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To help students, alumni, and prospective students keep up with the Graduate School, we offer several useful calendars. Academic Calendar 2009-10 When an official deadline falls on a holiday observed by the University, the effective deadline is the next working day. August 2009 August 1, Saturday
- 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 10, Monday
Applications due at the Registrar's Office for November degrees. August 24, Monday
1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., orientation for international students, Harvard Hall 202. August 25, 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 2008-2009.
August 26, Wednesday
- 10:30 a.m., orientation for new students, Sanders Theater; 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., DudleyFest, Dudley House.
- All GSAS students, Special Students and Visiting Fellows must register online by midnight.
- Derek Bok Center Teaching Orientation.
September 2009 September 2, Wednesday
Fall term begins. First meeting of classes. September 7, Monday
September 10, Thursday
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 23, Wednesday
Last day students from other schools may file cross-registration petitions with the FAS Registrar's Office. September 25, 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, Tuesday
Fall deadline for waiving health insurance, if eligible. October 2009 October 1, Thursday
- Last day on which GSAS degree candidates may cancel their registration for the fall term without payment of tuition.
- Approved dissertations due in the Registrar's Office, 20 Garden Street, for November degrees.
October 5, Monday
Make-up examinations for spring term 2008-2009 begin.
October 12, Monday
Columbus Day: a holiday October 19, 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 2009 November 3, 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.
November 11, Wednesday
Veterans' Day: a holiday November 27, Thursday
Thanksgiving recess begins.
November 29, Sunday
Recess ends. November 30, Monday - Applications are due at the Registrar's Office for March degrees.
- Last day upon which March degree candidates may submit a completed and signed application for a secondary field.
December 2009 December 4, Friday
Fall term Reading Period begins. December 11, Friday - Last day to petition the Dean's office for late withdrawal from course.
- Fall term Reading Period ends.
December 12, Saturday
Mid-year examinations begin. December 21, Monday
Mid-year examinations end. December 22, Tuesday
Winter recess begins. January 2010 January 1, Friday
- 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 3, Sunday
Winter recess ends. January 4, Monday
- Optional winter session begins.
- Applications from continuing students for 2010-2011 grants due in the GSAS Financial Aid Office, Holyoke Center.
January 1, Monday
- Last day to petition the Dean's Office for late withdrawal from a course.
- Fall term Reading Period ends.
January 15, Friday
Approved dissertations due in the Registrar's Office, 20 Garden Street, for March degrees.
January 18, Monday
Martin Luther King Day: a holiday.
January 24, Sunday
- 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 2008-2009.
January 25, Monday
- 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.
January 29, Friday
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 2010 February 5, 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. Any spring term tuition previously paid will be refunded.
February 15, Monday - Presidents’ Day: a holiday.
- Last day students from other schools may file cross-registration petitions with the FAS Registrar's Office.
February 22, Monday
Make-up examinations for fall term 2009-2010 begin. February 24, 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, Sunday
Spring deadline for waiving health insurance, if eligible.
March 2010 March 8, 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 13, Saturday
Spring recess begins. March 21, Sunday
Spring recess ends. March 23, 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.
March 26, Friday
- Applications are due at Registrar’s Office, for May degrees.
- Last day upon which May degree candidates may submit a completed and signed application for a secondary field.
April 2010 April 29, Thursday
Spring term Reading Period begins. May 2010 May 6, Thursday
- Last day to petition the Dean's Office for late withdrawal from a course.
- Spring term Reading Period ends.
May 7, Friday
Final examinations begin. May 14, Friday
Approved dissertation due in the Registrar's Office, 20 Garden Street, for May degrees. May 15, Saturday
Final examinations end.
May 27, Thursday
Commencement.
May 31, Monday
Memorial Day: a holiday.
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