Report on Harvard Info Session Sunday 28 September 2008

<p>mathmom - yes </p>

<p>relevant excerpt from link:</p>

<p>"
• Unique to Harvard College Advanced Standing students is the
opportunity to apply for a fourth-year master’s degree. </p>

<p>Several Harvard departments or committees offer a master’s degree program
to students who accept Advanced Standing: </p>

<p>Applied Mathematics*<br>
History of Science
Applied Physics*
Linguistics
Astronomy
Mathematics
Chemistry
Near Eastern Languages<br>
Comparative Literature and Civilizations
Physics
Computer Science*<br>
Regional Studies: East Asia
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Regional Studies: Middle East
Engineering Sciences*
Statistics
German </p>

<p>*S.M. offered through the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. For
further details contact the Academic Office, Pierce Hall 111, (617)495-2833,
Ellen Holloway, Academic Programs Administrator, (617)496-1524,
(<a href=“mailto:ehollowa@seas.harvard.edu”>ehollowa@seas.harvard.edu</a>) or Dr. Marie Dahleh, Assistant Dean for
Academic Programs,(617)495-1485, <a href=“mailto:mdahleh@seas.harvard.edu”>mdahleh@seas.harvard.edu</a>.
Advanced Standing students interested in the fourth-year master’s degree
programs ordinarily take the Graduate Record Exam and apply to the
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences by December of their third year.1
Admission is often quite competitive and the programs very rigorous. (Any
Advanced Standing student who is not accepted and decides to remain in the
College will need to rescind Advanced Standing by filling out the rescission
form available on the Advising Programs Office website at
[Advising</a> Programs Office of Harvard College](<a href=“http://www.fas.harvard.edu/advising]Advising”>http://www.fas.harvard.edu/advising).) Most departments require eight
graduate-level half courses with a minimum grade of B for the master’s
degree. Successful A.B./A.M. or S.M. candidates receive both their
bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the end of the fourth year. They continue
to live in their Houses and register as undergraduates, even though their
fourth-year programs are devoted mainly to graduate study."</p>

<p>DS current planning major in CS, master in CS, minor in govt</p>