Faculty Aide Program
If you are an undergraduate degree candidate with a 3.0 GPA or higher who has completed 32 credits at the Extension School, you may become a research assistant to a faculty member though the Career and Academic Resource Center’s Faculty Aide Program.
Internships
Information about the following 2 options will be e-mailed to all candidates by September 1 for the fall term, and January 1 for the spring term.
Each fall and spring term you can apply for a paid internship ($12 per hour for 100 hours) at St. Peter’s School in Cambridge (K-8), where you can gain classroom experience as a teacher’s aide to support a future career in education. To apply, you must be 18 years or older and have completed a minimum of 32 credits at Harvard with 3.0 GPA or higher.
Each fall and spring we also offer an unpaid internship at the US Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. The faculty are engaged in a variety of projects related to national defense, international security affairs, leadership, economics, and regional studies, among others. Interns work one-on-one with a member of the War College faculty on a particular issue, either as an assistant on a research project or helping faculty to develop War College curriculum. To apply, you must be 18 years or older, a citizen of the United States, and have completed a minimum of 32 credits at Harvard with a 3.33 GPA or higher. Preference will be given to government and international relations concentrators.
Harvard Graduate School of Education tuition voucher
You can apply for a voucher to take one 4-credit Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) course for free (only 1 voucher per student). At the time of the application deadline, you must have completed 96 credits, of which a minimum of 32 at Harvard is required with a GPA of 3.5 or higher. The deadlines are July 1 for fall and December 1 for spring. See Forms to download the HGSE tuition voucher petition.
Study abroad
Harvard Summer School offers study abroad opportunities for 8 credits. In addition, the undergraduate program can help you find international-study programs that fit your budget and schedule, and can support your application to federally funded and prestigious scholarships, such as the Fulbright.
Reading and research course
Pursue your own research project under the supervision of a lecturer in extension or a teaching member of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences or 1 of Harvard’s graduate schools. The option counts as 4 credits. To be eligible, you must have completed 64 credits toward the degree, with 32 credits at the Extension School and 12 credits in the research area, and have a GPA of 3.33 or higher. You can only complete 1 reading and research project (similar to an undergraduate thesis) in your final year. You must meet with the assistant director prior to the application deadlines and before contacting potential reading and research directors.
The application deadline is August 15 for fall projects, December 15 for spring projects, and June 1 for summer projects. Tuition is $1,150 for fall or spring. See Forms to download a reading and research proposal form.
Special Student status
Special Student status enables you to enroll in 2 courses a term for an academic year in the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS). If by the application deadline you have a 3.33 GPA and have completed 32 credits at the Extension School you may apply, with recommendations from the assistant director and 2 instructors.
Be sure to submit the Special Student petition (see Forms) by September 1 for spring 2012 and February 1 for the 2012–13 academic year and by the same deadlines, schedule an appointment with the assistant director.
Special Students pay the full FAS tuition of $4,538 per course. A limited number of scholarships are available. To become eligible, fill out and submit the Special Student Scholarship form.
Phillips Brooks House Association
This student-run public service organization at Harvard University consists of 77 program committees and more than 1,800 student volunteers, and serves close to 10,000 clients in the Cambridge and Boston area. To volunteer with association programs, attend the Phillips Brooks House Association open house that is ordinarily held during the first of week of classes each fall and spring term.