As we welcome participants back to the HBS campus, we want to assure you that the
health, safety, and well-being of our entire HBS community remain our top priority.
We are closely monitoring health and safety protocols as provided by the U.S. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, the State of Massachusetts, and Harvard University,
and we will continue to make adjustments as the public health situation changes.
Please bookmark this page, which provides the latest details you need in preparing
to come to campus and stay on campus. It is important to note that all HBS Executive
Education participants are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior
to coming to campus.
All HBS Executive Education participants are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 meaning that at least two weeks have passed since the final dose of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration- or World Health Organization-approved vaccine, and a booster dose, if *eligible. Approved vaccines currently include (mixing of brands is acceptable):
Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty
Moderna/Spikevax
Johnson & Johnson/Janssen
AstraZeneca/Vaxzevria
SII/Covishield
BIBP/Sinopharm
Sinovac/CoronaVac
Bharat Biotech/Covaxin
SII/Covovax
Novavax/Nuvaxovid
*In this case, Harvard University is using the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s definition of eligibility, which is: You are eligible for a booster dose if at least five (5) months have passed since you completed the primary series of a two-dose vaccine or at least two (2) months have passed since you completed the primary series of a single-dose vaccine. For more information, see this CDC webpage.
In addition to the requirement of being fully vaccinated with one of the COVID-19 vaccines authorized by the FDA or WHO, participants are required to have a booster shot from one of the FDA- and/or WHO-authorized vaccines if they are eligible by their on-campus program or module start date.
Based on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's definition of eligibility, you are eligible for a booster dose if at least five months have passed since you completed the primary series of a two-dose FDA- or WHO-authorized vaccine or at least two months have passed since you completed the primary series of a single-dose FDA- or WHO-authorized vaccine.
All Executive Education participants will be required to complete an attestation form prior to the program, confirming that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and boosted if they are eligible by their on-campus program or module start date. Further details regarding our Terms of Agreement will be shared via email closer to the program start date. Additionally, there may be public establishments in Boston and the surrounding area which require proof of vaccination to enter. As such, please be sure to have proof of vaccination with you at all times.
In order to reach the high levels of vaccination needed to protect our community,
Harvard University is requiring all community members who will have any on-campus presence to be vaccinated. This includes faculty, staff, and students.
To participate in an ExEd program on the HBS campus, the vaccine must be approved by the FDA or WHO. Please note that we cannot make a medical recommendation as to whether you should get a second, different vaccine to satisfy our vaccine requirement. This would need to be determined by a medical professional.
No quarantine is required for entering Massachusetts from outside of the United States for fully vaccinated individuals. Please review the requirements for travelers arriving to the United States from abroad. In addition, you are advised to confirm the requirements for your place of origin and your specific airline. Note also that travel restrictions into the United States remain in place from specific countries.
The U.S. Department of State continues to monitor health and safety requirements for travel to the United States. We recommend that you stay abreast of requirements, and review travel guidelines as you plan for your trip and prior to your flight.
As travel regulations vary greatly and are updated frequently, we encourage you to stay abreast of all travel requirements that will apply to your personal travel plans. Given the backlog that many countries are experiencing, we encourage you to consult with your nearest U.S. Embassy. While HBS is not able to influence the visa or NIE process for executive education programs, we can provide a letter with additional program information that you can include with your documentation.
If you are unable to attend due to travel restrictions issued after you've been accepted to a program, we can discuss options to either transfer your enrollment or cancel your participation for a full refund.
HBS no longer requires participants to take a COVID-19 test during their stay on campus. However, if you feel unwell and/or experience/exhibit symptoms during your program, you will be required to temporarily quarantine in your room and take a rapid COVID-19 test. If you test positive, you will be required to follow the positive case protocols outlined below.
The isolation period is generally five full days after the date of the positive test (but might be longer depending on your health). During this isolation period, as long as you choose to remain on campus, you will need to stay in your room (with rare exceptions). If your isolation period extends beyond the end date of your program, we will normally be able to allow you to remain on campus until its conclusion, but this will be confirmed at that time and will depend on the availability of campus-service providers.
Close contacts do not need to automatically quarantine. If you start to feel unwell and/or experience/exhibit any symptoms, however, our policy requires you to temporarily quarantine in your room and test for COVID-19. More information will be provided at that time.
Masks/face coverings will be optional in all indoor spaces on the HBS campus (with limited exceptions). The decision to wear a mask in settings where it is not required is a personal one and all members of the HBS community are encouraged to choose the option with which they are most comfortable. Note that masks are no longer required on public and private transportation (e.g., airplanes, rideshare services, taxis) or inside transportation hubs (e.g., airports, train stations), but remain required in healthcare facilities (among other locations), and may be required at individual indoor establishments in the local area. As such, we suggest having a mask with you at all times.
