      ) : program.blocked_reason ? (
+        <p className={styles.muted}>
+          {BLOCKED_MESSAGES[program.blocked_reason] || program.blocked_reason}
+          {program.blocked_reason === 'not_yet_started' && program.starts_at && ` (${new Date(program.starts_at).toLocaleDateString()})`}
+        </p>
+      ) : (
+        <>
+          {nextLabel && <p className={styles.nextUp}>Next: {nextLabel}</p>}
+          {error && <p className={styles.errorBox}>{error}</p>}
+          {envStatus && ['requested', 'provisioning'].includes(envStatus.status) ? (
+            <p className={styles.statusLine}><span className={styles.spinner} /> Starting your lab…</p>
+          ) : (
+            <button className={styles.primaryBtn} disabled={busy} onClick={handleContinue}>
+              {busy ? 'Starting…' : 'Continue Learning'}
+            </button>
+          )}
+        </>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/platform/StudentDashboard.jsx b/frontend/src/platform/StudentDashboard.jsx
index cb09f54..446ab60 100644
--- a/frontend/src/platform/StudentDashboard.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/platform/StudentDashboard.jsx
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ import CapstoneTab from './CapstoneTab'
 import AchievementsTab from './AchievementsTab'
 import ClassroomTab from './ClassroomTab'
 import ProfileTab from './ProfileTab'
+import ProgramsTab from './ProgramsTab'
 
 const TABS = [
   { key: 'learning', label: 'My Learning' },
+  { key: 'programs', label: 'My Programs' },
   { key: 'classroom', label: 'Classroom' },
   { key: 'practice', label: 'Practice' },
   { key: 'assessments', label: 'Assessments' },
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ export default function StudentDashboard({ student, onLogout }) {
       </nav>
 
       {tab === 'learning' && <MyLearningTab />}
+      {tab === 'programs' && <ProgramsTab />}
       {tab === 'classroom' && <ClassroomTab />}
       {tab === 'practice' && <PracticeTab />}
       {tab === 'assessments' && <AssessmentsTab />}
diff --git a/frontend/src/platform/api.js b/frontend/src/platform/api.js
index 5f6bfb9..66016a9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/platform/api.js
+++ b/frontend/src/platform/api.js
@@ -119,4 +119,9 @@ export const api = {
   leaveClassroom: (id) => mutate(`/api/classroom/${id}/leave`),
   classroomHeartbeat: (id) => mutate(`/api/classroom/${id}/heartbeat`),
   requestHelp: (id, category, message) => mutate(`/api/classroom/${id}/help-request`, { category, message }),
+
+  // ── Phase 5B: self-paced programs ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  programs: () => fetch('/api/student/programs').then(json),
+  program: (enrollmentId) => fetch(`/api/student/programs/${enrollmentId}`).then(json),
+  launchProgram: (enrollmentId) => mutate(`/api/student/programs/${enrollmentId}/launch`),
 }