Process

Select a program and complete your application

Please apply or register for your program of choice online. Refer to the program’s admission page for detailed application or registration instructions for each program.

Please answer all questions thoroughly—the Admissions Committee will only consider completed applications and registrations. After reviewing your application or registration and making the necessary edits or corrections, print or copy the document for your records before submission.

After submitting your application online, we will acknowledge your submission upon receipt, via email. In the unlikely event that an email acknowledgment is not received, please contact the Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education Admission Office at hks_execed@hks.harvard.edu or 617-496-0484.

All communication you receive from the Executive Education department will be via email. Please add hks_execed@hks.harvard.edu to your email address book so that your computer recognizes this email traffic and does not direct it to your SPAM file.

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact the Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education Admission Office at hks_execed@hks.harvard.edu or 617-496-0484.

Deadlines

Please visit the program page for specific deadlines. Program deadlines are at least six weeks in advance of the program start date. Programs often fill to capacity, so early application is recommended. Early application does not guarantee admission.

Notification of Acceptance

In order to optimize the learning experience and maximize the exchange of ideas, the Admissions Committee selects a class that balances each participant's experience, the scope of his or her current responsibilities, and the type of his or her organization.

For most programs, qualified candidates are admitted on a rolling, space-available basis. Once the review process has begun, applicants are notified within three weeks via email regarding Admissions Committee decisions. Further information on programs that do not admit applicants on a rolling basis is available on the program admission page.