Calendar

The deadline to add or drop a fall course without paying a fee (third Monday). 

Fall Harvard University Student Health Insurance Plan late waiver deadline.

Degree applications for February 2027 degree candidates open in my.harvard.

Last day to add or drop fall 2026 courses. To add a course after this date, an approved Petition to Add must be submitted to the Office of Academic Programs.

Students who fail to register by this date for a minimum required course load, withdraw from their academic program, or submit an application for non-resident status for the fall 2026 term are subject to disciplinary action and may be placed on an involuntary leave of absence, also known as an administrative leave of absence, for the remainder of the academic term. 

University holiday: Columbus Day (federal); Indigenous Peoples’ Day (City of Cambridge).

Fall session 1 classes end.

Last day to change to or from SAT/UNS grading option for designated language courses.

Fall session 2 classes start.

Degree recommendations from academic programs for November 2026 degree candidates are due.

Spring 2027 Crimson Cart opens in my.harvard.

Conferral date for November 2026 degrees.

Course registration opens to allow enrolling in spring 2027 courses at my.harvard.

Fall Session 2 (half-term) add/drop deadline. 

University Holiday: Veterans' Day (observed for staff). Classes are held. Harvard Griffin GSAS Offices are closed.

Spring 2027 full-term course registration for all students due. ​Students must submit enrollments for minimum course load (typically 16 credits) at my.harvard by 11:59 p.m. EST.  

Thanksgiving recess begins.

Thanksgiving recess ends.

Final applications for a February 2027 secondary field are due to the Registrar's Office.

Final degree applications for February 2027 degree candidates are due in my.harvard.

Last day of fall full-term and fall session 2 courses.

Fall term reading period begins.

Fall term reading period ends.

Fall term examinations begin.

Last day to submit work for a course with an incomplete (INP) grade for the fall 2026 term.

Last day of fall term for all Harvard Griffin GSAS students.

Fall term examinations end.

Winter recess begins. (Most University offices are closed during recess.)

Winter recess ends. University offices reopen.

Spring term online check-in opens in my.harvard.

January@HarvardGriffinGSAS begins.

Deadline for electronic submission of approved dissertations to ProQuest ETD for February 2027 degree candidates.

University holiday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Degree recommendations from academic programs for February 2027 degree candidates are due.

Open add/drop for spring 2027 begins in my.harvard; instructor permission is not needed to enroll in courses.

Make-up examinations for the last fall term begin.

Make-up examinations for the last fall term end.

January@HarvardGriffinGSAS ends.

Spring full-term course registration for all students is due. Students must submit enrollments for a minimum course load (typically 16 credits) at my.harvard by 11:59 p.m. EDT. 

Deadline for all students, including special students and visiting fellows, to check in for the spring term.

Spring term begins for all Harvard Griffin GSAS students. First meeting of spring full-term and spring session one courses.

The spring Harvard University Student Health Insurance Plan waiver application is due.

Open add/drop deadline for spring 2027. After this date, students must obtain permission from all instructors to enroll in courses. 

Conferral date for February 2027 degrees.

Deadline to add or drop a spring course in my.harvard without paying a fee.

Degree applications for May 2027 degree candidates open in my.harvard.

Spring Session One (half-term) add/drop deadline. 

University holiday: Presidents' Day.

Last day to add (or enroll in) spring 2027 courses. To add a course after this date, an approved Petition to Add must be submitted to the Office of Academic Programs.

Last day to change to or from Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading option for designated language courses.

Last day of spring session one classes.

Spring recess begins.

Spring recess ends.

Spring session 2 courses start.

The final application for a May 2027 secondary field is due to the Registrar's Office.

The final degree applications for May 2027 degree candidates are due in my.harvard.

The fall 2027 Crimson Cart opens in my.harvard.

Course registration for returning students opens to allow enrollment in fall 2027 courses.

Spring Session 2 (half-term) add/drop deadline.

Fall 2027 full-term course registration for all students is due. ​Students must submit enrollments for a minimum course load (typically 16 credits) at my.harvard by 11:59 p.m. EDT.

Last day of spring full-term and session 2 courses.

Spring term reading period begins.

Spring term reading period ends.

Spring term examinations begin.

Deadline for May 2027 degree candidates to submit their dissertation electronically to ProQuest ETD. Submissions must be made by 11:59 p.m. EDT.  

Spring term examinations end.

Last day to submit work for a course with an incomplete (INP) grade for the fall 2026 term.

Last day of spring term for all Harvard Griffin GSAS students.

Degree recommendations from academic programs for May 2027 degree candidates are due by 12:00 p.m. EDT.

Conferral date for May 2027 degrees and Commencement.

University holiday: Juneteenth (observed).

University Holiday: Independence Day (observed).