ACADEMIC YEAR 2006-2007

Fall Term

September 9, Saturday

Dormitories open for freshmen at 7 am.
Houses open for upperclass students at 9 am.

REGISTRATION

For times and places of Registration refer to the Registrar's website: www.registrar.fas.harvard.edu.

September 9, Saturday

On-line registration opens.

September 11, Monday

Last day for all freshmen and new transfer students to register on-line.

September 15, Friday

Last day for all visiting undergraduates to register on-line.
Last day for all continuing and returning students to register on-line.

September 12, Tuesday

All House dining halls open for dinner; regular meal service begins.

September 18, Monday

Academic year begins. First meeting of fall term classes.

September 22, Friday

Final applications for November 2006 degree candidates due.

STUDY CARD DAY

September 22, Friday

Completed study cards for upperclassmen will be collected at the Houses and are due before 5 pm.

September 25, Monday

Completed study cards for freshmen are due between 9 am and 5 pm in Straus Common Room. Completed study cards for new transfer students and visiting undergraduates are due between 9 am and 5 pm at the Advising Programs Office, University Hall, First Floor.

Any study card filed after these dates requires the instructor's signature for every course listed.

September 25, Monday

Last day upon which undergraduates may register late for the fall term in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Last day upon which undergraduates may cancel their registration for the fall term without payment of tuition.

October 2, Monday

Last day upon which undergraduates may drop or add any course without a fee.
Last day upon which undergraduates may submit cross-registration petitions without a fee. Note that some schools have earlier deadlines; check with the relevant school.

October 9, Monday *

University holiday: Columbus Day.
Makeup examinations for 2005-2006 spring term begin.
Plans of Study due for transfer students entering in September 2006.

* Because October 9 is a University holiday, deadlines that ordinarily occur on this day have been moved to Tuesday, October 10.

October 13, Friday

Applications for degree credit for Study Out of Residence for the spring term are due at the Office of International Programs, University Hall, Ground Floor South.

FIFTH MONDAY

October 16, Monday

No course may be dropped from or added to a student's record after this date. No course may be changed from letter-graded to Pass/Fail or from Pass/Fail to lettergraded status for the fall term after this date.

October 20, Friday

Students leaving the College by this date are charged one-quarter of tuition and the Student Services Fee. After this date, students will be charged one-half of those costs. See the chart on page 372 for details of room and board charges.

October 25, Wednesday

Application deadline for registered non-resident students who wish guaranteed housing in their House of previous residence for spring term.
Upperclass students leaving College housing for a leave of absence after this date may receive housing on a space-available basis only for the spring term.
Deadline for Application for Returning Students for spring term.

SEVENTH MONDAY

October 30, Monday

Last day upon which students may withdraw from a fall term course. After this date students are responsible for all courses in which they are enrolled.
Last day upon which March, 2007 Degree Candidates may file for a secondary field.

November 3, Friday, through November 4, Saturday

Freshman Parents Weekend. (Parents may attend classes on Friday.)

November 10, Friday

University holiday: Veterans' Day.

November 23, Thursday, through November 26, Sunday

Thanksgiving recess.

November 27, Monday

Final applications for March 2007 degree candidates due.
Last day to change concentration for March 2007 degree candidates without Administrative Board approval.
Last day upon which March 2007 degree candidates may file a foreign language citation study plan.
Advanced Standing eligible students planning to graduate after six or seven terms in March 2008, or to begin a fourth year AM program in spring term 2008, must file "Advanced Standing Activation Form" by this date.
Students leaving the College by this date are charged one-half of tuition and the Student Services Fee. After this date, students will be charged three-quarters of those costs. See the chart on page 372 for details of room and board charges.

December 1, Friday

Deadline for student residents in the fall term to notify the College they are not returning to the College housing for which they are eligible in the spring term.
Deadline for Cancellation of Room Reservation for students who have submitted an Application for Returning Students in the spring term.

December 20, Wednesday

Students leaving the College by this date are charged three-quarters of tuition and the Student Services Fee. After this date, students will be charged the full amount of those costs. See the chart on page 372 for details of room and board charges.

December 20, 2006, Wednesday, through January 1, 2007, Monday

Winter recess.

Reading Period

January 2, Tuesday, through January 2, Friday

January 2, Tuesday

Last day in the fall term upon which undergraduates will ordinarily be granted a leave of absence from the College.

January 8, Monday

Deadline for submission of spring term inter-House transfer applications to Office of Residential Life by 4 pm.

January 11, Thursday

Spring term inter-House transfer decisions made.

Examination Period

January 13,Saturday, through January 3, Tuesday

See the Registrar's website, www.registrar.fas.harvard.edu, for exam times and locations for fall term courses.

January 15, Monday

University holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

January 25, Thursday

Students not continuing in residence for spring term 2006-2007 must leave their rooms by noon.

January 26, Friday

Students transferring from one House to another must move between 9 am and noon on this day.
New intercollegiate transfer students move into their Houses after 9 am.
Spring-term returning students may move into their Houses after noon.

SPRING TERM

Registration

For specific times and locations, refer to www.registrar.fas.harvard.edu.

January 26, Saturday

On-line registration opens at the Registrar's website.

January 31, Wednesday

Last day for all continuing, new transfer, and visiting undergraduates to register on-line.
All students returning after a leave of absence or requirement to withdraw from the College are expected to register in person.

January 31, Wednesday

Spring term begins. First meeting of spring term classes.

STUDY CARD DAY

February 7, Wednesday

Completed study cards are due for all students before 5 pm.

Any study card filed after this date requires the instructor's signature
for each course listed.

