Happy holidays!
Happy holidays to you and yours this winter. The Spark will be taking a break until after the new year. Look for a new post Jan. 6.
You can still register for January session courses until Jan. 3 (classes begin Jan. 5), and for spring courses until Jan. 24 (classes begin Jan. 25), but note: Harvard Extension School offices will be closed from Dec. 25 to Jan. 1.
Hope your New Year is a bright, safe, and fun one!
Did you know? You can check your grades online
Right now, grades for fall Saturday classes are available online.
Simply log into online services, click “View Grades” and click the button for your term.
Grades for all other fall courses will be available online starting January 13.
To find out how to request a transcript (once grades are out), see Transcripts.
For those who are curious and have registered for spring 2010 courses, your grades will be available May 26.
If you haven’t decided what to take yet, check out the new spring courses.
Or if you’re up for a 3-week intensive academic challenge, try a January session course.
How to relax during final exams
With the fall final exam period fast approaching (Dec. 15–Dec. 21), Shelley Carson, lecturer on psychology for Harvard University and Extension school faculty member, shares the following tip to make it through this often-stressful time.
“You’re in the lecture hall and the teaching assistant is passing out the final exams. You know the material, but your heart starts pounding and you feel your stomach knotting up anyway. What can you do?
Try 2 minutes of deep breathing. Breathe in by taking air deep into your stomach rather than your chest. Your belly should extend all the way out while your chest remains still. Breathe out slowly, allowing your belly to deflate. Pause. Breathe in again, and think the number 1 to yourself. Then, breathe out slowly and think the word ‘relax.’ On your next breath, think 2 as you breathe in, and ‘relax’ as you breathe out.
Continue counting until you reach 8, and then count backward back down to 1. Try to focus only on your breathing and the words. Two minutes of deep breathing will not only relax you, it will send oxygen to your brain to help you think clearly.”
To find out when and where your final exam will take place, see the Final Exam Schedule.
Carson has been teaching PSYC E-1240 Abnormal Psychology and PSYC E-1704 Creativity: Geniuses, Madmen, and Harvard Students this fall.
See our psychology offerings for the spring.
Registration for spring courses begins next week
Starting Dec. 7, you can register for spring and January session courses at the Extension School (degree candidates can begin registration Dec. 3).
Choose from hundreds of courses—available online or on campus—including BIOS E-115 Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Animals; ECON E-1500 The Economics of Financial Markets; ENGL E-156a Crime and Horror in Victorian Literature and Culture; MGMT E-5300 Introduction to the Not-For-Profit Sector, and GEOL E-101a The Earth: What It Is, How It Works; just to name a few.
Whether you are looking to add to your professional credentials, earn credit towards a degree, or take something for enjoyment, there’s a course available to you this spring.
See Courses to begin browsing and Registration for details.
