Master’s Academic Calendar
July 2023 - June 2024
JULY 2023
July 4, Tuesday
July 5, Wednesday
July 7, Friday
July 12, Wednesday
July 19, Wednesday
July 31, Sunday
August 1, Tuesday
o University Holiday: Independence Day (no classes held)
o Start of Fall term classes for:
o Clinical Investigation (Year 1)
o Healthcare Quality & Safety (Year 1)
o Global Health Delivery (Year 2 and 3)
o Fall term bill available in my.harvard
o Last day to add/drop summer classes without receiving a withdrawn (W) grade
o Last day to add/drop summer classes and receive a withdrawn (W) grade
o Health Insurance Waiver Deadline
AUGUST
o Students able to “shop” for HMS classes via my.harvard
August 2, Wednesday
August 7, Monday
August 14, Monday
August 21, Monday
August 25, Friday
August 28, Monday
August 30, Wednesday
August 31, Thursday
September 4, Monday
o Application to graduate made available (eligible November graduates only)
o Fall term bills due
o Summer term course evaluations start
o Non-HMS students can shop for cross reg-eligible classes
o Last day of summer classes
o Students can enroll in HMS Fall term classes
o Master’s Online Orientation Q & A (Open to all master’s students via Canvas)
o Start of classes at HSPH
o Grades due for summer classes
o Application to graduate closes for November eligible graduates
o Summer term courses’ evaluations close
o Deadline to withdraw from HMS without incurring charges
SEPTEMBER
o University Holiday: Labor Day (no classes held)
September 5, Tuesday
September 25, Monday
September 29, Friday
October 2, Monday
October 9, Monday
October 20, Friday
o Start of Fall term classes for:
o Bioethics
o Biomedical Informatics
o Clinical Investigation (Year 2 and 3)
o Clinical Service Operations
o Global Health Delivery (Year 1)
o Healthcare Quality & Safety (Year 2)
o Immunology
o Media, Medicine, and Health
o Medical Education
o Grades for summer classes available
o End of add/drop HMS Fall term courses (this includes full term, Fall I†). Student who drop Fall I† classes by this day will not receive a withdrawn (W) grade.
o Deadline to request status change in my.harvard (FT/PT)
o Last day for eligible November graduates to upload theses to Proquest
o Fall I course evaluations open
OCTOBER
o Last day to withdraw from Fall I† courses and receive a withdrawn (W) grade.
o University Holiday: Columbus Day (no classes held)
o Last day of Fall I classes
October 23, Monday
October 30, Monday
November 6, Monday
November 7, Tuesday
November 8, Wednesday
November 10, Friday
November 15, Wednesday
November 17, Friday
November 18, Saturday
November 22, Wednesday
o First day of Fall II classes
o Students able to “shop” for Harvard Medical School January and Spring term ’24 classes via my.harvard
o Non-HMS students can shop for HMS January and Spring term '24 classes via my.harvard
NOVEMBER
o End of add/drop from Fall II‡ classes. Students who drop Fall II‡ classes by this day will not receive a withdrawn (W) grade.
o Degree conferral for November graduates
o Students can enroll in January term classes
o Classes are held on Veterans’ Day
o University Holiday for staff: Veterans’ Day
o Fall I course evaluations end
o Last day to withdraw from full Fall term and Fall II‡ classes and receive a withdrawn (W) grade.
o Deadline for Fall I course grades
o Fall I course grades available
o Thanksgiving recess begins (no classes held)
November 23 and 24, Thursday and Friday
December 1, Friday
December 11, Monday
December 20, Wednesday
December 21, Thursday
December 29, Friday
January 1, Monday
January 3, Wednesday
o Thanksgiving holiday, University is closed (no classes held)
DECEMBER
o Application to graduate made available (eligible March graduates only)
o Fall term and Fall II course evaluations start
o Harvard Medical School Fall term and Fall II examination period begins
o Spring ’24 term bills are available on my.harvard
o Last day of Fall term (including Fall II) examination period and/or class assignments
o First day of winter recess
o Application for graduation closes for March '24 graduates
o University holiday: New Year’s Day (observance) (no classes held)
January term begins
January 9, Tuesday
January 10, Wednesday
January 11, Thursday
January 12, Friday
January 15, Monday
January 17, Wednesday
January 19, Friday
January 22, Monday
January 24, Wednesday
o End of add/drop January term classes. Students who drop January term classes by this day will not receive a withdrawn (W) grade.
