Grading Policies and Credit Conversions
If a GSD student receives a grade considered passing at the school in which the course is listed, he or she may receive credit for cross-registered courses offered by Harvard College; Harvard's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Business School, Kennedy School, Graduate School of Education, School of Public Health, Law School, or Divinity School; the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University; the Episcopal Divinity School; and MIT. Students may obtain credit toward the fulfillment of a degree at the GSD for a maximum of two undergraduate-level courses, or the equivalent of eight GSD units, at Harvard College.
GSD students cannot cross-register into another course on a pass/fail basis, even if the host school allows it. Cross-registered courses must be graded according to the host school's standard, ordinal system.
Grading Systems
| School | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Fail |
| Graduate School of Design | DIS, HP, P | LP | F |
| Business School | E, SA -I, II | LP/ -III | UNS - IV |
| Divinity School | A, A-, B+, B, B- | C+, C, C-, D+, D, D- | E |
| Faculty of Arts & Sciences | A, A-, B+, B, B-/SAT | C+, C, C-, D+, D, D- | E/UNS |
| Kennedy School | A, A-, B+, B, B-/SAT | C+, C, C-, D+, D, D- | E/UNS |
| Law School | H, P | LP | F |
| Medical School | EXL, SAT, P | U | |
| School of Education | A, B | C, D | E |
| School of Public Health | A, A-, B+, B, B-, /P | C+, C, C- | F |
| MIT (Please be advised that if you are a student graduating during the 2012-2013 academic year, courses taken at MIT in Spring 2013 may not count towards your total number of units required in order to meet your degree requirements) | A, B, C | D | F |
| Fletcher (Tufts) | A, A-, B+, B, B-, SAT | C and below |
Cross-Registration Credit Chart
| School | School Credit | GSD Credit | Notes |
| Business School HBS |
6 Credits 3 Credits |
8 Units 4 Units |
|
| Divinity School DIV |
Full Course Half Course |
8 Units 4 Units |
|
| Faculty of Arts & Sciences FAS |
Full (2.0) Half (1.0) Quarter (0.5) |
8 Units 4 Units 2 Units |
|
| Kennedy School HKS |
Full Course One Credit Modular |
8 Units 4 Units 2 Units |
|
| Law School HLS |
4 Credits 3 Credits 2 Credits 1 Credits |
4 Units 4 Units 2 Units 2 Units |
|
| Medical School HMS |
-- | -- | |
| School of Education GSE |
Full Course Half Course Module |
8 Units 4 Units 2 Units |
|
| School of Public Health SPH |
5 Units 2.5 Units 1.25 Units |
4 Units 2 Units 1 Unit |
|
| MIT (Please be advised that if you are a student graduating during the 2012-2013 academic year, courses taken at MIT in Spring 2013 may not count towards your total number of units required in order to meet your degree requirements) | 18 Units 9-15 Units 6 Units |
8 Units 4 Units 2 Units |
Students will not receive GSD credit for courses taken during Inter-Session. Students may Audit these courses only. |
| Fletcher (Tufts) | -- | -- |
