Harvard offers a coeducational undergraduate program which welcomes matriculants from other institutions. The curriculum includes a wide variety of courses in the arts and sciences. Our course catalogue (Courses of Instruction) lists approximately 3,000 course offerings, covering a wide range of subjects from African Studies to Urban Economics and from Astronomy to Vietnamese History. Almost all undergraduate courses are taught by members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, who are distinguished for their research, scholarship, and teaching. Although some courses are taught in lectures with sections, most courses are taught in groups smaller than twenty, so that Visiting Students have ample opportunity to engage intellectually with faculty and other students.
You will need to visit our online course catalog before completing the VUS application. Except for a few limited enrollment courses and some taught specifically for degree candidates, most of the courses listed in our catalog, both in the departments and the Core Curriculum, are open to Visiting Students.
The Harvard College Libraries, the various museums, the Science Center labs, and the theaters provide unparalleled opportunities for students. In addition to their academic programs, many Visiting Students take advantage of the extracurricular activities open to undergraduates and the rich cultural and historical setting of Cambridge and Boston.