Our dining services and catering provider closely monitors and adheres to the CDC and WHO safety recommendations. All dining associates and managers have been trained in the latest protocols for cleaning, protection, and food safety. There will be opportunity for a variety of food options, including some that are individually packaged.
Executive education residence halls feature individual bedrooms, each with a private bathroom. Bedrooms are disinfected per CDC-recommended standards between occupancy. Housekeeping service is available for daily cleaning and restocking as needed.
Air filters have been upgraded in all areas possible to meet or exceed CDC, State of Massachusetts, and American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standards. HEPA filters have been deployed at various locations on campus as well. In all cases, ventilation and air flow have been increased as much as feasible without affecting the thermal comfort of occupants, in line with the standards noted above.
High-touch surfaces at HBS—including classrooms—are disinfected each night per CDC-recommended standards. Some high-traffic spaces are disinfected several times per day, including: service counters, door handles, restroom facilities, handrails, and elevators.
Sanitizing wipes and touchless hand sanitizer dispensers are available to enable self-sanitizing as needed. It is important that everyone in our community follow guidelines for handwashing (regularly, for 20 seconds with soap and water), using hand sanitizer if soap and water are unavailable.
Rescheduled Programs, Cancellations, Transfers, and Refunds*
If you are unable to travel to campus, please let us know and we can discuss options to either transfer your enrollment or cancel your participation for a full refund.
If you have been admitted to a program that HBS cancels or changes the dates or format, we will contact you with available options. These may include transferring to the next session of the program or transferring to a different program. You will have the option to receive a full refund of any paid tuition if you are not transferring to another program. Refunds are made to the original form of payment. You may re-apply to future sessions of the program once dates have been set. If you elect to transfer to the next session or to a new program, standard payment terms will apply.
If you transfer to the next program session, any paid tuition is transferred as well. Payment secures your seat in the program. If you prefer to obtain a refund now, you may cancel from the program and re-apply to the program when you are ready. The new application would be reviewed by the Admissions Committee as part of the standard review process. If you are admitted, standard payment terms will apply.
If the new program fee is higher, you will be invoiced for the difference. If the new program fee is lower, a refund for the difference will be issued.
HBS will refund tuition fees only—not travel fees or other expenses incurred. Many airlines have waived cancellation fees. It may be helpful to share emails you have received from your Program Director or from HBS Executive Education regarding a cancelled program with the airline when requesting an airfare refund.
All HBS Executive Education participants are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 meaning that at least two weeks have passed since the final dose of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration- or World Health Organization-approved vaccine, and a booster dose, if *eligible. Approved vaccines currently include (mixing of brands is acceptable):
Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty
Moderna/Spikevax
Johnson & Johnson/Janssen
AstraZeneca/Vaxzevria
SII/Covishield
BIBP/Sinopharm
Sinovac/CoronaVac
Bharat Biotech/Covaxin
SII/Covovax
Novavax/Nuvaxovid
*In this case, Harvard University is using the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s definition of eligibility, which is: You are eligible for a booster dose if at least five (5) months have passed since you completed the primary series of a two-dose vaccine or at least two (2) months have passed since you completed the primary series of a single-dose vaccine. For more information, see this CDC webpage.
In addition to the requirement of being fully vaccinated with one of the COVID-19 vaccines authorized by the FDA or WHO, participants are required to have a booster shot from one of the FDA- and/or WHO-authorized vaccines if they are eligible by their on-campus program or module start date.
Based on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's definition of eligibility, you are eligible for a booster dose if at least five months have passed since you completed the primary series of a two-dose FDA- or WHO-authorized vaccine or at least two months have passed since you completed the primary series of a single-dose FDA- or WHO-authorized vaccine.
All Executive Education participants will be required to complete an attestation form prior to the program, confirming that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and boosted if they are eligible by their on-campus program or module start date. Further details regarding our Terms of Agreement will be shared via email closer to the program start date. Additionally, there may be public establishments in Boston and the surrounding area which require proof of vaccination to enter. As such, please be sure to have proof of vaccination with you at all times.
In order to reach the high levels of vaccination needed to protect our community,
Harvard University is requiring all community members who will have any on-campus presence to be vaccinated. This includes faculty, staff, and students.
To participate in an ExEd program on the HBS campus, the vaccine must be approved by the FDA or WHO. Please note that we cannot make a medical recommendation as to whether you should get a second, different vaccine to satisfy our vaccine requirement. This would need to be determined by a medical professional.
