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7-Week Secondary School Program Online

Applications for Summer 2025 open on December 2.

No matter where you live, you can spend your summer at Harvard. The 7-Week SSP Online allows students to experience college life in our Secondary School Program from New York City to Bangalore, India. 

View 2025 Program Dates and Deadlines

Your Classes

Choose from a wide variety of online classes in our 2024 course catalog — just filter by course format. 89% of past attendees said the courses they completed at Harvard helped them identify what they wanted to study in college, so we organized our courses into Career Pathways as a way to help you choose.

  • 4 credit hours required, but can take 8 credit hours (one class is typically 4-credit hours).
  • Classes are for-credit, graded college courses.
  • Have the option to drop a course if needed.
  • All Summer School Students have access to services and opportunities to help them be successful. See support and services available to students such as tutoring and Writing Center access.

Participate in Activities

You’ll do more than take rigorous courses. Some of our Secondary School Program activities are held virtually so all our students can sign up for them. You’ll get to meet even more students while participating in a variety of social and college-prep activities and events.

Campus Resources

As a Harvard Summer School student, you have access to many of Harvard’s resources available online like the libraries; however, you do not receive a student ID, so you cannot access campus buildings. If you live near Cambridge and want to participate in campus life, but want to take online classes, we encourage you to look into our SSP Commuting program format.

Costs & Aid for 7-Week SSP Online

  • 2025 program cost is $4,050 (4-credits) or $7,900 (8-credits). Cost depends upon the number of credits taken and includes tuition and the program fee.
  • Non-refundable $75 application fee.
  • U.S. citizens and permanent residents are eligible to apply for financial aid.

Learn about cost and financial aid.

Is 7-Week SSP Online Right for You?

More Ways to Enroll in our Secondary School Program

4-Week SSP Residential7-Week SSP Residential7-Week SSP Commuting