Registration Procedures

August 4
You will be able to add courses to your Crimson Cart and validate them in my.Harvard. Note that actually submitting your enrollment in courses, via the Crimson Cart, will not begin until August 29.

August 13
The Option Studio Lottery, MDes Advanced Course Selection Process, and the Limited-Enrollment Lottery will all open at 9 a.m. via my.Harvard.

August 18
The Option Studio Lottery will close at 9 a.m., with the results posted in my.Harvard the following day.

August 19
Option Studio Lottery results posted in my.Harvard.

August 27
The MDes Advanced Course Selection Process will close at 9 a.m., with the results posted my.Harvard later that evening.

August 28
The Limited-Enrollment Lottery will close at 9 a.m., with the results posted in my.Harvard later that evening.

August 29
On this date, you can officially enroll in and drop courses via your Crimson Cart in my.Harvard.

September 2
Classes begin.

Please note that on Wednesday, September 2, the GSD will be utilizing a Monday class schedule. Any classes that normally meet on Mondays will meet on Wednesday, September 2. If a GSD course meets only on Wednesdays, it will meet on September 9.

All students must complete the check-in process in my.Harvard by Wednesday, September 2 at 11:59 p.m. Students who complete the check-in process after this date will have a $30.00 fee charged to their bills weekly until Wednesday, September 16, when they will be withdrawn from the GSD.

September 9
Final course add/drops for no fee will be due by 11:59 p.m. via my.Harvard. The GSD charges no fees for non-GSD course transactions.

September 10 through September 16
Students can add and drop any number of courses for a flat $15 charge. The GSD charges no fees for non-GSD course transactions.

September 17
Beginning on this date, each course addition must be done via the late add form (see the Forms & Reports tab/Documents & Reports subtab in my.Harvard), resulting in a $30 fee. All fees will be posted on your bill. Full term and Fall 1 courses that are dropped, which can be affected via my.Harvard, become withdraws. When you withdraw from a course, a ‘WD’ will appear on your transcript in place of a grade. All pdf petitions should be emailed to [email protected].

September 22
Last day to withdraw from a Fall 1 course.

September 29
The last day to withdraw from a full term course.

October 19
Fall 1 courses end.

October 20
Fall 2 courses begin.

October 26
Final Fall 2 course add/drops for no fee will be due by 11:59 p.m. via my.Harvard. The GSD charges no fees for non-GSD course transactions.

October 27 through November 2
Students can add and drop any number of Fall 2 courses for a flat $15 charge. The GSD charges no fees for non-GSD course transactions.

November 1
Last day to file an incomplete petition for the fall semester. Petitions after this date will only be considered for documented medical or professional reasons.

November 3
Beginning on this date, each Fall 2 course addition must be done via the late add form (see the Forms & Reports tab/Documents & Reports subtab in my.Harvard), resulting in a $30 fee. All fees will be posted on your bill. Fall 2 courses that are dropped, which can be affected via my.Harvard, become withdraws. When you withdraw from a course, a ‘WD’ will appear on your transcript in place of a grade. All pdf petitions should be emailed to [email protected].

November 9
The last day to withdraw from a Fall 2 course.

December 3
Full term and Fall 2 classes end.

December 15
You will be able to add courses to your Crimson Cart and validate them in my.Harvard. Note that actually submitting your enrollment in courses, via the Crimson Cart, will not begin until January 22.

January 7
The MDes Open Projects Lottery, Option Studio Lottery, MDes Advanced Course Selection Process, and the Limited-Enrollment Lottery will all open at 9 a.m. via my.Harvard.

January 13
The Option Studio Lottery will close at 9 a.m., with the results posted in my.Harvard the following day.

January 14
Option Studio Lottery results posted in my.Harvard.

January 19
The MDes Open Projects Lottery will close at 9 a.m., with the results posted in my.Harvard later that evening.

January 20
The MDes Advanced Course Selection Process will close at 9 a.m., with the results posted my.Harvard later that evening.

January 21
The Limited-Enrollment Lottery will close at 9 a.m., with the results posted in my.Harvard later that evening.

January 22
On this date, you can officially begin to enroll in and drop courses via your Crimson Cart in my.Harvard.

January 25
Classes begin.

All students returning from leaves must complete the check-in process in my.Harvard by Monday, January 25 at 11:59 p.m. Students who complete the check-in process after this date will have a $30 fee charged to their bills weekly until Friday, February 5, when they will be withdrawn from the GSD.

January 29
Final course add/drops for no fee will be due on Friday, January 29, by 11:59 p.m. via my.Harvard. The GSD charges no fees for non-GSD course transactions.

January 30 through February 5
Students can add and drop any number of courses for a flat $15 charge. The GSD charges no fees for non-GSD course transactions.

February 6
Beginning on this date, each course addition must be done via the late add form (see the Forms & Reports tab/Documents & Reports subtab in my.Harvard), resulting in a $30 fee. All fees will be posted on your bill. Full-term and Spring 1 courses that are dropped, which can be done via my.Harvard, become withdraws. When you withdraw from a course, a ‘WD’ will appear on your transcript in place of a grade. All pdf petitions should be emailed to [email protected].

February 12
Last day to withdraw from a Spring 1 course.

February 19
Last day to withdraw from a full term course.

March 8
Spring 1 classes end.

March 9
Spring 2 classes begin.

March 22
Spring 2 class selections due. The GSD charges no fees for Spring 2 course transactions on or prior to this date.

March 29
Spring 2 class add/drop ends. Students can add and drop any number of Spring 2 courses for a flat $15 charge between March 23 and March 29.

March 30
Beginning on this date, each Spring 2 course addition must be done via the late add form (see the Forms & Reports tab/Documents & Reports subtab in my.Harvard), resulting in a $30 fee. Drops incur a $30 fee and show as a WD on transcript.

April 5
Last day to withdraw from a Spring 2 course.

April 26
Full term and Spring 2 classes end.

May 1
Last day to file an incomplete petition for the spring semester. Petitions after this date will only be considered for documented medical or professional reasons.