Important Dates

Important Dates

Academic Calendar 2011-12

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

 

July 2011

 

July 1, Friday

  • 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 2011

 

August 8, Monday

  • Applications due at the Registrar’s office for November degrees.
  • Last day upon which November degree candidates may submit a completed and signed application for a secondary field.

August 22, Monday

  • 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., orientation for international students, Harvard Hall 202.

August 23, 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 2010–2011.

August 24, Wednesday

  • 10:00 a.m., orientation for new students, Sanders Theatre.
  • 12:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m., DudleyFest, Dudley House and Boylston Hall.
  • All GSAS students must register online by midnight.
  • All Special Students and Visiting Fellows must register online by midnight.

August 24 and 25, Wednesday and Thursday.

  • Derek Bok Center Fall Teaching Conference.

August 31, Wednesday

  • Fall term begins.
  • First meeting of classes.
  • Fall deadline for waiving health insurance, if eligible.

September 2011

 

September 5, Monday

  • Labor Day: a holiday.

September 8, 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 15, Thursday

  • Last day on which GSAS degree candidates may cancel their registration for the fall term without payment of tuition.
  • Tuition and health-care fees will be removed from the term bills of all GSAS degree candidates who are not registered by this date.
  • Approved dissertations due in the Registrar’s office, 20 Garden Street, for November degrees.

September 16, Friday

  • Last day students from other schools may file cross-registration petitions with the FAS Registrar’s office.

September 19, Monday

  • Make-up examinations for spring term 2010–2011 begin.

September 30, Friday

  • The fall (or full-year) enrollment deadline for dependent health coverage, and enrollment deadline for dental insurance.

October 2011

 

October 10, Monday

  • Columbus Day: a holiday.

October 17, Monday.

  • Last day to register for or add courses for the term. After this date students may add or register for TIME only.
  • Last day for graduate students to add or change SAT/UNS grading option for designated language courses.

November 2011

 

November 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.

November 11, Friday

  • Veterans’ Day: a holiday.

November 23, Wednesday

  • Thanksgiving recess begins.

November 27, Sunday

  • Recess ends.

November 28, 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 2011

 

December 1, Thursday

  • Applications for non-resident status for the spring term are due in department offices. Late fees apply as in the fall.
  • Applications for part-time study are due in the GSAS Dean’s office, Holyoke Center.

December 2, Friday

  • Fall term Reading Period begins.

December 9, Friday

  • Last day to petition the Dean’s office for late withdrawal from course.
  • Fall term Reading Period ends.

December 12, Monday

  • Mid-year examinations begin.

December 20, Tuesday

  • Mid-year examinations end.

December 21, Wednesday

  • Winter recess begins.

January 2012

 

January 1, Sunday

  • Winter recess ends.

January 2, Monday

  • Optional winter session begins.
  • Applications from continuing students for 2011–2012 grants due in the GSAS Financial Aid office, Holyoke Center.

January 9, Monday

  • January@GSAS begins.

January 13, Friday

  • Approved dissertations due in the Registrar’s office, 20 Garden Street, for March degrees.

January 16, Monday

  • Martin Luther King Day: a holiday.

January 22, Sunday

  • Optional winter session ends.
  • 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 2010–2011.

January 23, Monday.

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

January 27, 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.
  • Last day on which GSAS degree candidates may cancel their registration for the spring term without payment of tuition.

February 2012

 

February 3, Friday

  • 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 6, Monday

  • Make-up examinations for fall term 2011–2012 begin.

February 10, Friday

  • Last day students from other schools may file cross-registration petitions with the FAS Registrar’s office.

February 20, Monday

  • Presidents’ Day: a holiday.

February 23, Thursday

  • 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, Tuesday

  • Spring deadline for waiving health insurance, if eligible
  • The spring enrollment deadline for dependent health coverage.

March 2012

 

March 5, Monday

  • Last day to register for or add courses. After this date students may add or register for TIME only.
  • Last day for graduate students to add or change SAT/UNS grading option for designated language courses.

March 10, Saturday

  • Spring recess begins.

March 18, Sunday

  • Spring recess ends.

March 20, 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 23, 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 2012

 

April 26, Thursday

  • Spring term Reading Period begins.

May 2012

 

May 3, Thursday

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

May 4, Friday

  • Final examinations begin.

May 11, Friday

  • Approved dissertations due in the Registrar’s office, 20 Garden Street, for May degrees.

May 12, Saturday

  • Final examinations end.

May 24, Thursday

  • Commencement.

May 28, Monday

  • Memorial Day: a holiday.