Harvard Business School Begins Offering Credit for some Online Extension Courses
Beginning
in January, students who take select courses
in Harvard Business School's online digital education initiative, also
known as
HBX,
will receive college credit for them.
Students
who receive the HBX Certificate of
Readiness (CORe) after passing three business fundamentals
courses — business analytics,
economics for managers and financial accounting — will receive eight
undergraduate credits from the Harvard
Extension School.
Previously,
those who took the courses, conceived
a year and a half ago as an online counterpart to the
on-campus Harvard
Business School experience, received only the credential but no college
credit.
The eight units can count toward an undergraduate degree from the
extension
school and, if transferable, used toward a degree at another university.
"We
know that many CORe participants are currently
pursuing their degrees," said Harvard Business School Professor and HBX
Faculty
Chair Bharat Anand. "Allowing these students to apply CORe credits
toward their
degree at their home institution or at Harvard Extension School will
further
facilitate attainment of that degree."
Since
June 2014, more than 4,500 students have
enrolled in CORe classes. The online courses are designed for
undergraduate
students, graduate students in non-business fields and those just
starting
their business careers.
Applications
are now being accepted for the
12-week credit option of CORe that will begin January 12.
Harvard
Extension School is Harvard University's continuing
education school that gives part-time learners access to Harvard
courses,
certificates and degrees.