You may register for courses without an initial payment. Full payment of tuition and fees is due by the payment deadline (view the Academic Calendar for specific dates and deadlines). If you register for courses after the full payment deadline, you must pay in full immediately. If payment is not received by the full payment deadline or if the payment is non-negotiable, you risk being dropped from all courses and waitlists.
We offer a variety of payment options, including payment plans.
Student Account Billing
As a student, you have an account that includes individual charges and credits for each term. Charges include course tuition and other fees, such as health insurance fees, application fees, as applicable. Credits applied to your account may include a combination of payments, such as credit cards, personal checks, and financial aid. If you have an outstanding balance from a prior term, any payment is applied first to the oldest charges on your account.
To view your student account, log in to MyDCE and select “Financial Services” to enter the Student Finance Portal.
When you register online, your registration changes are automatically applied to your account. If your balance remains unpaid, an email notification is sent to you stating that you have a balance due. The balance is due by the payment deadline. Once that date has passed, any new balance is due immediately.
Past Due Student Accounts
Your account is considered past due if you have not paid in full by the payment deadline. If your account remains past due, you risk being dropped from all courses and waitlists and you remain responsible for all unpaid course tuition and fees.
You are not eligible to register for any classes at the Extension School or the Harvard Summer School until your account is paid in full. If you are a degree candidate, you must be in good financial standing with Harvard Extension School and Summer School, as well as Harvard University, before your degree will be conferred.
Returned Checks
If your check is returned unpaid by your bank for any reason, Student Financial Services will notify you to make full payment by bank check, money order, or credit card.
If full payment is not received by the payment deadline, you risk being dropped from all courses and waitlists. You are responsible for all course tuition and fees on your account.
Your account will be charged a $25 fee for any check returned unpaid for any reason. There are no exceptions to this policy.
If your check is returned unpaid by your bank, you may only use credit cards, bank checks or money orders as methods of payment to Harvard Summer School or Harvard Extension School for one year.
If you stop payment on a check, you are no longer eligible to pay by check.
Stopping Payment on Checks or Credit Cards
Stopping payment on checks or credit cards is not a valid method of dropping or withdrawing from your courses. If you stop payment on a check or credit card without following Extension School policies and procedures for dropping or withdrawing from your courses, you are responsible for all course tuition and fees posted to your student account. Refer to Course Changes and Withdrawals.
