Harvard CS50x and free CS50 Certificate
Harvard University (CS50)
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- Who it's for
- Anyone
Open to: veterans, active duty / transitioning service members, spouses, family or caregivers. - Cost
- Free
- Free with no benefit?
- Yes: no GI Bill, VR&E or VET TEC benefit needed.
- What you get
- Harvard's intro to computer science (11 weeks of material) and a free CS50 Certificate for scoring 70%+ on each problem set and the final project
- Type
- Certification or course
- Credential strength
- 2/5: Free Harvard course; the free CS50 Certificate requires passing every problem set and a final project (not a proctored credential).
- Duration
- 11 weeks of material (self-paced)
- Format
- Online (Online, self-paced)
- Deadline
- None (self-paced)
- Next start
- Rolling
- Jobs it can lead to
- Software Developer; Junior Programmer; IT Specialist
- Notes
- Certificate terms: cs50.harvard.edu/x/certificate. Reel date Sep 18/28, 2026. Source: https://cs50.harvard.edu/x/certificate/
- Official page
- cs50.harvard.edu/x
- Last checked
- Oct 4, 2026