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Table of Contents
Notice to Students
Introduction
1: Academic Calendar
2: Academic Information
3: Fields of Concentration
4: Secondary Fields
5: General Regulations and Standards of Conduct
6: Life in the Harvard Community
7: Financial Information
8: Academic and Support Resources
9: Extracurricular Activities
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FAS Courses of Instruction
Core Areas by Concentration
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
| Exempt areas: | |
| Historical Study A | Literature and Arts A |
| Historical Study B | Literature and Arts C |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Science A |
| Literature and Arts B | Science B |
| Moral Reasoning | Social Analysis |
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Quantitative Reasoning
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ANTHROPOLOGY
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Social Analysis is an exempt area for all three tracks. Specific requirements are as follows: |
Archaeology
Exempt areas: Foreign Cultures Social Analysis Literature and Arts C ONE of the areas marked (†), depending on program, in consultation with the wing Head Tutor. Non-Exempt areas: Historical Study A Moral Reasoning †Historical Study B †Quantitative Reasoning †Literature and Arts A †Science A †Literature and Arts B †Science B Biological Anthropology
Exempt areas: Science B Social Analysis ONE of the areas marked (†)
ONE of the areas marked (*)Non-Exempt areas: Foreign Cultures *Literature and Arts C †Historical Study A Moral Reasoning †Historical Study B Quantitative Reasoning *Literature and Arts A Science A Literature and Arts B Social Anthropology
Exempt areas: Foreign Cultures Social Analysis Literature and Arts C ONE of the areas marked (†) Non-Exempt areas: †Historical Study A Moral Reasoning †Historical Study B Quantitative Reasoning Literature and Arts A Science A Literature and Arts B Science B
APPLIED MATHEMATICS
| Exempt areas: | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | Science B | Science A | Social Analysis |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts B | Historical Study A | Literature and Arts C | Historical Study B | Moral Reasoning | Literature and Arts A |
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ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
| Exempt areas: | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | Science B | Science A |
| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts B | †Historical Study A | †Literature and Arts C | †Historical Study B | Moral Reasoning | †Literature and Arts A |
Social Analysis
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BIOCHEMICAL SCIENCES
| Exempt areas: | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | Science B | Science A |
| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts B | †Historical Study A | †Literature and Arts C | †Historical Study B | Moral Reasoning | †Literature and Arts A |
Social Analysis
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BIOLOGY
| Exempt areas: | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | Science B | Science A |
| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts B | †Historical Study A | †Literature and Arts C | †Historical Study B | Moral Reasoning | †Literature and Arts A |
Social Analysis
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CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL BIOLOGY
| Exempt areas: | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | Science B | Science A |
| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts B | †Historical Study A | †Literature and Arts C | †Historical Study B | Moral Reasoning | †Literature and Arts A |
Social Analysis
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CHEMISTRY
| Exempt areas: | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | Science B | Science A |
| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts B | †Historical Study A | †Literature and Arts C | †Historical Study B | Moral Reasoning | †Literature and Arts A |
Social Analysis
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CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
| Exempt areas: | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | Science B | Science A |
| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts B | †Historical Study A | †Literature and Arts C | †Historical Study B | Moral Reasoning | †Literature and Arts A |
Social Analysis
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CLASSICS
| Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts A | Historical Study B | Literature and Arts C |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Historical Study A | Science A | Literature and Arts B | Science B | Moral Reasoning | Social Analysis | Quantitative Reasoning |
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COMPUTER SCIENCE
| Exempt areas: | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | Science A |
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ONE of the areas marked (†)
ONE of the areas marked (*) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | †Literature and Arts C | †Historical Study A | Moral Reasoning | †Historical Study B | *Science B | †Literature and Arts A | *Social Analysis | Literature and Arts B |
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EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES
| Exempt areas: | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | Science B | Science A |
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| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts B | †Historical Study A | †Literature and Arts C | †Historical Study B | Moral Reasoning | †Literature and Arts A |
Social Analysis
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EAST ASIAN STUDIES
| Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts A | Historical Study A | Literature and Arts C |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Historical Study B | Science A | Literature and Arts B | Science B | Moral Reasoning | Social Analysis | Quantitative Reasoning |
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ECONOMICS
| Exempt areas: | |
| Historical Study A | Social Analysis | Quantitative Reasoning |
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| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | †Literature and Arts C | Historical Study B | Moral Reasoning | †Literature and Arts A | Science A | Literature and Arts B |
Science B
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ENGINEERING SCIENCES
