Registration Procedures
Fall 2008 registration for returning students will take place on Monday, September 15, from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. For returning students, registration packets with yellow student data forms will be placed in student mailboxes on Friday, September 5. All students must register by September 15 by turning in their yellow student data forms no later than 5:00 p.m. in the Office of Student Services, Gund 422. Any students who register late will have a $30.00 fee charged to their term bills on a weekly basis until Monday, September 29, at which time they will be withdrawn from the GSD.
Fall 2008 Important Deadlines
- Limited-enrollment/special offerings course
presentations will be held on Wednesday,
September 10 in Piper Auditorium beginning in the morning. A schedule will be posted on the Courses web site in mid-August. The limited-enrollment lottery will close at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 12.
- Studio options presentations will be held on Thursday,
September 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Piper Auditorium, with thlottery to follow immediately.
- Results of the limited-enrollment lottery will be available on the courses and web page once the lottery has been completed on Frdiay, Septmber 12, in the evening. Please go to the limited-enrollment
lottery web page for more information about this lottery.
- Classes begin on Monday, September 15.
- Study Cards due on Monday, September 22 by 5:00 p.m. in the Office
of Student Services, Gund 422.
- Cross-registration petitions may be picked up in Student Services,
Gund 422, at any time during business hours: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.,
Monday-Friday. Petitions may also be downloaded from the university-wide
cross-registration website with the use of a PIN.
Some cross-registration partner schools begin classes before September 15. Please check the cross-registration page for additional information, policies and procedures on cross-registration.
If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact the registrar's office.
Tuition
The tuition for academic year 2008-2009 is U.S. $34,608 U.S. ($17,304 per term). Payment of charges for any given term must be made before students are permitted to register for that term. Term bills for the fall term will be sent via e-mail in mid-July and payment will be due on August 4. Term bills for the spring term will be sent via e-mail in mid-December and payment will be due on January 5. Payments should be made online or directly to Student Receivables, Holyoke 556, Cambridge, MA 02138. Students should examine the Student Receivables Office Guide to Student Billing.
Students must pay full tuition for at least the minimum number of terms of residency required by the degree program. Restrictions are placed on the awarding of degrees and diplomas, participation in commencement, and on the release of transcripts until all indebtedness to the university is satisfied.
Upon request, the university will permit students to pay their bills for the academic year in eight monthly installments. There is a service charge of $35 per term for this payment option.
Students using the monthly payment option must pay any back balance plus one-quarter of their charges for a given term before they will be permitted to register for that term. GSD students who are negligent in making their monthly payments during one semester will not be permitted to use the option in subsequent semesters.
Activity Fee
The Activity Fee supports GSD Student Forum and student organization activities.