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Fall Semester
FALL SEMESTER EVENTS FOR COLLEGE AND HARVARD GRIFFIN GSAS
Tentative Dates: Please note that all dates below are tentative and subject to change.
Note: The start of term for continuing Harvard Griffin GSAS students is July 1st.
Event | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
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Check-In Deadline for All Students | Aug. 17 (W) | Aug. 21 (M) | Sept. 3 (Tu) | Sept. 2 (Tu) |
Course Registration begins (enroll in courses) | Aug. 17 (W) | Aug. 21 (M) |
Returning: Apr. 3 (W) Incoming: Aug. 19 (M) |
Returning: Apr. 2 (W) Incoming: Aug. 25 (M) |
Course Registration Deadline | Aug. 26 (F) | Aug. 31 (Th) |
Returning: Apr. 17 (W) Incoming: Sept. 3 (Tu) |
Returning: Apr. 16 (W) Incoming: Sept. 2 (Tu) |
Academic Year Begins - First meeting of fall term classes. | Aug. 31 (W*) | Sept. 5 (Tu) | Sept. 3 (Tu) | Sept. 2 (Tu) |
University Holiday: Labor Day | Sept. 5 (M) | Sept. 4 (M) | Sept. 2 (M) | Sept. 1 (M) |
University Holiday: Indigenous People's Day (City of Cambridge) | Oct. 10 (M) | Oct. 9 (M) | Oct. 14 (M) | Oct. 13 (M) |
Veteran's Day - Classes are held | Nov. 11 (F) | Nov. 10 (F) | Nov. 11 (M) | Nov. 11 (M) |
University Holiday: Thanksgiving Recess Begins | Nov. 23 (W) | Nov. 22 (W) | Nov. 27 (W) | Nov. 26 (W) |
University Holiday: Thanksgiving Recess Ends | Nov. 27 (Su) | Nov. 26 (Su) | Dec. 1 (Su) | Nov. 30 (Su) |
Last Day of Fall Term Classes | Dec. 1 (Th) | Dec. 5 (Tu) | Dec. 4 (W) | Dec. 3 (W) |
Fall Reading Period Begins | Dec. 2 (F) | Dec. 6 (W) | Dec. 5 (Th) | Dec. 4 (Th) |
Fall Reading Period Ends | Dec. 7 (W) | Dec. 10 (Su) | Dec. 10 (Tu) | Dec. 9 (Tu) |
Fall Term Final Examinations Begin | Dec. 8 (Th) | Dec. 11 (M) | Dec. 11 (We) | Dec. 10 (W) |
Fall Term Final Examinations End | Dec. 17 (Sa) | Dec. 20 (W) | Dec. 20 (F) | Dec. 19 (F) |
* Indicates classes will follow a Monday Schedule.
College Winter
HARVARD COLLEGE WINTER
Tentative Dates: Please note that all dates below are tentative and subject to change.
Event | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
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Winter Recess Begins | Dec. 18 (Su) | Dec. 21 (Th) | Dec. 21 (Sa) | Dec. 20 (Sa) |
Limited Opening for Pre-Approved Students | Jan. 3 (Tu) | Jan. 2 (Tu) | Jan. 2 (Th) | Jan. 2 (F) |
Wintersession Begins for Undergraduates Choosing to Return | Jan. 13 (F) | Jan. 12 (F) | Jan. 17 (F) | Jan. 16 (F) |
Wintersession Ends for Undergraduates | Jan. 22 (Su) | Jan. 21 (Su) | Jan. 26 (Su) | Jan. 25 (Su) |
Winter Recess Ends | Jan. 22 (Su) | Jan. 21 (Su) | Jan. 26 (Su) | Jan. 25 (Su) |
Harvard Griffin GSAS Winter
HARVARD GRIFFIN GSAS WINTER
Tentative Dates: Please note that all dates below are tentative and subject to change.
Event | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
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Winter Recess Begins | Dec. 18 (Su) | Dec. 21 (Th) | Dec. 21 (Sa) | Dec. 20 (Sa) |
Winter Recess Ends | Jan. 3 (Tu) | Jan. 2 (Tu) | Jan. 2 (Th) | Jan. 2 (F) |
January @ GSAS Begins | Jan. 9 (M) | Jan. 8 (M) | Jan. 13 (M) | Jan. 12 (M) |
January @ GSAS Ends | Jan. 20 (F) | Jan. 19 (F) | Jan. 24 (F) | Jan. 23 (F) |
Spring Semester
SPRING SEMESTER EVENTS FOR COLLEGE AND GSAS
Tentative Dates: Please note that all dates below are tentative and subject to change.
Note: Spring 2024 begins prior-term registration. Course registration dates will be during the previous term.
Event | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
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Check-In Deadline for All Students | Jan. 11 (W) | Jan. 22 (M) | Jan. 27 (M) | Jan. 26 (M) |
Course Registration begins (enroll in courses) | Jan. 11 (W) | Nov. 1, 2023 (We) | Nov. 6, 2024 (W) | Nov. 5, 2025 (W) |
University Holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Jan. 16 (M) | Jan. 15 (M) | Jan. 20 (M) | Jan. 19 (M) |
Course Registration Deadline | Jan. 19 (Th) | Nov. 15, 2023 (W) | Nov. 20, 2024 (W) | Nov. 19, 2025 (W) |
Spring Term Begins - First meeting of spring term classes. | Jan. 23 (M) | Jan. 22 (M) | Jan. 27 (M) | Jan. 26 (M) |
University Holiday: President's Day | Feb. 20 (M) | Feb. 19 (M) | Feb. 17 (M) | Feb. 16 (M) |
Spring Recess Begins | Mar. 11 (Sa) | Mar. 9 (Sa) | Mar. 15 (Sa) | Mar. 14 (Sa) |
Spring Recess Ends | Mar. 19 (Su) | Mar. 17 (Su) | Mar. 23 (Su) | Mar. 22 (Su) |
Last Day Spring Classes | Apr. 26 (W) | Apr. 24 (W) | Apr. 30 (W) | Apr. 29 (W) |
Reading Period Begins | Apr. 27 (Th) | Apr. 25 (Th) | May 1 (Th) | Apr. 30 (Th) |
Reading Period Ends | May 3 (W) | May 1 (W) | May 7 (W) | May 6 (W) |
Spring Term Final Examinations Begin | May 4 (Th) | May 2 (Th) | May 8 (Th) | May 7 (Th) |
Spring Term Final Examinations End | May 13 (Sa) | May 11 (Sa) | May 17 (Sa) | May 16 (Sa) |
Harvard University Commencement | May 25 (Th) | May 23 (Th) | May 29 (Th) | May 28 (Th) |
University Holiday: Memorial Day | May 29 (M) | May 27 (M) | May 26 (M) | May 25 (M) |
University Holiday: Juneteenth | Jun. 19 (M) | Jun. 19 (W) | Jun. 19 (Th) | Jun. 19 (F) |
Summer School Begins | Jun. 20 (Tu) | Jun. 24 (M) | TBD | TBD |
University Holiday: Independence Day | Jul. 4 (Tu) | Jul. 4 (Th) | Jul. 4 (F) | Jul. 3 (F - observed) |
Summer School Ends | Aug. 4 (F) | Aug. 9 (F) | TBD | TBD |
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