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A division of Harvard University dedicated to bringing rigorous programs and innovative online teaching capabilities to distance learners, working professionals ... Skiptocontent HarvardExtensionSchool HarvardDivisionofContinuing Education Academics TakeaCourse GraduateDegrees GraduateCertificates UndergraduateDegreeandCertificates PremedicalProgram AcademicGapYear Registration&Admissions CourseRegistration DegreeProgramAdmissions PursuingaCertificate ForEnrolledStudents ApplytoPremedicalProgram AcademicCalendar PayingforSchool PaymentOptionsandPolicies FinancialAid FinancialWellness About Student&AlumniStories MeettheDean OnlineLearning WhyHarvardExtensionSchool Blog Events PressandAnnouncements ContactUs MyDCELogin GetInfo About OnlineLearning atHarvardExtensionSchool Deeplearningspringsfromhumanconnection.That’swhyweworksohardtobringpeopletogether.Ourapproachtoonlinelearningfostersinteractionwithoutsacrificingflexibility.  Ouronlinecoursesaregroundedinaliveexperience.Youwillengagewithyourinstructor,participateinpeerdiscussions,andreceiveone-on-onesupportfromteachingstaff—allfromyourhomeoroffice.  Ouronlinecoursesaregroundedinliveexperience. 70% Coursesofferedonline 4.3/5 Satisfactionrate HELIX:HarvardExtensionLiveInteractiveeXperience Tosupportactivelearning,wecreatedaplatformcalledtheHelixclassroomsandwebconferences.Thetechnologybringstogetherstudentsfromaroundtheglobetojoinaninstructorinaliveclassroom.  Helixclassroomsandwebconferencesare“hyflex”–acombinationofhybridandflexibleformats. StudentsmayjoinprofessorsliveintheclassroomLiveonlinestudentsjointheclassthroughZoomdisplayedonlargemonitorsandseamlesslyinteractwithstudentsintheclassroomOn-demandstudentswatchprofessionalrecordingsoftheclassontheirownscheduleandinteractthroughonlinediscussiontoolsStudentsparticipateinthoughtfuldiscussionwiththeirpeersandengagewiththeirinstructorinrealtime Educationisaboutbeingvulnerable.It’saboutbeingunsettled,unnerved,unhoused–beingopentothatwhichyouarenotusedto.Tohavetode-familiarizeyourselftowaysofbeingintheworld–HarvardExtensionismagnificentinthatregard.CornelWest BenefitsofOnlineLearning Onlineeducationisfundamentallychangingtheparadigmofhighereducation.AtHarvardExtensionSchool,wethinkaboutonlinelearningalittledifferently: Wefocusonhuman-centeredlearningPeopleareatthecoreofeveryinteraction—we’reconnectingpeopleforasharedlearningexperienceOurcoursesrespectthefulllivesandvariedpreferencesofadult,part-timelearnersYoureceivepersonal,individualizedfeedbackonyourworkYouwillbepartofastrongcommunityoflearnersIterativecoursedesignkeepscoursesfreshandrelevantforstudentsandinstructorsEveryonehastheopportunitytoearncreditinrigorous,Harvard-qualitycourses DistanceEducationTrailblazersforOver110Years HarvardExtensionSchoolbelieveslearnersshouldbeatthehelmoftheirowneducation,whileinstructorsactasmediatorswhointroduceideas,askquestions,andencouragestudentstoexplorenewwaysofthinkingontheirown.Onlinecoursespresentarichopportunityforthiskindofteachingandlearning.  Asanearlyadopterandnationalleaderindistanceeducation,weareperfectlypositionedtoofferanoutstanding,world-classacademicexperienceonline,withnocompromiseonquality.   CheckOutCourseFormats HarvardDivisionofContinuingEducation AdivisionofHarvardUniversitydedicatedtobringingrigorousprogramsandinnovativeonlineteachingcapabilitiestodistancelearners,workingprofessionals,highschoolstudents,collegestudents,andthoseseekinghigherlearninginretirement. HarvardExtensionSchool Harvarddegrees,certificatesandcourses—online,intheevenings,andatyourownpace. HarvardSummerSchool Academicsummeropportunitiesforadult,collegeandhighschoolstudents—atHarvardandabroad. HarvardProfessionalDevelopment Short,intensiveprogramstodevelopskillsandstrengthenyourprofessionalprofile. HarvardInstituteforLearninginRetirement Peerlearningintheliberalarts—acommunityprogramforretiredandsemi-retiredprofessionals. HarvardDivisionofContinuingEducation PrivacyStatement Accessibility Rights&Regulations DigitalAccessibilityPolicy Harvard.edu CookieSettings Copyright©2022PresidentandFellowsofHarvardCollege