| Exempt areas: | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | Science B | Science A |
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| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts B | †Historical Study A | †Literature and Arts C | †Historical Study B | Moral Reasoning | †Literature and Arts A |
Social Analysis
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ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE
| Exempt areas: | |
| Literature and Arts A | Literature and Arts C |
| TWO of the areas marked (†), but not both Historical Study A and Historical Study B. | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| †Foreign Cultures | Quantitative Reasoning | †Historical Study A | Science A | †Historical Study B | Science B | †Literature and Arts B | Social Analysis |
Moral Reasoning
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY
| Exempt areas: | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | Science B |
| Science A | Social Analysis |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts B | Historical Study A | Literature and Arts C | Historical Study B | Moral Reasoning | Literature and Arts A |
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FOLKLORE AND MYTHOLOGY
| Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts C | Literature and Arts A | Social Analysis |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Historical Study A | Quantitative Reasoning | Historical Study B | Science A | Literature and Arts B | Science B | Moral Reasoning |
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GERMANIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
| Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts C | Literature and Arts A |
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| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| †Historical Study A | Quantitative Reasoning | †Historical Study B | Science A | †Literature and Arts B | Science B | Moral Reasoning |
Social Analysis
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GOVERNMENT
| Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Moral Reasoning |
| Historical Study A | Social Analysis |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Historical Study B | Quantitative Reasoning |
| Literature and Arts A | Science A |
| Literature and Arts B | Science B |
| Literature and Arts C |
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HISTORY
| Exempt areas: | |
| Historical Study A | Literature and Arts C |
| Historical Study B |
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| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| †Foreign Cultures | Quantitative Reasoning |
| Literature and Arts A | Science A |
| Literature and Arts B | Science B |
| Moral Reasoning |
†Social Analysis
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HISTORY AND LITERATURE
| Exempt areas: | |
| Historical Study A | Literature and Arts A | Historical Study B | Literature and Arts C |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Science A | Literature and Arts B | Science B | Moral Reasoning | Social Analysis | Quantitative Reasoning |
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HISTORY AND SCIENCE
| Exempt areas: | |
| Historical Study A | Quantitative Reasoning |
| Historical Study B |
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ONE of the areas marked (†), depending on subfield. Consult concentration Director of Undergraduate Studies. | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Moral Reasoning |
| Literature and Arts A | †Science A |
| Literature and Arts B | †Science B |
| Literature and Arts C |
Social Analysis
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HISTORY OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE
| Exempt areas: | |
| Historical Study A | Literature and Arts C |
| Literature and Arts B |
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| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| †Foreign Cultures | Quantitative Reasoning |
| †Historical Study B | Science A |
| Literature and Arts A | Science B |
| Moral Reasoning |
Social Analysis
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HUMAN EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
| Exempt areas: | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | Science B | Science A |
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| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts B | †Historical Study A | †Literature and Arts C | †Historical Study B | Moral Reasoning | †Literature and Arts A |
Social Analysis
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LINGUISTICS
| Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Social Analysis | Quantitative Reasoning |
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| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| †Historical Study A | †Literature and Arts C | Historical Study B | Moral Reasoning | †Literature and Arts A | Science A | Literature and Arts B |
Science B
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LITERATURE
| Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts C | Literature and Arts A |
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| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| †Historical Study A | Quantitative Reasoning | †Historical Study B | Science A | †Literature and Arts B | Science B | Moral Reasoning |
Social Analysis
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MATHEMATICS
| Exempt areas: | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | Social Analysis | Science A |
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| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts B | †Historical Study A | †Literature and Arts C | †Historical Study B | Moral Reasoning | †Literature and Arts A |
Science B
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MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY
| Exempt areas: | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | Science A | Science B |
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| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts B | †Historical Study A | †Literature and Arts C | †Historical Study B | Moral Reasoning | †Literature and Arts A |
Social Analysis
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MUSIC
| Exempt areas: | |
| Historical Study A | Literature and Arts C | Literature and Arts B | Quantitative Reasoning |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Science A | Historical Study B | Science B | Literature and Arts A | Social Analysis | Moral Reasoning |
