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Information Session
Mark your calendars. Attend the next info session on January 13, 6–7 pm
Student Profile
- Total students: 1,200 (degree and pre-degree students)
- Age range: 17–86 (average: 35)
- Full-time students: two-thirds part time; one-third full time
- Average transfer credits: 42
- Degree completion: 2 to 5 years on average (no required deadline)
- Retention: 90 percent; 1 of the highest in the nation
- Future success: over 250 graduates have gone on to earn advance degrees
at Harvard University, including 30 doctorates - Global impact: students representing 46 US states and 118 countries
Student Blog Posts
- Done with College [www.cyberoppression.org]
- Why I Chose Harvard Extension to Complete My Undergraduate Degree [www.cluehq.com]
Overview
Dean’s welcome
Suzanne Spreadbury
Welcome to the Undergraduate Program, which offers the Associate in Arts (AA) and Bachelor of Liberal Arts (ALB). Our students appreciate the intellectual rigor and professional value of a liberal arts education.
From Harvard faculty, in historic Harvard Yard or online, you learn to think critically, write well, and speak with authority on a range of topics, including global climate change, biotechnology, and world religions.
Our candidates, whether 25, 35, or 55 years old, have chosen the programs to complement their active professional lives or creative pursuits. The diversity in age, background, and life experience creates an engaging learning environment that sets the stage for prestigious graduate school admission, rewarding careers, and personal enrichment.
I hope you will decide to join us, for we offer the highest quality and most accessible adult education program in the United States.
Best wishes for a successful investigation and decision.
Suzanne Spreadbury, PhD
Associate Dean for University Extension for Undergraduate Degree Programs
(617) 495-9413
alb@dcemail.harvard.edu
The Harvard Extension advantage
Being a student in a Harvard Extension School program has its perks. In addition to privileges afforded you by a Harvard student ID card, you have access to academic workshops, career counseling, early registration, and more. See Candidate Perks.