OVERVIEW: HARVARD COLLEGE

HARVARD UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

• Approximately 6,700 students

• All 50 states and 66 countries

• 50:50 male to female ratio

• 55% receive need-based aid

• Average grant of $53,000 per year

HARVARD EDUCATION32 Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses

COLLEGE CURRICULUM

CONCENTRATION

ELECTIVES

COLLEGE CURRICULUM

Up to 12 CoursesGENERAL EDUCATION• Aesthetics & Culture• Ethics & Civics• Histories, Societies, Individuals• Science & Technology in Society

DIVISIONAL DISTRIBUTION• Arts & Humanities• Social Sciences• Science & Engineering and Applied

Science

QUANTITATIVE REASONING WITH DATA1 course

EXPOSITORY WRITING1-2 courses

LANGUAGE2 courses, or test scores

CONCENTRATION

10-14 Course Average50 different concentrations

ELECTIVESIntellectual ExplorationSecondary FieldLanguage CitationStudy AbroadConcurrent Master’s DegreeCoursework at Professional SchoolsFreshman Seminar

RESOURCES• handbook.fas.harvard.edu• courses.my.harvard.edu• advising.college.harvard.edu• Academic Advising Report in my.harvard.edu

Version 8.19.2019

OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

• Administer curriculum

• Educational policy

• Educational programs

• Work with departments, faculty, & students

• Affiliated support offices

STUDENT HOUSING

• First-year yard housing

• 12 Houses

• 350-500 students each

• More than a dorm

• Academic and residential community

CHOOSING COURSES & KEY DATES

CHOOSING COURSES• Advanced search in my.harvard

• Search by faculty member, key words, term

• Course preview period

• Inquire with faculty

• Request access to the canvas course site if authorized to audit

KEY DATES• Registration August 16 – August 26

• Lotteries August 24 (deadline)

• Preview August 23 – August 26

• First Fall Class September 1 (Monday Schedule)

• Add/Drop September 13

• Last Fall Class December 2

TYPES OF COURSES & AUDITING RESTRICTIONS

• Majority of courses open

• Inquire with the faculty member

• Freshman Seminars restricted

• Research courses restricted

• Small, specific population restricted

EVENTS & COMMUNITY

COLLEGE CALENDAR• calendar.college.Harvard.edu

GAZETTE CALENDAR• https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/harvard-events/events-calendar/

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Sarah Champlin-Scharff, Office of Undergraduate Education

• scharff@fas.harvard.edu