6.03 Transportation Policy

6.02 Vacations and Holidays

Vacations

Vacation or recess periods are built into the school year. All students have a recess at the end of December (includes Christmas Day and New Year’s Day), which is determined annually by the academic schedule. Other breaks are as follows:

• A one-week break during the Fall semester beginning the Monday of Thanksgiving week. Note, this one-week break only applies to HMS courses. Students cross-registered at other institutions must adhere to that institution’s attendance policy. • A one-week break during the January – June term and a summer break from June to August unless a program requires a summer session. • Approximately 3 weeks in January unless a program requires a January-term course Please refer to the calendar in Section 2.01 for specific dates.

Holidays

Classes are not scheduled on the following Harvard-observed holidays:

• Labor Day • Columbus Day • Veteran’s Day • Thanksgiving and the following Friday (classes end at 12:30 on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving) • Christmas Day (included in the holiday recess period) • New Year’s Day (included in the holiday recess period) • Martin Luther King Day • Presidents’ Day • Memorial Day

6.03 Transportation Policy

Harvard Medical School recognizes that Master’s students may benefit from educational experiences beyond those available on the Longwood campus and in our neighboring affiliated teaching hospitals. For some programs this includes activities around the globe.

Financial Responsibility for Transportation

Harvard Medical School policy is that students are responsible for arranging their own transportation, including that to and from their research sites. The HMS-affiliated hospitals, with some exceptions, are accessible by public transportation from the Medical School and shuttle services between hospitals.

Students who choose to take cars to their sites are responsible for covering all gas, parking fees and other expenses incurred by this mode of travel.

Certain Master’s programs with unique training requirements in distant locations may have limited resources for travel/transportation costs.

Cases of Financial Hardship

Students who are unable to afford the cost of transportation to a research site should consult their Program.

Note: the average cost for travel to research sites is included in the standard student budget used to assess financial need; in some cases, additional travel costs are included.

LMA Harvard Medical School Shuttle (M2)

MASCO manages the Harvard Medical School shuttle, which runs between the Longwood Medical Area (LMA) and Harvard University in Cambridge. This service is free to all students, faculty, and staff; you must show your Harvard ID card to access this service. For others, tickets for the Harvard M2 shuttle can be bought at the HMS Parking Office or at the cashier’s office at Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center in Cambridge. The M2 schedule is available at the parking office, the Information