Calendar

The Harvard Griffin GSAS deadline for paying fall tuition and fees.

Fall 2026 check-in opens in my.harvard.

Course registration opens for fall 2026 incoming students.

Open add/drop for fall 2026 begins in my.harvard; instructor permission is not needed to enroll in courses.

Make-up examinations for the last spring term begin.

Make-up examinations for the last spring term end.

Fall 2026 course registration for the minimum course load is due for incoming students.

The enrollment deadline for fall term HUSHP coverage for dependents.

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

Deadline for electronic submission of approved dissertations to ProQuest ETD for November 2026 degree candidates who wish to have the Student Health Fee and Student Health Insurance Plan removed from their student account. Submissions must be made by 11:59 p.m. EDT.

Deadline for all students, including special students and visiting fellows, to check in for the fall 2026 term.

The first meetings of fall term courses are held.

Deadline for electronic submission of approved dissertations to ProQuest ETD for November 2026 degree candidates who wish to retain the Student Health Fee and the Student Health Insurance Plan through January 31, 2027, and will be charged accordingly.

The deadline to add or drop a fall course; instructor permission is needed after this date.

Last day on which master’s students may withdraw from their program and cancel registration for the fall term without payment of tuition. Students withdrawing after this date will be charged tuition pursuant to “Tuition Associated with Mid-Term Withdrawal.”

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

Connect with other Harvard Griffin GSAS alumni at a networking reception during the TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Conference and the SEMICON West Expo in downtown San Francisco.

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

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

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.

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.

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. 

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.