Harvard faculty and staff, employees of Harvard affiliated hospitals, alumni, and certain other Boston-area public health professionals may register for up to 10.0 credits per semester as non-degree students. Tuition Assistance is available for Harvard University staff members and teaching faculty.
NON-DEGREE STUDENT REGISTRATION IS A TWO STEP PROCESS. BE MINDFUL THAT EACH STEP (LISTED BELOW) HAS DIFFERENT DEADLINES. IN ORDER FOR YOUR REGISTRATION TO BE COMPLETE, YOU MUST FULFILL EACH STEP BY THE RESPECTIVE DEADLINE.
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Step One Follow the instructions below for the category that applies to you and submit the Non-degree Student Application here, required documents, and payment in person to the HSPH Registrar's Office no later than the "Deadline to submit Intent to Register Form for TAP and Affiliates" listed on the Academic Calendar. Note on using the Academic Calendar: In order to view the entire Academic Calendar, select "Year" in the "View" box. Each deadline is indicated by "Deadline to submit Intent to Register Form for TAP and Affiliates." Deadlines are approximately every other month, beginning in August.
**Please Note: If you do not submit all materials for Step One (both electronic and paper) by the "Deadline to submit Intent to Register Form for TAP and Affiliates" listed on the Academic Calendar, your registration will not be complete. You will not be eligible to register for courses.**
Step Two Submit the Guest Registration form with instructors' signatures to the HSPH Registrar's Office no later than the "Add/Drop/Change Deadline for all degree and non-degree students" listed on the Academic Calendar. Note on using the Academic Calendar: In order to view the entire Academic Calendar, select "Year" in the "View" box. Each deadline is indicated by "Add/Drop/Change Deadline for all degree and non-degree students." Deadlines are approximately every month, beginning in September. |
**Please Note: If you do not submit all materials for Step Two by the "Add/Drop/Change Deadline for all degree and non-degree students" listed on the Academic Calendar , your registration will not be complete. You will not be eligible to register for courses.**
Harvard Affiliate (click for checklist)
To be eligible to take a course as a Harvard Affiliate, you need to be a full-time, current, paid employee at one of the following institutions: Beth Israel Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Deaconess Hospital, Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary, Mass General Hospital, McLean Hospital, Mount Auburn Hospital, The Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Community Health Plan, Mass Mental Health. This does not include Sponsored Staff who are funded by an external source.
Harvard Affiliates will need to submit:
- Guest Registration form with signature(s) of approval from the instructor of the course(s)
- A copy of your transcript or diploma documenting conferral of at least a Bachelor's degree
- Original letter certifying full-time, current employment signed on letterhead from HR officer of the affiliated institution
- Payment in full (checks are payable to the Harvard School of Public Health)
- A completed FERPA form
Boston Area Public Health Professional (click for checklist)
To be eligible to take a course as a Boston Area Public Health Professional, you need to be a current, full time public health professional in the Boston-metro area.
To take classes as a Boston Area Public Health Professional, you will need to submit:
- Guest Registration form with signature(s) of approval from the instructor of the course(s).
- A copy of your transcript or diploma documenting conferral of at least a Bachelor's degree.
- Oringal letter certifying full-time, current employment signed on letterhead from HR officer
- Payment in full (checks are payable to the Harvard School of Public Health).
- A written statement indicating reason for proposed enrollment.
- A completed FERPA form.
HSPH Alumnus (click for checklist)
To be eligible to take a course as a Harvard School of Public Health alumnus, you need to submit:
- Guest Registration form with signature(s) of approval from the instructor of the course(s).
- Payment in full (checks are payable to the Harvard School of Public Health).
- A completed FERPA form.
Tuition Assistance Plan (click for checklist)
To participate in the TAP, you need to be either a Harvard staff member or teaching faculty working at least 17.5 hours per week. Please consult your HR representative to determine eligibility for TAP.
To take a course, you will need to submit:
- A completed TAP Form (available in Human Resources Offices).
- A Guest Registration form including signature(s) of approval from the instructor(s) of the course(s).
- Payment in full by check or money order made payable to the Harvard School of Public Health for the TAP fee of 10% of the per credit charge.
- A completed FERPA form.
Notes
- The charge per credit for the year 2011-2012 is $910 per credit. The registration fee is $125. TAP registration does not require a registration fee.
- Payment cannot be made via credit card or cash. Only checks or money orders are accepted.
- Make checks or money orders payable to the Harvard School of Public Health.
- To set up Sponsored Billing, please see the Office of Student Financial Services website found here.
- Taking courses as either a TAP, Harvard Affiliate, HSPH Alumnus, or Boston Area Public Health Professional does not imply subsequent admissions as a degree candidate nor does it automatically allow degree credit for course taken.
- TAP, Harvard Affiliates, Boston Area Public Health Professionals, and HSPH Alumni are subject to the same regulations as all HSPH students.
- All tuition and fees are due at the time of registration and are non-refundable. A $25 fee will be charged for all checks returned for insufficient funds.
- Affiliate, Boston Area Public Health or HSPH Alumnus enrollment does not allow for cross-registration into other Harvard schools, MIT or Tufts Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