February 7, Wednesday

Last day upon which undergraduates may register late for the spring term in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Last day upon which undergraduates may cancel their registration for the spring term without payment of tuition.

February 16, Friday

Last day upon which undergraduates may submit cross-registration petitions. Note that some schools have earlier deadlines; check with the relevant school.

February 19, Monday *

University holiday: Presidents' Day.
Last day upon which undergraduates may drop or add any course or change the status of letter-graded or Pass/Fail course without a fee.

* Because February 19 is a University holiday, deadlines that ordinarily occur on this day have been moved to Tuesday, February 20

February 20, Tuesday

Makeup examinations for 2006-2007 fall term begin.

February 23, Friday

Deadline for submission of fall term inter-House transfer applications (Round 1) to Office of Residential Life by 4 pm.

February 25, Sunday

Upperclass students leaving College housing for a leave of absence after this date may receive housing on a space-available basis only for the fall term.
Application deadline for registered non-resident students who wish to be guaranteed housing in their House of previous residence for fall term.
Deadline for Application for Returning Students for fall term.

March 2, Friday, through March 3, Saturday

Junior Parents Weekend. (Parents may attend classes on Friday.)

FIFTH MONDAY

March 5, Monday

Last day upon which a course may be dropped from or added to a student's record. No course may be changed from letter-graded to Pass/Fail or from Pass/Fail to letter-graded status for the spring term after this date.

March 5, Monday

Last day upon which 2006-2007 full courses may be divided with credit for the first half. If this has not already been done on the study card, students must file a petition to divide with credit, complete with any necessary signatures, by this date.
Plans of Study due for transfer students entering in spring term 2006-2007.
Students leaving College by this date are charged one-quarter of tuition and the Student Services Fee. After this date, students will be charged one-half of those costs. See chart on page 372 for details of room and board charges.

March 8, Thursday

Fall term inter-House transfer decisions made.

March 15, Thursday

Applications for degree credit for Study Out of Residence for the summer or fall term are due at the Office of International Programs, University Hall, Ground Floor South.

SEVENTH MONDAY

March 19, Monday

Last day upon which students may withdraw from a spring term course. Last day upon which students may withdraw from a full course. After this date students are responsible for all courses in which they are enrolled.
Last day upon which June, 2007 and November, 2007 degree candidates may file for a secondary field.

March 22, Thursday

Announcement of results of the Freshman Lottery.

March 24, Saturday, through April 1, Sunday

Spring recess.

April 6, Friday

Students leaving the College by this date are charged one-half of tuition and the Student Services Fee. After this date, students will be charged three-quarters of those costs. See chart on page 372 for details of room and board charges.

April 13, Friday

Final degree applications for June 2007 degree candidates due.
Last day to change concentration without Administrative Board approval for June 2007 and November 2007 degree candidates.
Last day upon which June 2007 and November 2007 degree candidates may file a foreign language citation study plan.
Advanced Standing eligible students planning to graduate after six or seven terms in June 2008 or November 2008, or to begin a fourth year AM program in fall term 2008, must file the "Advanced Standing Activation Form" by this date.

May 5, Saturday

Students leaving the College by this date are charged three-quarters of tuition, and the Student Services Fee (see chart on page 372 for details of room and board changes.) After this date, students will be charged the full amount of those costs.
Last day in the spring term upon which undergraduates will ordinarily be granted a leave of absence from the College.

May 25, Friday

Deadline for submission of fall term inter-House transfer applications (Round 2) to the Office of Residential Life by 4 pm. Transfer meeting held in mid-July.

May 27, Sunday

Non-graduates must vacate their rooms by noon.

May 28, Monday

University holiday: Memorial Day.

June 7, Thursday

Harvard University Commencement.

June 8, Friday

Graduating seniors must vacate their rooms by 5 pm.

June 11, Monday

Deadline for cancellation of fall term room reservation.

LATE FEES

Fees for late housing cancellation, late registration, late study card filing, and change-of-course petitions are waived only when the University is responsible for the difficulty or when the situation involves a serious illness of the student (usually including hospitalization) or a death in the student's immediate family.

Registration

Any student under the Faculty of Arts and Sciences who fails to register on-line by the prescribed registration day will be charged $50.

Study Cards

A student who fails to hand in his or her study card on or before the prescribed day will incur a late fee of $40 per week. An overdue study card will make the student liable for disciplinary action, including requirement to withdraw.

All late study cards require the instructor's signature for each course listed. After the fifth Monday of the term, the Allston Burr Resident Dean's or the Resident Dean for Freshmen's approval is also required. No study card handed in after the fifth Monday may add a Pass/Fail course to the student's schedule.

Course Changes

Any student filing a change-of-course petition will be charged according to the following schedule.

Students are not charged for any drop/add petitions filed by the third Monday of the term. All students pay a $10 fee for drop/add petitions filed between the third Monday and the fifth Monday of the term. After the fifth Monday, drop/add petitions may no longer be filed. Withdrawal petitions filed between the fifth Monday and the seventh Monday also cost $10. Withdrawal petitions may not be filed after the seventh Monday of the term. Students may make only one course change (or one drop/add combination) per form. There is no charge for changing the grade status of a course.

Corrections to drop/add petitions after the fifth Monday of the term and to withdraw petitions after the seventh Monday of the term must be approved by the Administrative Board and will incur a charge of $25 in addition to the $10 change-of-course fee.

Plan of Study

An overdue Plan of Study will make the student liable for a late fee of $25 for the first week, $50 thereafter, and for disciplinary action, including requirement to withdraw.