Academic Calendar 2024-2025

August 2024

• Mon‐Fri, 5th‐9th: ARCH CORE Pre-Term Workshop
• Mon‐Fri, 12th‐16th: ARCH CORE/MAUD/MLAUD/MDE/MLA (LA Core I only) Pre-Term Workshop
• Mon‐Fri, 19th‐23rd: ARCH CORE/MAUD/MLAUD/MUP/MDE/MLA (LA Cores I & III) Pre-Term Workshop
• Tues, 20th: Option Studio Lottery closes at 9 a.m.
• Mon-Thu, 26th‐30th: New Student Orientation
• Tues, 27th: MDES Advanced Course Selection Closes at 9 a.m.
• Wed, 28th: Limited‐Enrollment Lottery Closes at 9 a.m.
• Thurs, 29th: Open Enrollment Period Begin

September 2024

• Mon, 2nd: Labor Day || No Classes || Offices Closed
• Tue, 3rd: Fall Classes Begin  (Monday class Schedule)
• Tue, 3rd: Student Check In Deadline in my.harvard
• Mon, 9th: Dean’s Welcome Back Event
• Tues, 10th: Fall Class Selections Due ($15 add/drop flat fee after this date)
• Tues, 17th: Last Day to Add/Drop F1 and Full Term Classes ($30 fee per transaction after this date)
• Tues, 17th: Leaves on or Before: No Tuition Charge
• Mon, 30th: Preferred Studio Trips Week (September 30-October 4)

October 2024

• Tues-Fri, 1st-4th: Preferred Studio Trips Week (continued) (September 30-October 4)
• Wed‐Fri, 2nd-4th: Rosh Hashanah Begins at Sundown || Ends Friday Evening
• Fri‐Sat, 11th-12th: Yom Kippur Begins at Sundown || Ends Saturday Evening
• Tues‐Sun, 1st-6th: Preferred Studio Trips Week (September 30-October 4)
• Mon, 14th: Indigenous Peoples’ Day || No Classes || Offices Closed
• Wed, 9th: Leaves on or Before: One‐Fourth Tuition Charge
• Wed, 16th: F1 Classes End
• Thu, 17th: F2 Classes Begin
• Tues, 22nd: MDE Open House
• Tues, 29th:  MRE Open House
• Wed, 30th: Last Day to Add/Drop F2 Classes
• Thurs, 31st:  MDes/DDes Open House

November 2024

• Fri, 1st: Deadline to Submit a Leave of Absence Petition for the Spring 2025 Semester
• Fri, 1st: MAUD/MLAUD/MUP Open House
• Thu, 7th: MLA Open House
• Thu, 7th: Leaves on or Before: One‐Half Tuition Charge
• Fri, 8th: MArch Open House
• Mon, 11th: Veterans Day || Classes Meet || No Studio Reviews || Offices Closed
• Wed‐Sun, 27th‐30th: Thanksgiving Recess (November 27-December 1)
• Thu‐Fri, 28th‐29th: Offices Closed

December 2024

• Sun, 1st: Thanksgiving Recess (November 27-December 1)
• Wed, 4th: FAS Classes End
• Thurs, 5th: Leaves on or Before: Three‐Fourths Tuition Charge || After This Date: Full Tuition Charge
• Thurs, 5th: Full Term and F2 Classes End
• Fri, 6th: Core Reviews
• Mon-Tues, 9th and 10th: Core Reviews (Continued)
• Tues-Thurs, 10th-12th: Option Studio Reviews
• Fri, 13th: Final Exams
• Mon-Wed, 16th-18th: Final Exams (Continued)
• Thurs-Fri, 19th‐20th: Thesis Reviews
• Mon, 23rd: Winter Recess Begins || GSD Closes for students at 11:59 PM
• Tues, 24th: Christmas Eve || GSD Offices close at noon
• Wed, 25th: Christmas Day

