(CNN) Braxton Moral walked across the stage Sunday at his high school in Ulysses, Kansas, as a newly-minted graduate.

Less than two weeks later, the 17-year-old is set on May 30 to mark another milestone: receiving his undergraduate degree from Harvard University.

Moral's parents enrolled him at the world-renowned institution when he was just 11, he told CNN.

"My parents noticed I was bored in school and needed something to inspire growth, so they ended up finding the Extension School," he said.

Harvard Extension School is mostly for nontraditional learners, be it someone with a job or who's not in the age range of a typical college student, Moral said.

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