2009 Orientation Schedule (will be updated periodically throughout the summer)
Registration Procedures
Fall 2009 registration for returning students will take place on Wednesday, September 2, 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, August 28. All students must register by September 2 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a $30.00 fee charged to their term bills on a weekly basis until Wednesday, September 16, at which time they will be withdrawn from the GSD.
Fall 2009 Important Deadlines
- Studio options presentations will be held on Monday,
August 31 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Piper Auditorium, with the lottery to follow immediately.
- Limited-enrollment/special offerings course
presentations will be held on Tuesday,
September 1 in Piper Auditorium beginning in the morning. A schedule is posted on the Courses web site, with a link on the left. The limited-enrollment lottery will close at 6:00 p.m. that same evening, September 1, with the results posted on Courses web site. This lottery will open on the Courses web page on Tuesday, August 18.
- Results of the limited-enrollment lottery will be available on the Courses web page once the lottery has been completed on Tuesday, Septmber 1, in the evening. Please go to the limited-enrollment
lottery web page for more information about this lottery.
- Classes begin on Monday, September 2.
- Study Cards due on Wednesday, September 9 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 2009-2010 is U.S. $35,992 U.S. ($17,996 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 3. Term bills for the spring term will be sent via e-mail in mid-December and payment will be due on January 4. 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.