January 2025

• Wed, 1st: New Year’s Day
• Thur, 2nd: Winter Recess ends || GSD Reopens at 8 AM
• Thur, 2nd: MRE January Classes Begins
• Mon‐Fri 6th‐17th: JTerm
• Wed, 15th: Option Studio Lottery Closes at 9 a.m.
• Mon, 20th: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day || Offices Closed
• Tue‐Sat, 21st‐26th: MLA Pre‐Term Workshop
• Tue, 21st: MDes Open Projects Lottery Closes at 9 a.m.
• Wed, 22nd: MDes Advanced Course Selection Closes at 9 a.m.
• Thurs, 23rd: Limited‐Enrollment Lottery Closes at 9 a.m.
• Thurs, 23rd: MRE January Class Ends
• Fri, 24th: Open Enrollment Period Begins
• Mon, 27th: Spring Classes/Full Term and S1 begin
• Fri, 31st:  Spring Class Selections Due ($15 add/drop flat fee after this date)

February 2025

• Fri, 7th: Last Day to Add/Drop S1 and Full Term Classes ($30 fee per transaction after this date)
• Mon, 10th: Leaves on or Before: No Tuition Charge
• Mon, 17th: Presidents’ Day || No Classes || Offices Closed
• Mon‐Fri, 24th‐28th: Preferred Studio Trips Week
• Fri, 28th: Leaves on or Before: One‐Fourth Tuition Charge

March 2025

• Sat, 1st: Ramadan Begins
• Fri, 7th:  Job and Internship Fair
• Mon, 10th: S1 Classes End
• Tue, 11th: S2 Classes Begin
• Mon‐Sun, 17th-21st: Spring Recess ||  Studio Trips Week
• Fri, 21st: Leaves on or Before: One‐Half Tuition Charge
• Sun, 30th: Ramadan Ends

April 2025

• Tue, 1st: Last Day to Add/Drop S2 Classes
• Thu, 3rd: MDes, DDes and MDE Open Houses
• Fri, 4th: MArch, MLA, MRE, MAUD/MLAUD/MUP, Open Houses
• Sat-Sun, 12th-20th: Passover Begins at Sundown || Ends Sunday Evening
• Fri, 18th: Good Friday
• Sun, 20th: Easter
• Mon, 28th: Full Term and S2 Classes End
• Mon, 28th: Leaves on or Before: Three‐Fourths Tuition Charge || After This Date: Full Tuition Charge
• Tues, 29th: GSD Community BBQ
• Wed, 30th: FAS Classes End
• Wed, 30th: Core Studio Reviews

May 2025

• Thurs, 1st: Deadline to Submit a Leave of Absence Petition for the Fall 2025 Semester
• Thurs‐Fri, 1st-2nd: Core Studio Reviews (continued)
• Fri, 2nd: Option Studio Reviews
• Mon-Tue 5th-6th: Option Studio Reviews (continued)
• Wed‐Fri, 7th-9th: Final Exams
• Mon, 12th: Final Exams (continued)
• Tues-Wed, 13th-14th: MDes Open Projects and MDE IDEP Reviews
• Wed, 14th: Spring Grades Due
• Thurs-Fri, 15th-16th: Arch Thesis Reviews
• Thurs, 15th: UPD Thesis Reviews
• Fri, 16th: LA Thesis Reviews
• Mon, 19th: MRE May Classes Begin
• Mon, 26th: Memorial Day
• Wed, 28th: Class Day
• Thu, 29th: Commencement
• Fri, 30th: MRE May Classes End
• Mon, June 2 -Fri, August 29: MRE Practicum
  

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

Fall 2024 Term

Withdrawals/leaves on or before September 17
no tuition charge

Withdrawals/leaves on or before October 9
one‐fourth tuition charge

Withdrawals/leaves on or before November 7
one‐half tuition charge

Withdrawals/leaves on or before December 5
three‐fourths tuition charge

After December 5
full tuition charge

Spring 2025 Term

Withdrawals/leaves on or before February 10
no tuition charge

Withdrawals/leaves on or before February 28
one‐fourth tuition charge

Withdrawals/leaves on or before March 21
one‐half tuition charge

Withdrawals/leaves on or before April 28
three‐fourths tuition charge

After April 28
full tuition charge

Page Last Updated: April 22, 2024