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Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences Registrar's Office

alarm clock iconREMINDER

Fall 2024 Registration opens April 3

— You can browse courses starting March 27
The my.harvard course search and Crimson Carts open on March 27 before Fall 2024 Registration begins.
Get Registration Ready

Plan ahead for fall registration

Registration is less than one month away. It's important to plan ahead so you can manage your spring term coursework while also registering for your fall semester.

Important Dates: 

  • March 27: Fall 2024 Crimson Cart and Course Search Open
  • April 3: Fall Registration Opens
  • April 9: Limited enrollment course petitions due
  • April 17: Fall Registration Closes

Associated Fees: Register by April 17 to avoid a late registration fee. While the standard rate of work is 16 credits, registering for a minimum of 8 credits will prevent you from being charged a $50 late registration fee. The fee will be applied to your bill for the following term.

Prepare for registration with the checklist below:
 Schedule a meeting with your advisor.

Advising Holds: Meet with your advisor before you plan to register

Once the course search is available on March 27 and you have a tentative course plan for fall, meet with your advisor to talk about your schedule.
  • You can submit petitions for instructor permission even if you have a hold, but your holds must be lifted before you can register for courses and accept a seat for a limited enrollment course.
  • Students must accept seats in limited enrollment Gen Ed courses by April 11. 
 Check if you have any holds now and continue to check until registration opens.
Visit my.harvard to see what holds may prevent you from registering for courses. Some holds such as financial and immunization are visible now. Other holds will be added on a rolling basis or in August before fall term begins. 

Holds and Petitions:

You can still submit petitions if you have a hold, but the hold must be lifted for you to enroll.  
All holds must be lifted for you to enroll in courses by the April 17 deadline:   

  • Harvard University Health Services (HUHS)/Immunization (visible now): You must be compliant with all vaccines to register. The Registrar's Office cannot lift this hold from your record. HUHS places and removes holds for students needing to provide documentation of their immunization records.  Check your immunization compliance status in the HUHS Patient Portal. 

  • Financial (impacting both registration and start of term; visible now): Tied to any balance related to the current term bill or recent charges    

  • Advising (visible March 27): You’ll need to meet with your advisor this spring before enrolling in fall courses. Your advisor releases this hold by virtually signing your crimson cart. 
 Consider whether you will register for limited enrollment courses
Key deadlines for limited enrollment courses
  • April 9: Deadline for students to petition for limited enrollment courses. You can still petition even if you have a registration hold.  
  • April 10: Limited enrollment course notifications released  
  • April 11 – Deadline to accept seats in lotteried Gen Ed courses. 

Other departments with limited enrollment courses may decide their own deadline by which students must claim seats—review each course’s description and Canvas site for details or contact the instructor. 

 Important: Beginning with Fall 2024 Registration, instructors can cancel approved petitions for students who have not enrolled in a class and are not on the waitlist for a class. This means if you do not accept your seat by a course’s set deadline, your seat may be reallocated to another student. It’s important to be aware of individual courses’ deadlines.  
 Review information for cross registration; open add/drop period; waitlists
Cross registration: 
  • Cross registration for the Harvard Divinity School will open in April.
  • Other Harvard schools and MIT will open in August or September. Check the relevant school calendar for details throughout the summer.
Open Add/Drop Period: 
  • You will be able to freely adjust your fall schedule when add/drop period opens on August 19—September 10.
  • Instructor permission is needed to add courses beginning September 11.
Waitlists: 
  • If a course chooses to offer a waitlist, you may add yourself to the waitlist when the add/drop period opens on August 19.  

calendar iconIMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES
APR
03

Fall 2024 Registration Opens
Register for fall classes


 
APR
09

Limited enrollment course petitions due


 
APR
11

Deadline to claim a seat in lotteried Gen Ed courses


 
APR
17

Fall 2024 Registration Closes



 
APR
24

Last day of Spring 2024 Classes


 

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