Harvard Dce Course Catalog (2024)

FAQs

Is Harvard Extension School a real Harvard degree? ›

Harvard Extension School is one of the 12 degree-granting schools at Harvard University. Since 1910, we have been providing educational opportunities to adult, part-time learners driven to make an impact in the world.

The Division of Continuing Education (DCE) at Harvard University is dedicated to bringing rigorous academics and innovative teaching capabilities to those seeking to improve their lives through education.

Is Harvard Extension School worth it? It depends. There are professional certificates, free courses, and undergraduate and graduate degree options available on e-learning platforms such as edX and Coursera. Many are comparatively affordable and sourced from other top universities.

HES boasts of nearly 15,000 students taking classes at any given time. Nearly 5000 of those students are admitted (meaning they passed the first three courses, and their essay and resume were good) which is 30%. Of that 5000 only about 1000 graduate (6.6% if the 15,000). It is a knothole… it is Harvard… it is worth it.

Unfortunately, the reputation of the Harvard Extension School in the eyes of the public is mixed. This is partly because of a large number of HES grads who don't acknowledge they went to the Extension School.

Harvard Extension School administrator Shirley R. Greene was accused of 42 instances of plagiarism in her 2008 University of Michigan dissertation in a complaint sent to the University Friday — the latest in a string of anonymous plagiarism complaints against Black Harvard officials.

The Christian Education Leadership Degree (CEL) with Director of Christian Education (DCE) Certification is an online program suitable for students already working in a relevant ministry position in a church or church-related context.

Harvard University is an Ivy League research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) is one of Harvard's graduate and professional schools, which offers degrees in public policy and public administration.

Harvard Extension School is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.

Students are eligible to transfer only from a liberal arts curriculum that is similar to Harvard's. Candidates whose education has been in a vocational, professional, technical, online, extension, or performance program will not ordinarily qualify for transfer admission.

Why are Harvard courses so expensive? ›

Things aren't priced by the cost to make them (though one might argue that the Harvard courses have a significantly higher production value) but rather by the price the market will bear. In this case, people are willing to spend significantly more for the Harvard online classes.

Harvard Extension School (HES) is the continuing education School of Harvard University, a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1910, it is one of the oldest liberal arts and continuing education schools in the United States.

Some question the degree's legitimacy based on the relative ease of admission and the fact that some faculty come from outside Harvard. Opinions vary regarding the value of a Harvard Extension School degree in the marketplace.

Harvard College and other Harvard graduate schools are more selective and prestigious, catering to traditional students, whereas HES offers accessible and flexible programs for non-traditional and adult learners.

Extension School courses are approved each year by Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) to count toward the Harvard degrees of Associate in Arts in Extension Studies (not accepting new students), Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies, and Master of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies.

Students who graduate from the Extension School become part of the Harvard Alumni Association.

Within two business days of registering, you are eligible to create a unique Harvard email account. Your Harvard email account will remain active throughout your term of enrollment or your degree candidacy.