ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR DIVISION OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AT HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Ph.D.

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1 ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR DIVISION OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AT HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Ph.D. Programs When an official deadline falls on a holiday observed by the University, the effective deadline is the next working day. July 1, Tues. Aug. 4, Mon.. Applications for Non-Resident Status for the fall term or academic year are due in the Division of Medical Sciences. Applications for November degrees due in the Division of Medical Sciences office, TMEC Bldg., Room 435. Aug. 25, Mon. Aug. 18 Aug. 27 Aug. 26, Tues. Aug. 27, Wed. DMS New Student Orientation, NRB Rotunda Fall Semester Online Registration tool will be open to students on Monday, August 18, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. until 11:59 pm on Wednesday, August 27, All GSAS students, Special Students and Visiting Fellows must register online by midnight. After the deadline, the registration tool will remain live, however, the late fee of $50 will be charged. For more information on registration and filing of your study card please go to this website: Spring semester registration period ends on the day before fall term registration. Last day to submit work for incomplete grades from the fall term :30 a.m., orientation for new students, Sanders Theater; 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., DudleyFest, Dudley House. All GSAS students, Special Students and Visiting Fellows must register online by midnight. Aug. 27, Wed. & Thurs. 28 Sept. 1, Mon. Sept. 2, Tues. Derek Bok Center Fall Teaching Conference. Labor Day: a holiday. Fall Semester begins. First meeting of classes.

2 2 Sept. 4, Thurs. Sept. 5, Fri.. Sept. 9, Tues. Sept. 10, Wed. Study Cards due for 3 rd year and above students in The Harold Amos Graduate Student Lounge - Room 442, TMEC, HMS, 260 Longwood Avenue, Boston. Study Cards due G1s and G2s in The Harold Amos Graduate Student Lounge - Room 442, TMEC, HMS, 260 Longwood Avenue, Boston. Study Cards Due in GSAS, Cambridge 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. completed study cards for GSAS and Special Students for the fall term are due at Lehman Hall, Dudley House, Harvard Yard, Cambridge. To change courses after the study card has been filed, students must file a petition to change a course during the term and bring it to the Division of Medical Sciences Office T-MEC 435 before taking to the FAS Registrar s Office, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge. Petition forms are available in the DMS Office, T-MEC 435, HMS, 260 Longwood Avenue, Boston. Deadline for November degree candidates to submit approved dissertations to FAS Registrar s Office who would like fall term tuition charge and Student Health Fee and Student Health Insurance Plan removed from their termbill (retroactive to July 31). If November degree candidate submits approved dissertation by this date, registration for fall term will be cancelled, fall tuition charge will be removed and fall Student Health Fee and Student Health Insurance Plan will be cancelled. Student will be billed for any medical costs incurred during the period following July 31. See timeline for additional information. Sept. 11, Thur. Deadline for November degree candidates to submit approved dissertations to FAS Registrar s Office. Students submitting on this date will be responsible for the fall term Student Health Fee and Student Health Insurance Plan. Sept. 26, Fri. Tuition and healthcare fees will be removed from the term bill of all GSAS degree candidates who are not registered by this date. Students who are not registered by this date will be lapsed. Sept. 30, Tues. Oct. 13, Mon. The fall and full academic year enrollment deadline for dependent health coverage, and enrollment deadline for dental insurance. Columbus Day: a holiday. No classes held.

3 3 Oct. 20, Mon. Oct. 28, Tues. Nov. 11, Mon. Last day to register for or add courses. After this date students may add or register for Time only. After this date a petition to add must be completed and returned to the DMS office, TMEC Room 435, HMS, 260 Longwood Avenue, Boston. Last day a student may drop a course. After this date a petition to withdraw must be completed and brought to the DMS office, TMEC Room 435, HMS, 260 Longwood Avenue, Boston. The petition form can be found at Veterans' Day Observed: an administrative holiday (observed). GSAS classes will be held as scheduled. Nov. 14, Fri. Conferral date for November degrees. Nov. 24, Mon. Nov. 26-Nov. 30 Dec. 1, Mon. Applications due in Registrar s Office for March degrees. Last day upon which March degree candidates may submit a completed and signed application for a secondary field. Thanksgiving recess. Applications for Non-Resident Status for the spring term are due in the Division of Medical Sciences Office. Students submitting after this date will be charged a late registration fee of $50 plus an additional $5 for each week thereafter. Dec. 3, Wed. Dec Dec. 10, Wed. Last day of fall classes. Fall Semester Reading Period. Last day to petition the Dean's Office for late withdrawal from a course. Dec Dec. 21-Jan. 1 Jan. 2, Fri.. Mid-Year Examinations Winter recess. Optional winter session begins. Applications from continuing students for grants due in the GSAS Financial Aid Office, Richard A. and Susan F Smith Campus Center, Cambridge. Jan. 16, Fri. Approved dissertations due in the FAS Registrar's Office, 20

