Master’s Academic Calendar

July 2023 - June 2024

July 4, Tuesday

JULY 2023 o University Holiday: Independence Day (no classes held)

July 5, Wednesday 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)

July 7, Friday

July 12, Wednesday o Fall term bill available in my.harvard o Last day to add/drop summer classes without receiving a withdrawn (W) grade

July 19, Wednesday o Last day to add/drop summer classes and receive a withdrawn (W) grade

July 31, Sunday

August 1, Tuesday 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

August28,Monday

August 30, Wednesday

August 31, Thursday 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

September

September 1, Friday o Deadline to withdraw from HMS without incurring charges

September 4, Monday o University Holiday: Labor Day (no classes held)

September 5, Tuesday 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

September 25, Monday 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 Student who drop Fall I† classes by this day will not receive a withdrawn (W) grade.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)

September 29, Friday o Last day for eligible November graduates to upload theses to Proquest o Fall I course evaluations open

October

October 2, Monday o Last day to withdraw from Fall I† courses and receive a withdrawn (W) grade.

October 9, Monday

October 20, Friday o University Holiday: Columbus Day (no classes held) o Last day of Fall I classes

October 23, Monday 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

October 30, Monday o Non-HMS students can shop for HMS January and Spring term '24 classes via my.harvard

November

November 6, Monday 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.

November 7, Tuesday o Degree conferral for November graduates

November 8, Wednesday o Students can enroll in January term classes

November 10, Friday o Classes are held on Veterans’ Day o University Holiday for staff: Veterans’ Day o Fall I course evaluations end

November 15, Wednesday o Last day to withdraw from full Fall term and Fall II‡ classes and receive a withdrawn (W) grade.

November 17, Friday

November 18, Saturday

November 22, Wednesday 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 o Thanksgiving holiday, University is closed (no classes held)

December

December 1, Friday o Application to graduate made available (eligible March graduates only) o Fall term and Fall II course evaluations start

December 11, Monday o Harvard Medical School Fall term and Fall II examination period begins o Spring ’24 term bills are available on my.harvard

December 20, Wednesday o Last day of Fall term (including Fall II) examination period and/or class assignments

December 21, Thursday

December 29, Friday o First day of winter recess o Application for graduation closes for March '24 graduates

January 2024

January 1, Monday o University holiday: New Year’s Day (observance) (no classes held)

January 3, Wednesday January term begins

January 9, Tuesday 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

January 10, Wednesday

January 11, Thursday

January 12, Friday 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

January 15, Monday o Spring term bills due o University Holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no classes held)

January 17, Wednesday

January 19, Friday o Students can enroll in Spring, Spring I and Spring II term classes o January term ends o Last day of winter recess

January 22, Monday o First day of Spring term (including Spring I) classes

January 24, Wednesday o Deadline to submit work for March graduates and not incur a fee

January 31, Wednesday o Last day to waive health insurance for Spring ’24 with HUHS and not incur fees

February

February 1, Thursday o Last day for March graduates to upload theses to Proquest o Deadline to withdraw from Spring term and not incur fees

February 9, Friday 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)

February 10, Saturday

February 11, Sunday o January term course evaluations end o January term course grades are available

February 19, Monday o University Holiday: Presidents' Day (no classes held)

February 20, Tuesday o Deadline for faculty to post January term grades

February 21, Wednesday o Last day to withdraw from a Spring I class and receive a W (withdrawn) grade

March

March 4, Monday o Spring I course evaluations start

March 5, Tuesday

March 6, Wednesday o Degree conferral for March graduates o Application to graduate made available (eligible May graduates only)

March 8, Friday

March 9, Saturday

March 17, Sunday

March 18, Monday

March 29, Friday o End of Spring I classes o Spring recess begins o Spring recess ends o Start of Spring II classes o Master’s Symposium

April

April 3, Wednesday o End of add/drop Spring II‡‡ classes. Students who drop Spring II‡‡ classes by this day will not receive a withdrawn (W) grade.

April 5, Friday

April 12, Friday

April 13, Saturday

April 22, Monday o Spring I course evaluations end 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 2, Thursday

May 4, Saturday

May 11, Saturday 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

May 22, Wednesday o Master's Graduation Ceremony

May 23, Thursday

May 27, Monday o University Commencement o University Holiday: Memorial Day (no classes)

June

June 3, Monday o GHD research begins*