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Registration

Registrar's Office
51 Brattle Street
(617) 495-4024
DCETel (617) 496-1111

Student Financial Services
51 Brattle Street
general inquiries (617) 495-9360
fax (617) 495-2921
fax confirmation (617) 495-3660

How to Register

To register for Harvard Extension School courses, students must complete the online registration form and submit it with full payment, including one $35 registration fee each term, by the deadlines printed in this catalogue. Students may also download printed registration forms and mail, fax (credit card payment only), or deliver them with full payment to Student Financial Services. The Extension School is not responsible for forms that are lost in transit. Registration must be on an Extension School form. Students who fax their forms should not mail their originals or fax duplicate copies of the same form, as this could result in additional credit card charges. They should call (617) 495-3660 on the next business day to confirm fax receipt. No letters of recommendation or transcripts are required to enroll in a course. Tuitions are listed in the catalogue course descriptions.

Students who wish to enroll in courses in the Harvard Institute for English Language Programs (IEL) must first register according to procedures described here and then take the Harvard University English Language Placement Test. Students whose primary language is not English and who wish to enroll in CSS and Writing Program courses may be required to take the English Language Placement Test. Students considering CSS and Writing Program courses should see English proficiency information in the Enrollment Policies section. Specialized placement tests are required for admission to proseminars, some mathematics and statistics courses, and EXPO E-25 and EXPO E-25b, and these test dates are listed in individual course descriptions. Students should register and take placement tests as early as possible.

All students should register as early in the registration period as possible, particularly if they intend to register for limited-enrollment courses, courses with computer accounts, or courses that meet in restricted areas. Many limited-enrollment courses close before the start of classes. Students who submit registration forms within two weeks of the start of the term may not receive registration confirmations, and may not have computer accounts, by the first class meeting.

The registration and withdrawal deadlines are the dates by which materials must be postmarked in the US mail, faxed to Student Financial Services, submitted online, or dropped in the 24-hour registration box found inside the gate at 51 Brattle Street. Materials postmarked, faxed, or dropped off on the Saturday or Sunday immediately following a Friday deadline will be accepted for that Friday deadline. Students are advised to retain fax transmission confirmations from their fax machines, when available.

Registration and course change forms submitted after the late registration deadline will be returned. Registration forms received before registration begins will be processed on the first day of registration, along with other forms received on that day. Payments received before registration begins will be deposited on receipt.

Students will be mailed registration confirmations/payment receipts as soon as their registration forms have been processed. Students who do not receive their confirmations within two weeks of the date that they submit their registration forms should call the Registrar's Office. Students are responsible for verifying that their registration information is correct and for informing the Registrar's Office immediately of errors. The confirmation constitutes proof of registration, and students are advised to carry it to all classes. In compliance with security regulations, students must present their confirmations with photo IDs for admission to certain classrooms in the Science Center, Sackler Museum, Longwood Medical area, and Museum of Fine Arts.

Students may call the Division of Continuing Education Telephone Information System (DCETel) to review their course schedule. DCETel is available Monday through Friday from 6 am to midnight and Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to midnight. A student identification number (Social Security number or Extension-assigned number) and personal identification number (PIN) are required (see Personal Identification Number).

During the first week of classes in each term, nonregistered students may attend open classes. After registration ends, however, only registered and waitlisted students may attend classes. Beginning the second week of each term, attendance monitors will be sent to various courses to ensure that only registered students are attending.

Attending classes, submitting registration forms, and informing instructors of the intent to register do not constitute registering for Extension School courses. Registration is complete only when the Extension School registration form and full payment have been received and processed. Illegible, incomplete, and unsigned forms, and those not accompanied by an acceptable form of full payment may not be processed.

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