Harvard Extension School

The Harvard University Extension School (HES) is a part of Harvard University, which is a prestigious private research institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Harvard Extension School is part of the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences' Division of Continuing Education. This division also oversees undergraduate studies at Harvard College and graduate studies at the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The Harvard Extension School provides more than 900 on-campus, online, and hybrid liberal arts and professional courses as open enrollment offerings for adult learners in and between the undergraduate and graduate levels.

In addition to undergraduate and graduate degrees, the institution also awards academic certifications and a certificate for completion of a pre-medical programme. In order to be considered for admission as a degree candidate, prospective students must first submit an official application and wait for a decision from the admissions committee of the Harvard Extension School. Just a little more than one-fiftieth of one percent of the school's pupils have graduated since it first opened its doors.

The Harvard Extension School was first established in 1910 by Harvard President A. Lawrence Lowell. It developed from the Lowell Institute, which was established in accordance with the conditions of a donation made by John Lowell. It was conceived with the intention of catering to the educational pursuits and requirements of the Greater Boston community, especially those "who had the aptitude and desire to attend college, but also had other duties that prevented them from regular institutions." Since then, it has broadened the scope of the academic materials it provides to the whole globe.

The Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies (often abbreviated as ALB) and the Master of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies are the two degrees that may be earned via the Extension School at the present time (and the school has been offering these degrees since 1979). (ALM). The institution provided an Associate in Arts degree from 1911 to 1933, and then it provided an Adjunct in Arts degree from 1933 until 1960. Both were recognised as having the same level of education as a standard bachelor's degree. From 1971 to 2014, students may earn an Associate of Arts in Extended Studies (AA), which is the same as a degree that takes two years to complete.