Distance Education at Harvard Extension
We offer more than 300 Harvard classes in several formats online to deliver convenient Harvard lectures to your computer or mobile device. Most of our distance education courses are offered in our 15-week fall or spring semester.
Video courses
Most of our courses offered online feature videotaped lectures of courses held on campus, with accompanying course materials. Videos are posted to course websites weekly.
In online-only courses, there is no scheduled class time, so you can watch them at any time during the week. In on-campus courses with an online option, you can attend lectures in person, watch them online at your convenience, or both.
- To find these courses, select “Online courses” in the course search.
- And review our video course guidelines and demos.
Live web-conference courses
These courses are conducted live at a scheduled time each week. Instead of watching videos, you log in to a virtual classroom to participate. You can ask and answer questions in real time and interact live with your teacher and classmates.
You can search for web-conference courses using the course search. And read the web-conference course guidelines.
Hybrid courses
These courses combine an intensive weekend session on campus with live web conferences or video lectures throughout the semester. These courses count toward the on-campus requirement in certain degree programs.
To search for hybrid courses, use the course search. Note the dates and times for the weekend session in the course description.
Degrees and Programs
Pursue a Harvard part-time degree through a combination of online and on-campus courses in our undergraduate and graduate programs. Or pursue studies in our premedical program.
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Undergraduate degree
In our part-time bachelor's degree program, you can earn a degree through online and on-campus courses, gaining specialized industry knowledge to suit your career and interests through a field of study or minor.
Graduate fields and concentrations
Earn a master’s degree in a focused area of study.
Arts, media, & humanities
Education
Global studies
Management
Science
Social sciences
Technology
Premedical program
If you are preparing for medical, dental, or veterinary school, you can complete prerequisite coursework, receive one-on-one advising, and secure sponsorship through our part-time premedical program.