Harvard Extension School
Harvard Extension School (HES) is the Continuing Education School of Harvard University, a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1910, it is one of the oldest liberal arts and continuing education schools in the United States. Part of the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences, HES offers both part-time, open-enrollment courses, as well as selective undergraduate (ALB) and graduate (ALM) degrees primarily for nontraditional students. Academic certificates and a post-baccalaureate pre-medical certificate are also offered.
Established by then-university President A. Lawrence Lowell,[4][5] HES was commissioned to extend[6] education, equivalent in academic rigor to traditional Harvard programs, to non-traditional and part-time students, as well as lifelong learners.[7][8] Under the supervision of the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences,[9] HES offers over 900 courses spanning various liberal arts and professional disciplines, offered in on-campus, online, and hybrid formats. These courses are generally available to both its matriculated students and to the general public.
For matriculation, HES places significant weight on an applicant's academic transcript at Harvard rather than previous academic work. According to Harvard's current guidelines, students are required to achieve a minimum 3.0 GPA in degree-credit coursework in order to matriculate. Once this academic criterion is met, applicants must submit a formal application, which is subsequently reviewed by a committee. Matriculated students have additional benefits such as convocation, graduation, cross-registration, teaching assistant, faculty research aid, and supervised senior thesis or research paper; they also, as students of Harvard University, have access to the full resources and the broader academic environment of Harvard.[10]
Leadership[edit]
Deans[edit]
The dean of the extension school is also the Dean of the Harvard Division of Continuing Education, who works under and reports directly to the Dean of Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences. There have been seven deans in the school's history[30] and three are alumni of Harvard College:
Accreditation and partnerships[edit]
Harvard University is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.[33]
Harvard Business School Online's Credential of Readiness (CORe) program can be counted for Extension School undergraduate academic credit on a pass fail basis.[34][35]
The graduate program in Museum Studies has a partnership with the Smithsonian Institution.[36] The partnered courses include two active learning weekends in Washington, D.C.[36] Harvard Extension School has collaborated with Massachusetts Institute of Technology Micromasters program[37] for Management, Sustainability, and Development Practice Masters degree program.[37][38]
Student life[edit]
Harvard Extension School degree students can work as faculty aides and research assistants for instructors at the university.[96][97] They can also run for elections in the Harvard Graduate Council[98][99] and participate in Harvard Innovation Labs activities.[96] The Harvard Extension Student Association has three student clubs[100] and five different societies:[101] the Psychological Student Society,[102] the Creative Writing & Literature Student Society, the Industrial Organizational Psychology Student Society,[103] the Global Development Practice Student Society, and the Veteran Student Society.
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