4 4 Garden Street, Cambridge, for March degrees. Jan. 17 Jan. 26. Jan. 19, Mon. Jan. 25, Sun. Jan. 26, Mon. Spring Semester Online Registration Tool Available Martin Luther King Day: a holiday. No classes. 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 Spring semester begins. First meeting of classes. Continuing resident students and students returning from nonresident status must register online by 11:59 p.m.. Students who fail to register will be charged a late registration fee of $50.00 for each week thereafter. March and May degree candidates who have not yet submitted their dissertation must register online. Jan. 28, Wed. Jan. 29, Thurs. Spring Semester Study Cards for 3rd year and above DMS students are due in The Harold Amos Graduate Student Lounge - T-MEC Room 442, HMS, 260 Longwood Avenue, Boston. Spring term Study Cards for 1st and 2nd year DMS students are due in The Harold Amos Graduate Student Lounge - T-MEC Room 442, HMS, 260 Longwood Ave., Boston. Jan. 30, Fri. Study Cards Due in GSAS, Cambridge 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. final study cards for the spring semester are due at Lehman Hall, Dudley House, Harvard Yard, Cambridge. To change courses after the study card has been filed, students must file a petition to add or drop a course and bring it to the Division of Medical Sciences Office T-MEC 435 before taking to the FAS Registrar s Office, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge. Drop/Add petition forms are available in the DMS Office, T-MEC 435, HMS, 260 Longwood Avenue, Boston. Jan 31, Sun. The spring enrollment deadline for dependent health coverage. Feb. 6, Fri. Deadline for May degree candidates to submit approved

5 5 dissertations to FAS Registrar s Office who would like spring term tuition charge and Student Health Fee and Student Health Insurance Plan removed from their termbill. If May degree candidate submits approved dissertation by this date, registration for spring term will be cancelled, spring tuition charge will be removed, and spring Student Health Fee and Student Health Insurance Plan will be cancelled (retroactive to January 31). Student will be billed for any medical costs incurred during the period following January 31. See timeline for additional information. Feb. 16, Mon. Feb. 26, Thur. President's Day: a holiday. No classes held. Tuition and health-care fees will be removed from the term bills of all GSAS degree candidates who are not registered by this date. Students who are not registered by this date will be lapsed. Mar. 9, Mon. Last day to register for or add courses. After this date students may add or register for Time only. After this date a petition to add must be completed and returned to the DMS office, TMEC Room 435, HMS, 260 Longwood Avenue, Boston. Mar. 10, Tues. Conferral date for March degrees. Mar. 14-Mar. 22 Mar. 24, Tues. Mar. 27, Fri. April 29, Wed. April 30-May 7 May 7, Thur. Spring recess. Last day a student may drop a course. After this date a petition to withdraw must be completed and returned to the DMS office, T-MEC Room 435, HMS, 260 Longwood Avenue, Boston. Applications are due in Registrar s Office for May degrees. Last day upon which May degree candidates may submit a completed and signed application for a secondary field. Last day of Spring classes Spring term Reading Period. Last day to petition the Dean's office for late withdrawal from a course. Petition for withdrawal must be filed in the DMS office, T- MEC Room. 435, HMS, 260 Longwood Avenue, Boston. May 8-16 Final Examinations

6 6 May 15, Fri. Approved dissertations due in the FAS Registrar's Office, 20 Garden St., Cambridge, for May degrees. May 25, Mon. May 28, Thurs. Memorial Day, Holiday. Commencement. Conferral Day for May degrees.

7 Degree Calendar Degree applications are due at the Registrar's Office on* Degree recommendations and dissertations due at the Registrar's Office on For an advanced degree to be awarded on August 11, 2014 September 11, 2014 November 14, 2014 November 24, 2014 January 16, 2015 March 10, 2015 March 27, 2015 May 15, 2015 May 28, 2015 *In exceptional circumstances only, the registrar will accept late applications during the two weeks after degree applications are due; there is a late fee of $50. Tentative Calendar for (Subject to change) Sept. 2, 2015 Wed. Jan. 25, 2016, Mon. May 26, 2016, Thurs. Fall term begins. First meeting of classes. Spring term begins. Commencement. 8/21/14 12:57 PM