o Deadline for faculty to post Fall term (full term and Fall II) grades
o Fall full term and Fall 2 courses' evaluations close
o Grades visible for Fall term ’23 in my.harvard
o Last day to drop January term classes. Students will receive a withdrawn (W) grade.
o January term course evaluations start
o Spring term bills due
o University Holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no classes held)
o Students can enroll in Spring, Spring I and Spring II term classes
o January term ends
o Last day of winter recess
o First day of Spring term (including Spring I) classes
o Deadline to submit work for March graduates and not incur a fee
January 31, Wednesday
February 1, Thursday
February 9, Friday
February 10, Saturday
February 11, Sunday
February 19, Monday
February 20, Tuesday
February 21, Wednesday
March 4, Monday
o Last day to waive health insurance for Spring ’24 with HUHS and not incur fees
FEBRUARY
o Last day for March graduates to upload theses to Proquest
o Deadline to withdraw from Spring term and not incur fees
o End of add/drop HMS Spring term (and Spring I†) classes. Students who drop Spring term classes by this day will not receive a withdrawn (W) grade.
o Deadline to submit status change requests (FT/PT)
o January term course evaluations end
o January term course grades are available
o University Holiday: Presidents' Day (no classes held)
o Deadline for faculty to post January term grades
o Last day to withdraw from a Spring I class and receive a W (withdrawn) grade
MARCH
o Spring I course evaluations start
March 5, Tuesday
March 6, Wednesday
March 8, Friday
March 9, Saturday
March 17, Sunday
March 18, Monday
March 29, Friday
April 3, Wednesday
April 5, Friday
April 12, Friday
April 13, Saturday
April 22, Monday
o Degree conferral for March graduates
o Application to graduate made available (eligible May graduates only)
o End of Spring I classes
o Spring recess begins
o Spring recess ends
o Start of Spring II classes
o RESCHEDULED - Master’s Symposium
APRIL
o End of add/drop Spring II‡‡ classes. Students who drop Spring II‡‡ classes by this day will not receive a withdrawn (W) grade.
o Spring I course evaluations end
o Mater's Symposium
o Last day to withdraw from full Spring term and HMS Spring II‡‡ classes and receive a withdrawn (W) grade.
o Grades due for Spring I classes
o Grades available for Spring I classes
o Spring term and Spring II course evaluations start
MAY
May 2, Thursday
May 4, Saturday
May 11, Saturday
May 22, Wednesday
May 23, Thursday
May 27, Monday
June 3, Monday
o Harvard Medical School Spring term examination period begins
o Last day for May graduates to upload theses to Proquest
o Last day of Spring term exam period and/or last day of Spring term (including Spring II) class assignments for:
o Bioethics
o Biomedical Informatics
o Clinical Investigation
o Clinical Service Operations
o Global Health Delivery (Year 2 full-time and year 3)
o Healthcare Quality and Safety
o Immunology
o Media, Medicine, and Health
o Medical Education (Year 2 fulltime and year 3 and 4)
o Deadline for faculty to post all Spring term grades
o Master's Graduation Ceremony
o University Commencement
o University Holiday: Memorial Day (no classes)
JUNE
o GHD research begins*
June 7, Friday
June 8, Saturday
June 19, Monday
June 28, Friday
June 30, Sunday
o Spring term and Spring II course evaluations end
o Spring term and Spring II grades available
o University Holiday: Juneteenth
o Last day of spring classes for:
o Medical Education (Year 1 and 2)
o Last day of spring classes for:
o Global Health Delivery
† HMS Fall I classes run from 09/5/23 to 10/20/23
‡ HMS Fall II classes run from 10/23/23 to 12/20/23
†† HMS Spring I classes run from 01/22/24 to 03/8/24
‡‡ HMS Spring II classes run from 03/18/24 to 5/11/24
* Students in the MMSc in Global Health Delivery (GHD) program are expected to spend 9 months in Boston (September-May). Students begin their year one on-site project in June.
Notes:
1.HMS Master’s students cross-registering in other schools must abide by the calendar of that school, should it differ from the calendar above.
2.The calendar is subject to change
