To help students, alumni, and prospective students keep up with the Graduate School, we offer several useful calendars.

Academic Calendar 2007-08

When an official deadline falls on a holiday observed by the University, the effective deadline is the next working day.

August 2007

August 1, Wednesday

• Applications for non-resident status for the fall term or academic year are due in department offices.
• Applications for part-time study are due in the GSAS Dean's Office, Holyoke Center.

August 13, Monday
    Applications due at the Registrar's Office for November degrees.

September 2007

September 7, Friday
    1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., orientation for international students, Harvard Hall 202.

September 11, Tuesday

• Spring term registration period ends on the day before fall term registration.
• Last day to submit work for Incomplete grades from the fall term 2006-2007.

September 12, Wednesday

• 10:30 a.m., orientation for new students, Sanders Theater; 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., SeptemberFest, Dudley House.
• All GSAS students, Special Students and Visiting Fellows must register online by midnight.
• Derek Bok Center Teaching Orientation. Students participating in this orientation should register from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

September 17, Monday
    Fall term begins. First meeting of classes.

September 21, Friday
    9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., final study cards for GSAS and Special Students for the fall term due in Dudley House.

September 28, Friday
    Tuition and health-care fees will be removed from the term bills off all GSAS degree candidates who are not registered by this date.

September 30, Sunday
    Fall deadline for waiving health insurance, if eligible.

October 2007

October 1, Monday

• Last day on which GSAS degree candidates may cancel their registration for the fall term without payment of tuition.
• Approved theses due in the Registrar's Office, 20 Garden Street, for November degrees.

October 8, Monday

• Make-up examinations for spring term 2006-2007 begin.
• Columbus Day: a holiday.
• Last day students from other schools may file cross-registration petitions with the FAS Registrar's Office.

October 23, Tuesday
    End of first quarter of fall term tuition period.

October 29, Monday

• Last day to register for or add courses for the term.
• Last day for graduate students to add or change SAT/UNS grading option for designated language courses.

November 2007

November 12, Monday
    Veterans' Day: a holiday.

November 13, Tuesday
    Last day to drop a course.

November 22, Thursday
    Thanksgiving recess begins.

November 23, Friday
    End of second quarter of fall term tuition period.

November 25, Sunday
    Recess ends.

December 2007

December 3, Monday
    Applications are due at the Registrar's Office for March degrees.

December 19, Wednesday
    Winter recess begins.

December 23, Sunday
    End of third quarter of fall term tuition period. 

January 2008

January 1, Tuesday

• Applications for non-resident status for the spring term are due in department offices.
• Applications for part-time study are due in the GSAS Dean's Office, Holyoke Center.
• Recess ends.

January 2, Wednesday
    Fall term Reading Period begins.

January 3, Thursday
    Applications from continuing students for 2008-2009 grants due in the GSAS Financial Aid Office, Holyoke Center.

January 11, Friday
    Last day to petition the Dean's Office for late withdrawal from a course.

January 13, Sunday
    Fall term Reading Period ends.

January 14, Monday
    Mid-year examinations begin.

January 21, Monday
    Martin Luther King Day: a holiday.

January 23, Wednesday
    Mid-year examinations end.

January 25, Friday
    Approved dissertations due in the Registrar's Office, 20 Garden Street, for March degrees.

January 29, Tuesday

• Fall term registration period ends on the day before the spring term begins.
• Last day to submit work for Incomplete grades from the spring term 2006-2007.

January 30, Wednesday

• Spring term begins. First meeting of classes.
• All new degree candidates, students returning from non-resident status, and continuing resident students must register online by midnight. (Late fees apply as in the fall.)
• All Special Students and Visiting Fellows must register online by midnight.

February 2008

February 6, Wednesday
    9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., final study cards for GSAS and Special Students for the spring term due in Dudley House.

February 8, Friday

• Last day on which GSAS degree candidates may cancel their registration for the spring term without payment of tuition.
• Spring registration will be canceled for students who have filed approved dissertations at the Registrar's office by this date.

February 18, Monday
    Presidents’ Day: a holiday.

February 19, Tuesday
    Make-up examinations for fall term 2007-2008 begin.

February 25, Monday
    End of first quarter of spring term tuition period. 

February 27, Wednesday
    Tuition and health-care fees will be removed from the term bills of all GSAS degree candidates who are not registered by this date.

February 28, Thursday
    Spring deadline for waiving health insurance, if eligible.

March 2008

March 3, Monday
    Last day students from other schools may file cross-registration petitions with the FAS Registrar's Office.

March 17, Monday

• Last day to register for or add courses.
• Last day for graduate students to add or change SAT/UNS grading option for designated language courses.

March 22, Saturday
    Spring recess begins.

March 25, Tuesday
    End of second quarter of spring term tuition period.

March 30, Sunday
    Spring recess ends.

March 31, Monday
    Applications are due at Registrar’s Office, for June degrees. 

April 2008

April 1, Tuesday
    Last day to drop a course. After this date a petition to withdraw must be completed and returned to the GSAS Student Affairs Office, Holyoke Center.

April 24, Thursday
    End of third quarter of spring term tuition period.

May 2008

May 3, Saturday
    Spring term Reading Period begins.

May 14, Wednesday

• Last day to petition the Dean's Office for late withdrawal from a course.
• Spring term Reading Period ends.

May 15, Thursday
    Final examinations begin.

May 23, Friday

• Approved dissertation due in the Registrar's Office, 20 Garden Street, for June degrees.
• Final examinations end.

May 26, Monday
    Memorial Day: a holiday.

June 2008

June 5, Thursday
    Commencement.

Registrar's 5-year Calendar

go to the Registrar's 5-year Calendar

Tentative Calendar for 2008-09

The Academic Calendar for 2008-09 is currently under review and subject to change. 

August 1, Friday
    Applications for non-resident status for the fall term or academic year are due in department offices.

August 11, Monday
    Applications are due at the Registrar's Office for November degrees.

September 9, Tuesday

• The spring term registration period ends on the day prior to fall term registration.
• Last day to submit work for Incomplete grades from the fall term of 2007-2008.

September 10, Wednesday
    Resident registration.

September 15, Monday
    Fall term begins. First meeting of classes.

October 3, Friday
    Approved theses due in the Registrar's Office for November degrees.

January 28, 2009, Wednesday
    Spring term begins.

June 4, 2009, Thursday
    Commencement.

 For year-round schedules and more information, check the links to the Recruitment Schedule, Academic Calendar, Financial Aid Calendar, or Alumni Chapters Calendar on the left.