I started my education in the very traditional way: I went to university. I got about 3/4 of the way through before I had to leave.

When I applied at Harvard Extension, I was aware that they require 64 hours to be taken from Harvard to qualify for the degree. That translates to 16 classes. They also required a writing class that is only offered on campus so I had to commute to Boston in order to take that class. After that semester, I didn’t take any further classes on campus.

A new requirement is that 16 credit hours must be earned on campus. That translates to 4 courses. If you are smart, you can get this done in one year or one semester on-campus if you plan right and don’t work during the process. A friend of mine is doing it 2 courses at a time over two semesters commuting from Michigan.

The question about which classes I took is a little more complicated. HES requires 32 credit hours for a “field of study” in Computer Science. My set of classes were a mix of theory classes and practical programming classes. I took the usual set of intro classes, data structures, algorithms, etc. I also took classes in networks and cryptography.

As for math classes, I took almost all of my math classes in m first two years. The only one that really counts for CS is Discrete Mathematics which you can take on-campus at HES. Another good one is Number Theory but that isn’t offered via HES.

I hope this helps.

How much of the degree were you able to complete at a distance?

Since I also would like to complete an undergraduate degree in Computer science I find your web sit very informative, and i hope you will keep it up through your M.S.

Thanks