Past Participant Benefits

Enrolling in select Harvard Online courses gives you access to a variety of exclusive benefits for past participants!* Explore these benefits below, and visit our Courses Page page to see our qualifying courses.

Gain access to exclusive live content

Past participants gain access to a number of live events per year with course faculty and members of the Harvard Online team, including live Zoom webinars and the opportunity to submit your questions for faculty to answer in Q&A sessions. If you register for and have to miss a live event, a recording will be distributed to registrants to re-watch for select events.

Eric Rosenbach on screen during the webinar.

Leading in the Age of AI and Technology with Eric Rosenbach

If you enroll in a qualifying course after a live event is held and are interested in seeing a replay, a recording for select events will be available to watch upon request. Email us at harvardonline@harvard.edu to request a recording to any of the following webinars:

Harnessing AI in Business with Yael Grushka-Cockayne
Data Science in the AI Era with Professor Dustin Tingley
Leading in the Age of AI and Technology with Eric Rosenbach
Understanding Bias in The Workplace with Professor Mahzarin Banaji

For a complete list of webinars available to the public, visit our blog.

Save 30% with our Past Participant Discount

Harvard Online certificate holders receive a 30% discount off any of our eligible courses—no discount code required. This discount is applied automatically to the program fee upon time of payment and cannot be combined with any other discounts, scholarships, or financial aid options. Please view the full discount terms and conditions for more information.

Please note: If you enrolled in your first Harvard Online course with a group or organization, a past participant discount will not automatically apply to your first enrollment as an individual learner. Please email harvardonline@harvard.edu for more information.

Add your certification to your LinkedIn profile

Add your Certificate of Completion to both your resume and your LinkedIn profile! Here is the best format for adding your accomplishment to the Education portion LinkedIn profile:

Screenshot of LinkedIn Education Section

School: Harvard Online
Degree: Other; Certificate in [course name]
Start Date: [The month/year that you started the course]
End Date: [The month/year that you completed the course]
Field of Study: leave blank
Grade: "Complete"
Activities and Societies: leave blank

Earn your Certificate of Specialization

Learning Paths offer learners a way to specialize in their field and accelerate their professional development. Participants receive unparalleled access to a faculty of experts who introduce cutting-edge solutions to current industry challenges using methods that can only be found at Harvard.

By completing at least three qualifying courses in one of our Learning Paths, you will refine your skills, grow professionally, and increase your earning potential by earning your Certificate of Specialization.

Once you complete a Learning Path, your Certificate of Specialization will be delivered to you in an exclusive Harvard Online-stamped presentation folder.

Learn More

Sample of a Harvard Online Certificate of Specialization

Enroll your team or organization

To feel the positive impact of Harvard Online courses at an organizational level, we recommend enrolling your entire team! Coming from a wide variety of industries, participants in our courses bring valuable knowledge and new frameworks for thinking and problem solving back to their workplaces. Regardless of the size of your business, we have courses that will supplement your training and professional development needs.

For registering teams and organizations, please submit the form on this page and someone from our team will be in touch with more information on the benefits of group participation and how to enroll.

Connect with the Harvard Online Community

Stay up to date with Harvard Online news and celebrate your achievements with our community of learners! Join the global community of Harvard Online learners through LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.

Let Harvard Online celebrate you! Share your story about your Harvard Online experience and what it’s meant for your career by submitting a written or video testimonial.

"This course had an amazing instructor, amazing examples, and an amazing user interface that made it easy for me to grasp the material and learn simultaneously with others around the world."

Shawn Carrington
Data Science for Business participant

"This course was worth my time and I thoroughly enjoyed communicating and learning with innovative thinkers from around the world. This was a great experience, and I am grateful my administration invested in me in this way to continue learning and growing so I could better do my job and help more humans."

Dr. Lindsey Keith-Vincent
Open Innovation participant

"I enjoyed the style of presentation for this online course which was a combination of case studies and brief video discussions in the context of highly selected rich educational materials. The questions asked for discussions and peer-engagement platform helped the course looks like a live lecture while participants benefit from the comfort of their personalized schedules. I not only do recommend Harvard Online courses to my friends and colleagues, but also look forward to future opportunities to joining other courses."

Payam Tarighi
Health Care Strategy participant

*Qualifying courses include: Big Data for Social Good, Data Science for Business, Data Science Principles, Data Privacy and Technology, Open Innovation, Innovations in Teamwork for Health Care, Digital Health, Health Care Economics, Health Care Strategy, Reducing Racial Disparities for Health Care, Outsmarting Implicit Bias, Strategy Execution for Public Leadership, and Financial Analysis and Valuation for Lawyers.