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Harvard Extension School (HES) is an open-enrollment school at Harvard that lets you take individual courses, as well as pursue certificates and undergraduate a
by ralmidani 9y ago
Harvard Extension School (HES) is an open-enrollment school at Harvard that lets you take individual courses, as well as pursue certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees.
My experience with HES has been very positive. I've taken 2 courses there so far: CS50 and Calculus 1. I took both as a remote student. This is nice if you're busy with other things like family and work, because you can watch the materials when you're free, alert, and most ready to learn.
I intend to pursue the Masters in Software Engineering, but I'm taking things one step at a time.
Undergrad courses in most subjects are currently $1,550, while graduate courses are $2,700. I believe only Computer Science and Digital Media courses are priced at the graduate level even if you take them for undergraduate credit.
You actually get a Harvard transcript, and if you earn a degree, you get to participate in the annual commencement in May. To get a degree, you have to complete at least one course by going in-person to Cambridge (more for some degrees).
I don't have any first-hand information on job prospects, but I would imagine the more you can make it to Cambridge, the more classmates and professors you can network with.
For more information, please check out the HES website:
https://www.extension.harvard.edu/ https://www.extension.harvard.edu/
- davidwihl 9y ago> I believe only Computer Science and Digital Media courses are priced at the graduate level even if you take them for undergraduate credit. It depends on the course. I've been very happy with HES and expect to graduate with my ALB May 2018. Besides the list of courses on the HES web site, I've taken advantage of many additional opportunities: a Teaching Fellow for the Intro Data Science class where I helped HES, regular college and grad students, and Head TF for Advanced Data Science class this Spring (CS109b). With a certain GPA and number of credits, you can get Special Student status opening up virtually the entire Grad level course space for HES credit. This past Spring I took CS280, a grad level AI class, where I was one of two non traditional students in a class of 20 consisting of mostly CompSci Phd candidates. HES opens up many opportunities. Like anything, it is what you make of it that counts.