Registrar’s Office
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Registrar’s Office manages student records and enrollment, maintains student data and grades, monitors students’ compliance with degree requirements, certifies enrollment, assesses students’ tuition, and schedules courses.
Phone
617-432-1032
Location
677 Huntington Avenue
Kresge G-4
Boston, MA 02115
Summary & Planning Calendars
2026–2027 Degree Calendar
| For a diploma to be awarded in: | Degree applications are due to the Registrar’s Office on: | Doctoral Theses are due to the Registrar’s Office on: |
|---|---|---|
| November 10, 2026 | August 7, 2026 | September 11, 2026 |
| March 2, 2027 | December 4, 2026 | January 8, 2027 |
| May 27, 2027 | February 26, 2027 | April 16, 2027 |
2026–2027 Academic Year Summary
| Summer 2026 Sessions June 1 – Aug 14 | Fall 2026 Sessions Aug 31 – Dec 18 | Spring 2027 Sessions Jan 4 – May 14 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | Summer1 | Summer2 | Fall1 | Fall2 | WinterSession (January) | Spring1 | Spring2 |
| June 1 – June 19 | July 7 – July 24 | July 27 – Aug 14 | Aug 31 – Oct 23 | Oct 26 – Dec 18 | Jan 4 – Jan 22 | Jan 25 – Mar 14 | Mar 22 – May 14 |
Planning Calendars*
| Milestone | 2025-26* | 2026-27* | 2027-28* | 2028-29* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June Session | Jun 2-Jun 20 | June 1-19 | June 7-25 | June 5-23 |
| June Term Check-in/Orientation | Jun 2 | June 1 | June 7 | June 5 |
| June Term Courses Begins | Jun 2 | June 1 | June 7 | June 5 |
| Juneteenth – a holiday | Jun 19 | June 19 (F) | June 18 (F) | June 19 |
| June Term Courses Ends | Jun 20 | June 19 | June 25 | June 23 |
| Independence Day – a holiday | Jul 4 | July 3 (F) | July 5 (M) | July 4 (T) |
| Summer Check-in/Orientation | Jul 7 | July 6 | July 6 | July 5 |
| Summer Session Courses Begins | Jul 8 | July 7 | July 7 | July 6 |
| Summer1 Term ends | Jul 25 | July 24 | July 23 | July 28 |
| Summer2 Begins | Jul 28 | July 27 | July 26 | July 31 |
| Summer2 Ends | Aug 15 | Aug 14 | Aug 13 | Aug 18 |
| Fall Check-in/Orientation | Aug 26 | Aug 25 | Aug 25 | Aug 23 |
| Fall Orientation Ends | Aug 28 | Aug 27 | Aug 27 | Aug 25 |
| Fall and Fall1 courses begin | Sept 2 | Aug 31 | Aug 30 | Aug 28 |
| Labor Day – a holiday | Sept 1 | Sept 7 | Sept 6 | Sept 4 |
| Indigenous Peoples Day – a holiday | Oct 13 | Oct 12 | Oct 11 | Oct 9 (M) |
| Fall1 courses end | Oct 24 | Oct 23 | Oct 22 | Oct 20 |
| Fall2 courses begin | Oct 27 | Oct 26 | Oct 25 | Oct 23 |
| Veterans’ Day – a holiday | Nov 11 | Nov 11 | Nov 11 | Nov 10 (F) |
| Thanksgiving Recess Begins | Nov 26 | Nov 25 | Nov 24 | Nov 22 |
| Thanksgiving Recess Ends | Nov 28 | Nov 27 | Nov 26 | Nov 24 |
| Fall and Fall2 courses end | Dec 19 | Dec 18 | Dec 17 | Dec 15 |
| Winter Recess Begins | Dec 22 | Dec 21 | Dec 20 | Dec 18 |
| Winter Recess Ends | Dec 31 | Dec 31 | Dec 31 | Dec 31 |
| New Year’s – a holiday | Jan 1 | Jan 1 | Jan 1 | Jan 1 |
| WinterSession courses begin | Jan 5 | Jan 4 | Jan 3 | Jan 2 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – a holiday | Jan 19 | Jan 18 | Jan 17 | Jan 15 |
| WinterSession courses end | Jan 23 | Jan 22 | Jan 21 | Jan 19 |
| Spring and Spring1 courses begin | Jan 26 | Jan 25 | Jan 24 | Jan 22 |
| Presidents’ Day – a holiday | Feb 16 | Feb 15 | Feb 21 | Feb 19 |
| Spring1 Term courses end | Mar 13 | Mar 12 | Mar 10 | Mar 9 |
| Spring Recess Begins | Mar 16 | Mar 15 | Mar 13 | Mar 12 |
| Spring Recess Ends | Mar 20 | Mar 19 | Mar 17 | Mar 16 |
| Spring2 courses begin | Mar 23 | Mar 22 | Mar 20 | Mar 19 |
| Spring and Spring2 courses end | May 15 | May 14 | May 12 | May 11 |
| Commencement Week | May 25-29 | May 24-28 | May 22-26 | May 21-25 |
| Convocation | May 27 | May 26 | May 24 | May 23 |
| Commencement | May 28 | May 27 | May 25 | May 24 |
| Memorial Day – a holiday | May 25 | May 31 | May 29 | May 28 |