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NEAR EASTERN LANGUAGES AND CIVILIZATIONS
| Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts A | Historical Study A | Literature and Arts C |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Historical Study B | Science A | Literature and Arts B | Science B | Moral Reasoning | Social Analysis | Quantitative Reasoning |
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NEUROBIOLOGY
| Exempt areas: | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | Science B | Science A |
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| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts B | †Historical Study A | †Literature and Arts C | †Historical Study B | Moral Reasoning | †Literature and Arts A |
Social Analysis
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ORGANISMIC AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
| Exempt areas: | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | Science B | Science A |
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| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts B | †Historical Study A | †Literature and Arts C | †Historical Study B | Moral Reasoning | †Literature and Arts A |
Social Analysis
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PHILOSOPHY
| Exempt areas: | |
| Literature and Arts C | Quantitative Reasoning |
| Moral Reasoning |
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| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| †Foreign Cultures | †Literature and Arts B |
| †Historical Study A | Science A |
| †Historical Study B | Science B |
| †Literature and Arts A |
†Social Analysis
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PHYSICS
| Exempt areas: | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | Science B | Science A |
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| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts B | †Historical Study A | †Literature and Arts C | †Historical Study B | Moral Reasoning | †Literature and Arts A |
Social Analysis
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PSYCHOLOGY
| Exempt areas: | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | Social Analysis | Science B |
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| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts B | †Historical Study A | †Literature and Arts C | †Historical Study B | Moral Reasoning | †Literature and Arts A |
Science A
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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RELIGION
| Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Moral Reasoning | Literature and Arts C |
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| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| †Historical Study A | Quantitative Reasoning | †Historical Study B | Science A | Literature and Arts A | Science B | Literature and Arts B |
†Social Analysis
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ROMANCE LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
| Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts C | Literature and Arts A |
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| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| †Historical Study A | Quantitative Reasoning | †Historical Study B | Science A | †Literature and Arts B | Science B | Moral Reasoning |
Social Analysis
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SANSKRIT AND INDIAN STUDIES
| Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts C | Literature and Arts A |
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| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| †Historical Study A | Quantitative Reasoning | †Historical Study B | Science A | †Literature and Arts B | Science B | Moral Reasoning |
Social Analysis
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SLAVIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
| Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts C | Literature and Arts A |
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| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| †Historical Study A | Quantitative Reasoning | †Historical Study B | Science A | †Literature and Arts B | Science B | Moral Reasoning |
Social Analysis
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SOCIAL STUDIES
| Exempt areas: | |
| Historical Study A | Quantitative Reasoning |
| Moral Reasoning | Social Analysis |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts C |
| Historical Study B | Science A |
| Literature and Arts A | Science B |
| Literature and Arts B |
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SOCIOLOGY
| Exempt areas: | |
| Historical Study A | Social Analysis |
| Quantitative Reasoning |
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| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | †Literature and Arts C |
| Historical Study B | Moral Reasoning |
| †Literature and Arts A | Science A |
| Literature and Arts B |
Science B
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SPECIAL CONCENTRATIONS
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Special Concentrations students should consult the Core Office about their Core requirement.
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STATISTICS
| Exempt areas: | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | Social Analysis |
| Science A |
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| ONE of the areas marked (†) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Literature and Arts B |
| †Historical Study A | †Literature and Arts C |
| †Historical Study B | Moral Reasoning |
| †Literature and Arts A |
Science B
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VISUAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
| Exempt areas: | |
| Literature and Arts B |
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TWO of the areas marked (†) ONE of the areas marked (*) | |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| †Foreign Cultures | Moral Reasoning |
| *Historical Study A | Quantitative Reasoning |
| *Historical Study B | Science A |
| †Literature and Arts A | Science B |
| †Literature and Arts C |
*Social Analysis
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STUDIES OF WOMEN, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY
| Exempt areas: | |
| Historical Study A | Literature and Arts C |
| Literature and Arts A | Social Analysis |
| Non-Exempt areas: | |
| Foreign Cultures | Quantitative Reasoning |
| Historical Study B | Science A |
| Literature and Arts B | Science B |
| Moral Reasoning |
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