Special Options
Faculty Aide Program
You may become a research assistant to a faculty member if you have a 3.5 or higher grade point average and have completed 4 courses at the Extension School. This program provides an opportunity to sharpen your research skills while supporting faculty in their research projects. You can earn $12 an hour for up to 50 hours. Review the Faculty Aide Program information sheet and petition.
Special Student status
Special Student status enables you to enroll in a maximum of 2 Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) courses, or 1 GSAS and 1 cross-registered course. All other coursework for the degree must be completed through the Harvard Extension and Harvard Summer Schools.
If you have a GPA of 3.7 or higher and have completed a minimum of 24 graduate credits at the time of your application, you may apply with a strong course registration proposal and recommendations from 2 Harvard Extension School instructors and your program director. This option is only for courses not ordinarily offered at the Harvard Extension or Harvard Summer Schools.
The application deadlines are September 1 for spring 2010 and February 1 for fall 2010. Special Students pay the full GSAS tuition of $4,210 per course. See Forms to download the Special Student Information Sheet and Petition. The program will not accept courses that are not preapproved.