No quarantine is required for entering Massachusetts from outside of the United States for fully vaccinated individuals. Please review the requirements for travelers arriving to the United States from abroad. In addition, you are advised to confirm the requirements for your place of origin and your specific airline. Note also that travel restrictions into the United States remain in place from specific countries.
The U.S. Department of State continues to monitor health and safety requirements for travel to the United States. We recommend that you stay abreast of requirements, and review travel guidelines as you plan for your trip and prior to your flight.
As travel regulations vary greatly and are updated frequently, we encourage you to stay abreast of all travel requirements that will apply to your personal travel plans. Given the backlog that many countries are experiencing, we encourage you to consult with your nearest U.S. Embassy. While HBS is not able to influence the visa or NIE process for executive education programs, we can provide a letter with additional program information that you can include with your documentation.
If you are unable to attend due to travel restrictions issued after you've been accepted to a program, we can discuss options to either transfer your enrollment or cancel your participation for a full refund.
HBS no longer requires participants to take a COVID-19 test during their stay on campus. However, if you feel unwell and/or experience/exhibit symptoms during your program, you will be required to temporarily quarantine in your room and take a rapid COVID-19 test. If you test positive, you will be required to follow the positive case protocols outlined below.
The isolation period is generally five full days after the date of the positive test (but might be longer depending on your health). During this isolation period, as long as you choose to remain on campus, you will need to stay in your room (with rare exceptions). If your isolation period extends beyond the end date of your program, we will normally be able to allow you to remain on campus until its conclusion, but this will be confirmed at that time and will depend on the availability of campus-service providers.
Close contacts do not need to automatically quarantine. If you start to feel unwell and/or experience/exhibit any symptoms, however, our policy requires you to temporarily quarantine in your room and test for COVID-19. More information will be provided at that time.
Masks/face coverings will be optional in all indoor spaces on the HBS campus (with limited exceptions). The decision to wear a mask in settings where it is not required is a personal one and all members of the HBS community are encouraged to choose the option with which they are most comfortable. Note that masks are no longer required on public and private transportation (e.g., airplanes, rideshare services, taxis) or inside transportation hubs (e.g., airports, train stations), but remain required in healthcare facilities (among other locations), and may be required at individual indoor establishments in the local area. As such, we suggest having a mask with you at all times.
Our dining services and catering provider closely monitors and adheres to the CDC and WHO safety recommendations. All dining associates and managers have been trained in the latest protocols for cleaning, protection, and food safety. There will be opportunity for a variety of food options, including some that are individually packaged.
Executive education residence halls feature individual bedrooms, each with a private bathroom. Bedrooms are disinfected per CDC-recommended standards between occupancy. Housekeeping service is available for daily cleaning and restocking as needed.
Air filters have been upgraded in all areas possible to meet or exceed CDC, State of Massachusetts, and American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standards. HEPA filters have been deployed at various locations on campus as well. In all cases, ventilation and air flow have been increased as much as feasible without affecting the thermal comfort of occupants, in line with the standards noted above.
High-touch surfaces at HBS—including classrooms—are disinfected each night per CDC-recommended standards. Some high-traffic spaces are disinfected several times per day, including: service counters, door handles, restroom facilities, handrails, and elevators.
Sanitizing wipes and touchless hand sanitizer dispensers are available to enable self-sanitizing as needed. It is important that everyone in our community follow guidelines for handwashing (regularly, for 20 seconds with soap and water), using hand sanitizer if soap and water are unavailable.
Rescheduled Programs, Cancellations, Transfers, and Refunds*
If you are unable to travel to campus, please let us know and we can discuss options to either transfer your enrollment or cancel your participation for a full refund.
If you have been admitted to a program that HBS cancels or changes the dates or format, we will contact you with available options. These may include transferring to the next session of the program or transferring to a different program. You will have the option to receive a full refund of any paid tuition if you are not transferring to another program. Refunds are made to the original form of payment. You may re-apply to future sessions of the program once dates have been set. If you elect to transfer to the next session or to a new program, standard payment terms will apply.
If you transfer to the next program session, any paid tuition is transferred as well. Payment secures your seat in the program. If you prefer to obtain a refund now, you may cancel from the program and re-apply to the program when you are ready. The new application would be reviewed by the Admissions Committee as part of the standard review process. If you are admitted, standard payment terms will apply.
If the new program fee is higher, you will be invoiced for the difference. If the new program fee is lower, a refund for the difference will be issued.
HBS will refund tuition fees only—not travel fees or other expenses incurred. Many airlines have waived cancellation fees. It may be helpful to share emails you have received from your Program Director or from HBS Executive Education regarding a cancelled program with the airline when requesting an airfare refund.
