The unbundling of Harvard has begun

Re:The unbundling of Harvard has begun by paulgb on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @09:40AM (#23831818)

You can't get a Harvard degree on Coursera though. To get the degree you have to be accepted to a degree program, and being accepted to a Harvard degree program is much of what the degree signals.

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Re:The unbundling of Harvard has begun by throwawaybab323 on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @09:44AM (#23831856)

Well actually you can. The degree is listed as from harvard along with the program. Getting accepted is a joke all you need is a undergraduate gpa of a 3.0.

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Re:The unbundling of Harvard has begun by paulgb on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @10:01AM (#23832038)

I can't seem to find this. Is it Harvard Extension School or actual Harvard?

(Not to diminish the extension school; I have a credit from it and I was satisfied at the quality of instruction, but the admissions is definitely not the same as Harvard admission)

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Re:The unbundling of Harvard has begun by sukilot on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @07:54PM (#23839570)

The point is that HES is a degree "from Harvard".

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Re:The unbundling of Harvard has begun by hoteltree on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @02:22AM (#23841967)

No employer treats those two things the same.

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Re:The unbundling of Harvard has begun by esrauch on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @09:52AM (#23831953)

Are you saying that all you need to get accepted to Harvard is to have a B highschool GPA? That ... doesn't sound right.

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Re:The unbundling of Harvard has begun by throwawaybab323 on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @09:56AM (#23831985)

Its the same with other mooc programs undergraduate gpa of a 3.0 gets you in.

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