HBS Cross-registration

<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I understand that students at Harvard are entitled to cross-register for a certain number of credits at other faculties. I'll be attending the law school, and I was thinking about taking a couple of courses at HBS.</p>

<p>My educational background is legal - and I don't have any specific business or economic experience. I was wondering whether anyone on this board has been in this position. Could you share some advice on what sort of preparation might be useful?</p>

<p>I would imagine that there's a lot of financial and other strategic data to digest when going through a case. Is the case method used in all the HBS classes?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>If you’ll truly be “attending the law school” at Harvard, then cross-registration information would be easily available to you online through Harvard’s intranet. That information would include the class pre-requisites, so you can register for classes according to your ability level.</p>

<p>That said, yes, the case-method is used in all hbs classes.</p>

<p>I am a current undergrad at Harvard, and can provide some insight about cross-registration. Contrary to Wildflower’s statement, the information available through the intranet isn’t quite as clear.</p>

<p>It is true that Harvard does allow a certain amount of cross-registration between its faculties. I have known of law students to take a course within the faculty of arts and sciences (such as foreign language or a masters-level course in philosophy), and have known undergrads who have taken 1 or 2 first-year courses at the law school.</p>

<p>The only way to cross-register is to fill out a petition. However, HBS does not ordinarily allow cross-registration, as its curriculum tends to be structured and tailored specifically for its own MBA program. Most undergraduates who wish to take business-related courses cross-register at MIT Sloan (particularly for courses like accounting, etc.). Hope that helps.</p>

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<p>No, that’s wrong. HBS doesn’t allow cross-registration into MBA courses for* undergrads*. However, Harvard graduate students are indeed allowed to cross-reg into MBA courses, subject to certain restrictions listed below. And undergrads are allowed to cross-reg into HBS doctoral courses (although I doubt that many would want to).</p>

<p>*Harvard Business School - MBA Program</p>

<p>HBS-MBA allows incoming cross-registrants to take a maximum of 6 credits per term, including audited courses (generally two courses). Note: Petition form can include two alternate courses.*</p>

<p><a href=“https://crossreg.harvard.edu/OASIS/CrossReg/policies.jsp[/url]”>https://crossreg.harvard.edu/OASIS/CrossReg/policies.jsp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Sakky is, as usual, right.</p>

<p>But to clarify re candlize’s erroneous post: HBS allows cross-registration for the elective curriculum–but not for the required curriculum. In other words, you can cross-register for whatever classes are not required of MBA1 students. Hope that helps.</p>

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<p>I don’t know about that. It is quite clear for grad students at Harvard–perhaps just not for undergrads… ;)</p>