When you have completed the final certificate course with the required grade, you may request your certificate by logging in to MyDCE and completing the Certificate Course Tracker and Request Form. To be awarded your certificate, you MUST request your certificate within 30 days of the release of your final grade in your last certificate course (see calendar for dates).
After your request is reviewed, approved, and awarded you will receive information about how to access your electronic certificate through our certified electronic credentials site.
If you completed a undergraduate certificate, the certificate will state: Harvard University, Harvard Extension School awarded [Your Name] a [three -] course Undergraduate Certificate in [field name].
If you completed a professional graduate certificate, the certificate will state: Harvard University, Harvard Extension School awarded [Your Name] a [three-, four-, or five-] course Professional Graduate Certificate in [field name].
If you completed a liberal arts graduate certificate, the certificate will state: Harvard University, Harvard Extension School awarded [Your Name] a [three- or four-] course Graduate Certificate in [field name].
The certificate, along with the courses and the grades, are noted on your official Harvard Extension School transcript.