Frequently Asked Questions

For a list of final exams and their schedules, refer to the Take Exams page. Be sure to check back often as changes to the schedule do occur.

If you need bluebooks for your term time exam, please email exams@fas.harvard.edu at least 5–7 days before the exam to make arrangements.

Tuition and fees for the Fall 2026 will be reversed once the dissertation submission deadline has passed and your dissertation has been accepted.

You can feel free to ignore any messages about an outstanding balance in the meantime.

By submitting your dissertation on or before Sept 2nd, we will also reverse your Fall Term health fees. If you would like to opt out of the Student Health Insurance Plan, please make sure to submit the waiver by July 31st. You can read more by clicking "November Graduates" on HUSHP's website.

You will see your courses and grades on the my.harvard enrollment page by the last week of August.

If you do not see your course in my.Harvard after the last week of August the course:

• Does not count for college credit
• Requires a submission of online form to count. If you have not received the electronic form from HSS, please contact Inquiry@Summer.Harvard.edu

Make up exams are held August 26 and 27. Please reference the Take Exams webpage for more information.

Grades will be available to students as early as May 18th if all Course Evaluations have been completed and the instructor has submitted the grade. If the instructor has posted the grade roster, grades will be available to all students on May 25th.

Visit the Knowledge Article for Early Grading for Graduating Students.

If your request is in an approved status and you wish to revert the changes, you can submit another petition form to return to your original grading basis. If you have a pending grading basis change request, you can select View Prior Submission, then click Cancel.

If you are taking the exam with the main exam: Final Exam Schedule with Locations. If you are registered with DAO and have testing accommodations, your location will be emailed to you in mid-April.

You are receiving an error message because you have a closed lab/discussion section in your Crimson Cart. Please switch into an open section and you will be able to finalize your enrollment in the course. 

No, receiving instructor permission for a course does not automatically put you on the waitlist. You must enroll on the waitlist during the open add/drop period

If you are a double concentrator, you will need to have your advising hold lifted by each concentration advisor.