The Summer School offers an ideal time to start or continue your Harvard Extension School academic journey. Many summer courses fulfill requirements toward Harvard Extension degrees, certificates, and the Premedical Program.
At Harvard Summer School, you can:
- Accelerate your degree or certificate by completing 3- or 7-week courses online.
- Spend 3 or 7 weeks (limited 4-week options available for some programs) in an immersive experience on the Harvard campus, complete with housing, meal plans, and extracurricular events.
- Meet the on-campus requirement for degrees on the iconic Harvard campus.
- For international students, the Summer School issues I-20 certificates for the F-1 student visa — enabling you to fulfill the on-campus requirement for Harvard Extension degrees.
Special Tuition Rates for Select Degree Courses
The following courses are offered at the Harvard Extension School tuition rate (amount is displayed with each course in the course search). Refer to your program’s degree requirements page for the listing of specific admission courses.
Undergraduate Bachelor of Liberal Arts (ALB) program:
- EXPO 15
- EXPO 25
- MATH 3
Graduate Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) programs:
| Program | Course |
| Anthropology | Proseminar: SSCI 100A EXPO 42B |
| Biology | Proseminar: BIOS 200 EXPO 42C |
| Biotechnology | Proseminar: BIOT 200 EXPO 42C |
| Creative Writing and Literature | Proseminar: HUMA 101 Advanced Fiction courses EXPO 42A |
| Cybersecurity | CSCI 159 |
| Data Science | Foundations of Data Science and Engineering: CSCI 101 |
| English | Proseminar: HUMA 100 EXPO 42A |
| Finance | Statistics: STAT 150 Principles or Managerial Finance: MGMT 2000 Economics: ECON 1615 or MGMT 8010 EXPO 34 |
| Global Development Practice | EXPO 42b |
| Government | Proseminar: SSCI 100B EXPO 42B |
| History | Proseminar: SSCI 100B EXPO 42B |
| Industrial-Organizational Psychology | Organizational Behavior: MGMT 4000 Statistics: Intermediate Statistics: STAT 150 IORP 1501 EXPO 34 |
| International Relations | Proseminar: SSCI 100B EXPO 42B |
| Journalism | Proseminar: JOUR 100 News Reporting and Writing: JOUR 140A Feature Writing: JOUR 137 EXPO 42B |
| Management | Organizational Behavior: MGMT 4000 EXPO 34 Economics: ECON 1615 and MGMT 8010 Financial or managerial accounting: ECON 1901 |
| Museum Studies | Proseminar: MUSE 102 Introduction to Museum Studies: MUSE 100 EXPO 42A |
| Psychology | Proseminar: SSCI 100A Intermediate Statistics: STAT 150 EXPO 42B |
| Religion | Proseminar: HUMA 100 EXPO 42A |
| Sustainability | EXPO 42b/c |
Find Courses For A Degree or Certificate
To choose courses that fulfill requirements, visit your degree, certificate, or premedical program of interest on the Harvard Extension School website.
Already a student and ready to visit Course Search & Registration to find courses? You can filter for summer courses that meet program requirements by:
- Choosing the Harvard Summer School term
- Selecting Adult, Extension, & College under the Select a Summer School Option menu.
- Selecting your program under Browse by Degree, Certificate, and Premedical Program.
Enrollment Policies and Academic Opportunities
Before registering for your courses, be sure to visit Admitted Degree Candidate Privileges on the Extension School website.
There, you can review enrollment policies; read about internships, capstones, and the thesis process; and check out degree candidate privileges, such as reduced Harvard Summer School tuition pricing.
International Students
Please visit International Student Guidelines for the most up to date information for international students.
Financial Aid
If you are an admitted degree candidate or an admitted participant in the Premedical Program, there are financial aid options available to help you meet your education expenses.
March 1 is the priority deadline for submitting a financial aid application for the Summer 2024 term.
See Financial Aid on the Extension School website for more information on applying for financial aid for the summer term.
Interested in a Certificate, Degree, or Premedical Program?
Visit Academics on the Extension School website to explore certificates and programs in a variety of fields and specialized areas. You can find opportunities to help you develop your skills, achieve your career goals, and satisfy your intellectual curiosity.
