Transfer Program

Harvard College has suspended indefinitely its transfer admissions process. Following the most thorough examination of its residential housing in Harvard's history, the Dean of Harvard College concluded in 2008 that the Harvard Houses cannot successfully accommodate any new transfer students. Instead, the College has embarked on a planning process for substantial capital investment to renovate and revitalize its residential spaces.

In important respects, undergraduate education at Harvard College is residential in character. Students learn a great deal from the residential experience and contact with one another, complementing the experience of classrooms and laboratories. Harvard does not admit transfer students to non-residential status.

The College offers a Visiting Undergraduate Student Program, which enables students to enroll in Harvard College for academic credit at their home institutions. Visiting Undergraduate Students are not ordinarily offered College housing, and they are not permitted subsequently to transfer to Harvard as degree candidates.