Academic Calendar 2012–2013

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Fall Term

August
Mon 6 Fall tuition due
Fri 24 International student orientation
Mon 27 Orientation for all new students begins
Wed 29 Course presentations
Thu 30 Studio options presentations and lottery
Fri 31 Limited-enrollment lottery closes at 10 a.m.
Fall option studios begin

September
Mon 3 Labor Day—offices closed
Tue 4 All other classes begin, registration for returning students
Fri 7 Last day to submit November degree applications
Tue 11 Fall course selections due
Sun 16 Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown
Tue 18 Last day to add or drop module 1 courses
Last day for late registration
Last day to take leave for full tuition refund
Fri 21 Last day to add or drop full-term courses
Deadline to submit cross-registration petitions to the GSD and all other Harvard schools
Tue 25 Yom Kippur begins at sundown

October
Mon 8 Columbus Day—classes meet, offices closed
Tue 9 Last day to take leave for 3/4 tuition refund
Thur 18 Module 1 ends
Fri 19 Module 2 begins 

November
Fri 2 Last day to add or drop module 2 courses
Open House (with the exception of MUP program)
Mon 5 Open House for MUP program
Tue 6 Last day to submit March degree applications
Last day to take leave for 1/2 tuition refund
Mon 12 Veteran’s Day—classes at discretion of instructor, offices closed
Wed-Sun 21-25 Thanksgiving recess

December
Tue 4 Last day of fall classes, module 2 ends
Last day to submit leave of absence applications for spring 2013
Last day to withdraw from a course without receiving fall course grade
Last day to take leave for 1/4 tuition refund (no refund after this date)
Wed 5 Core reviews begin
Fri 7 Core reviews end
Mon 10 Studio reviews begin
Wed 12 Studio reviews end
Thur 13 Thesis pre-review
Fri 14 Fall examinations begin
Wed 19 Fall examinations end
Sat 22 Winter recess begins
Gund Hall closes at 6:00 p.m.

January
Wed 2 Winter recess ends, Gund Hall reopens
Mon 7 January term begins
Fri 18 January term ends
Mon 21 Martin Luther King, Jr., Day—offices closed
Tue 22 Portfolio reviews
Wed 23 Course presentations (spring)
Thur 24 Studio options presentations and lottery (spring)
Limited-enrollment lottery closes (spring)
Thesis reviews, PM only
Fri 25 Thesis reviews, AM only
Spring option studios begin

Spring Term

January
Wed 2 Spring tuition due
Wed 23 Course presentations
Thur 24 Studio options presentations and lottery; Limited-enrollment lottery closes in PM; Spring option studios begin
Mon 28 All other classes begin, module 3 classes and FAS/GSAS classes begin 

February
Mon 4 Spring course selections due
Mon 11 Last day to add or drop module 3 courses; Last day for late registration; Last day to take leave for full tuition refund
Fri 15 Last day to add or drop full-term courses; Deadline to submit cross-registration petitions to the GSD and all other Harvard schools
Mon 18 Presidents’ Day—classes meet, offices closed
Fri 22 Last day to submit May degree applications 

March
Fri 1 Last day to take leave for 3/4 tuition refund
Wed 13 Module 3 ends
Thur 14 Module 4 begins
Sat-Sun 16-24 Spring recess
Mon 25 Passover begins
Fri 29 Last day to take leave for 1/2 tuition refund
Sun 31 Easter

April
Thur 4 Last day to add or drop module 4 courses
Fri 5 Open House for admitted students
Fri 12 2013-14 financial aid application deadline for current students
Tue 30 Last day of spring classes, module 4 ends; Last day to withdraw from a course without receiving spring course grade; Last day to take leave for 1/4 tuition refund (no refund after
this date)

May
Wed 1 Core reviews begin
Fri 3 Core reviews end
Mon 6 Studio reviews begin
Wed 8 Studio reviews end
Thur 9 Spring examinations begin
Tue 14 Spring examinations end
Wed-Fri 15-17 Thesis reviews
Mon 20 Thesis grading
Mon 27 Memorial Day—offices closed
Thur 30 Commencement

Withdrawals and Tuition Charges
Any student who is granted a leave or withdraws from the university after registration will be held responsible for tuition charges according to the following schedule:

Fall Term
Leaves on or before September 18—no tuition charge
Leaves on or before October 9—one-fourth tuition charge
Leaves on or before November 6—one-half tuition charge
Leaves on or before December 4—three-fourths tuition charge
After December 4—full tuition charge

Spring Term
Leaves on or before February 11—no tuition charge
Leaves on or before March 1—one-fourth tuition charge
Leaves on or before March 29—one-half tuition charge
Leaves on or before April 30—three-fourths tuition charge
After April 30—full tuition charge