For Harvard Extension School, do you take the admissions requirement courses first?

[alexf.1990]

Thank you very much! That was extremely thorough! I think you're right it wouldn't be worth it to pay the extra $3000 for only 8 credits(especially since I'm not a business major so it wouldn't even contribute to my degree). I think I am definitely going to make a way to plan it into my studies because $400 would be a decent price for a credential like that. Plus I am considering an MBA in the future.

The program was designed to prepare non-business majors for an MBA program. I think you'd be the ideal candidate for the program. If you find anything out about the HES grant, feel free to post it.

I signed up to the HBX Core course a few months ago and ended up getting a refund. There's no access to the instructors or any type of  'real' discussions between students. 


It feels like Coursera MOOC in my opinion, so I don't think is worth $400 for the non credit program unless you just want the Harvard name on your resume. If it was $1,000 for 4 college credits I would give it a green light because of the credits alone. But anyone can pick up some textbooks on the subject and learn the same material from textbooks alone and I'm just being honest.

I had the same opinion regarding interactions between students and with instructors. In order to receive credit, you have to pay the full price ($2500, I believe). I've been a small business owner for the better part of a decade and I'm on the back end of a BSBA, so most of the content was review for me. The case study approach to the material did help me to better understand material I had previously learned and introduced me to a few new concepts. I agree with you on the price/content ratio. The only people I would recommend the course to is someone looking to fill up a lackluster resume or someone trying to get into the Finance or Management MLA at HES.

How much of a refund did they end up offering you? How far into the program did you get? I noticed that roughly 10% of my cohort didn't even complete the introductory module.

I finished my final exam last week, which accounts for 50% of the final grade. I'll update you once I get my grade in 3-4 weeks.