Secondary and Homeschooled Students
As a secondary or homeschooled student, you can enroll in courses to earn credit toward high school graduation, prepare for college, or study a subject unavailable at your school. No application is required.
A wide range of subjects
We have more than 300 courses in over 60 subjects, including expository writing, foreign languages, math, and biological sciences.
See a list of subjects.
Online study
Our distance education courses, several of which are Harvard College courses, open the Extension School curriculum to self-disciplined youth from around the world.
Resources on campus
The Extension School offers many student services, including the Writing Center, Math Question Center, and Career and Academic Resource Center, which offers a number of free study-skills workshops.
Undergraduate degrees
Some homeschooled students choose to pursue the Associate in Arts degree as an alternative to high school. They may then apply to traditional undergraduate degree programs as a transfer student or as a freshman with some college experience. They may also earn an undergraduate degree in the Extension School’s Bachelor of Liberal Arts Program.
Scholarships
To financially support such students, the Harvard Extension School offers a limited number of Lowell Scholarships, which enable middle and high school students in US schools to take one Extension School course per term for undergraduate credit at reduced tuition rates.