Registered students are eligible for preadmission advising through scheduled individual appointments and open, drop-in virtual office hours. Also available are several informational videos about our programs and admissions process as well as an online tool to track academic progress. Find additional advising resources on the Predegree Advising & Admissions page in MyDCE.
Why Apply?
Find out why Harvard Extension School’s programs may be right for you on our Why HES page.
Appointments
Predegree and admissions advisors are available to help you as you progress through your Harvard Extension School courses for admission and prepare your application for degree candidacy.
To make an appointment to meet virtually with an advisor, you should be registered in or have completed at least one course. If you have not yet registered for any HES courses and would like assistance beginning your academic experience here, please email Inquiry@extension.harvard.edu and an enrollment specialist will help you.
To make an advising appointment, log in to MyDCE and open the navigation menu by selecting the three black lines next to your account icon at the top of the screen. Choose “Predegree Advising & Admissions” from the menu and then scroll to the Appointment Scheduler.
Our offices are open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time, excluding holidays.
Admission Course Tracker
If you’re interested in degree program admission, you can see how your completed, in-progress, and registered courses may fulfill admission and degree requirements before you’re officially admitted.
To start, login to MyDCE, select Predegree Advising & Admissions from the drop-down menu, and navigate to the “Track Your Pathway to Admission” section. Follow the detailed instructions there to perform a What-If Analysis.
The analysis is not an official academic progress report, so it’s important to schedule an individual appointment with a predegree and admissions advisor to verify your results and receive additional guidance as you select courses and prepare your application for admission.
For more information, watch this short tutorial and review our Admission Course Tracker Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Guide in the “Track Your Pathway to Admission” section of our page on MyDCE.
Virtual Office Hours
No appointment necessary! During a virtual office hour, you can drop in at any point to ask your questions and hear what other students are asking, too. Scroll to the Virtual Office Hours section of the Predegree Advising & Admissions page in MyDCE to view upcoming dates and times as well as instructions about how to participate.
Prior to attending, we recommend viewing our informational videos, which are designed to answer many student questions.
Informational Videos
The Office of Predegree Advising & Admissions produces short, informational videos to help orient students to our office and services, the undergraduate and graduate degree programs, international student requirements, and student and alumni benefits.
These videos are updated after the end of each academic year in anticipation of the new one, and some may not appear below between May and June as a result. Check back in July for the newest versions.
