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Deadlines
- Summer Funding + Academic Credit: February 8
- Academic Credit only: April 1
Know Before You Apply
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You may earn up to 8-credits per summer.
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Programs must be at least 4 weeks long to be eligible for academic credit, and at least 6 weeks long to be eligible for Harvard summer funding (programs lasting 8 or more weeks, where such options exist, will be given priority consideration for funding).
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You may earn credit toward your concentration, secondary field, language citation, language requirement, Distribution, or electives.
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Courses taken abroad for transfer credit cannot be counted towards General Education requirements. For more information, please see the Harvard College Handbook for Students.
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Rising Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors who are in good standing are eligible for summer study abroad.
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Everyone can study abroad with careful planning, regardless of your concentration, student organization affiliation, athletic participation, generational or socio-economic status.
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International students may not earn transfer credit towards the Harvard degree from study in their home country (exceptions may be possible for students who have not spent a substantial amount of time in their home country since childhood).
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All programs must be able to issue (upon your completion of the program) a transcript showing courses, grades, and credits/hours earned.
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It is possible to study abroad for both a summer and a semester!