Harvard University Division of Continuing Education

Extending Harvard’s excellence to students
at every stage of learning

Study for credit or noncredit, online or on campus.

Through the Harvard Extension School and Harvard Summer School, the division offers open-enrollment courses and academic programs in an array of subjects, including liberal arts, information technology, and environmental management.

Harvard Extension School

  • evening courses in the fall and spring
  • degrees, certificates, and diplomas
  • five- and 10-week English-language study

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Harvard Summer School

  • four- and eight-week courses
  • study abroad programs
  • high school program
  • intensive English-language study

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And more

The Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement (HILR) offers peer teaching for self-directed learners of retirement age.

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