overview: harvard college
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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