Academic Calendar
The current Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Academic Calendar is located a www.registrar.fas.harvard.edu.
Spring Term 2009-2010
Spring Term Begins: January 25, Monday
First meeting of spring term classes.
January 25, Monday
Registration must be completed for all continuing and returning undergraduate students.
Registration must be completed for all visiting undergraduates and transfer students.
Registration must be completed for continuing and new special students, visiting fellows, and all new, returning, and continuing students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Study Card Day: January 29, Friday
Study cards are due for all students.
Last day upon which undergraduates may register for the spring term.
Last day upon which undergraduates may cancel their registration for the spring term without payment of tuition.
Course lists available online at www.my.harvard.edu as study cards are processed.
February 5, Friday
Last day upon which graduate students may cancel their registration for the spring term without payment of tuition.
Last day upon which undergraduates may complete cross-registration.
February 12, Friday
Last day upon which undergraduates may drop or add any course without a fee.
February 15, Monday
University holiday: Presidents’ Day.
Last day upon which students from other schools may complete cross-registration in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
February 22, Monday
Fifth Monday of the term.
Last day upon which undergraduates may drop or add any course or change the grade status of a letter-graded or Pass/Fail course.
Makeup examinations for 2009–2010 fall term begin.
Last day upon which undergraduates may divide full year courses with half-course credit.
March 1, Monday
Midterm grades (including unsatisfactory grade reports) due before 5 pm for undergraduates.
March 5, Friday, through March 6, Saturday
Junior Parents Weekend. Parents may attend classes on Friday.
March 8, Monday
Seventh Monday of the term. Last day upon which undergraduates may petition to withdraw from a spring term course.
Last day upon which graduate students may register for or add spring term courses.
After this date, graduate students may add or register for TIME only.
Last day upon which undergraduate May and November 2010 degree candidates may submit a completed and signed petition for a secondary field. There are no exceptions to this deadline.
March 13, Saturday, through March 21, Sunday: Spring recess
March 23, Tuesday
Last day upon which graduate students may drop a course or divide a full year course with half-course credit.
March 26, Friday
Graduate student applications for June 2010 degrees (AM, SM, ME, MFS, and PhD) must be submitted on or before this date.
Last day upon which graduate May degree candidates may submite a completed and signed application for a secondary field.
April 2, Friday
Undergraduate student applications for May 2010 degrees must be submitted on or before this date.
Last day to change concentration without Administrative Board approval for May and November 2010 degree candidates.
Last day upon which undergraduate May and November 2010 degree candidates may file a foreign language citation study plan.
Advanced Standing eligible students planning to graduate after six or seven terms in May or November 2011, or to begin a fourth year AM program in fall term 2011, must file the “Advanced Standing Activation Form” by this date.
April 29, Thursday
Last day in the spring term upon which undergraduates will ordinarily be granted a leave of absence from the College.
Reading Period: April 29, Thursday, through May 6, Thursday
May 6, Thursday
Last day in the spring term upon which graduate students may petition for late withdrawal from a course.
Examination Period May 7, Friday, through May 15, Saturday
See the Office of the Registrar’s website for exam times and locations for spring term courses.
May 11, Tuesday
Departmental recommendations for honors for graduating seniors due at the Office of the Registrar.
Spring Final Grades Due
May 11, Tuesday, through May 22, Saturday
See schedule of spring due dates.
May 14, Friday
Approved graduate dissertations due for May degree candidates.
May 24, Monday
Degree Meeting of the Faculty at 4:30 pm.
May 27, Thursday: Harvard University Commencement
May 31, Monday
University holiday: Memorial Day
