The following summaries provide an overview of the requirements for each degree. You may also download and print the requirements from the forms page.
Note: Courses often fulfill more than 1 requirement simultaneously. For example, RELI E-1010/W counts as an upper-level, writing-intensive, Harvard-instructor, humanities course.
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Bachelor of Liberal Arts requirements summary
Total credits required: 128
(Most Harvard courses are 4 credits; maximum 64 transfer credits)
Distribution
- 8 credits in sciences
- 8 credits in humanities
- 8 credits in social sciences
- 8 credits outside the area of concentration
Expository writing
- 8 credits (4 credits must be EXPO E-25 or S-20)
Writing intensive
- 12 credits; must be completed at Harvard
Quantitative reasoning
- 4 credits; must be completed at Harvard
Moral reasoning
- 4 credits; must be completed at Harvard
Foreign language
- 8 credits
Area of concentration
- 40 credits; 32 credits must be completed at Harvard
(either humanities, sciences, or social sciences)
Field of study (optional)
- 32 credits; must be completed at Harvard
Professional courses (optional)
- 16-credit maximum; must be completed at Harvard
Harvard instructor
- 52 credits
Upper-level courses
- 60 credits
See the full Bachelor of Liberal Arts requirements.
Associate in Arts requirements summary
Total credits: 64
(Transfer credits are not accepted; most Harvard courses are 4 credits)
Distribution
- 8 credits in humanities
- 8 credits in social sciences
- 8 credits in sciences
Expository writing
- 8 credits (4 credits must be EXPO 25 or S-20)
Writing intensive
- 4 credits
Quantitative reasoning
- 4 credits
Moral reasoning
- 4 credits
Harvard instructor
- 32 credits
See the full Associate in Arts requirements.