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
2025–2026 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 12, 2025 | August 8, 2025 | September 12, 2025 |
| March 3, 2026 | December 5, 2025 | January 9, 2026 |
| May 28, 2026 | February 27, 2026 | April 17, 2026 |
2025–2026 Academic Year Summary
| Summer 2025 Sessions June 2 – Aug 15 | Fall 2025 Sessions Sept 2 – Dec 19 | Spring 2026 Sessions Jan 5 – May 15 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | Summer1 | Summer2 | Fall1 | Fall2 | WinterSession (January) | Spring1 | Spring2 |
| June 2 – June 20 | July 8 – July 25 | July 28 – Aug 15 | Sept 2 – Oct 24 | Oct 27 – Dec 19 | Jan 5 – Jan 23 | Jan 26 – Mar 13 | Mar 23 – May 15 |
Planning Calendars*
| Milestone | 2024-25* | 2025-26* | 2026-27* | 2027-28* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June Session | Jun 3-Jun 21 | Jun 2-Jun 20 | June 1-19 | June 7-25 |
| June Term Check-in/Orientation | Jun 3 | Jun 2 | June 1 | June 7 |
| June Term Courses Begins | Jun 3 | Jun 2 | June 1 | June 7 |
| Juneteenth – a holiday | Jun 19 | Jun 19 | June 19 (F) | June 18 (F) |
| June Term Courses Ends | Jun 21 | Jun 20 | June 19 | June 25 |
| Independence Day – a holiday | Jul 4 | Jul 4 | July 3 (F) | July 5 (M) |
| Summer Check-in/Orientation | Jul 8 | Jul 7 | July 6 | July 6 |
| Summer Session Courses Begins | Jul 9 | Jul 8 | July 7 | July 7 |
| Summer1 Term ends | Jul 26 | Jul 25 | July 24 | July 23 |
| Summer2 Begins | Jul 29 | Jul 28 | July 27 | July 26 |
| Summer2 Ends | Aug 16 | Aug 15 | Aug 14 | Aug 13 |
| Fall Check-in/Orientation | Aug 28 | Aug 26 | Aug 26 | Aug 25 |
| Fall Orientation Ends | Aug 30 | Aug 28 | Aug 28 | Aug 27 |
| Fall and Fall1 courses begin | Sept 3 | Sept 2 | Aug 31 | Aug 30 |
| Labor Day – a holiday | Sept 2 | Sept 1 | Sept 7 | Sept 6 |
| Indigenous Peoples Day – a holiday | Oct 14 | Oct 13 | Oct 12 | Oct 11 |
| Fall1 courses end | Oct 25 | Oct 24 | Oct 23 | Oct 22 |
| Fall2 courses begin | Oct 28 | Oct 27 | Oct 26 | Oct 25 |
| Veterans’ Day – a holiday | Nov 11 | Nov 11 | Nov 11 | Nov 11 |
| Thanksgiving Recess Begins | Nov 27 | Nov 26 | Nov 25 | Nov 24 |
| Thanksgiving Recess Ends | Nov 29 | Nov 28 | Nov 27 | Nov 26 |
| Fall and Fall2 courses end | Dec 20 | Dec 19 | Dec 18 | Dec 17 |
| Winter Recess Begins | Dec 23 | Dec 22 | Dec 21 | Dec 20 |
| 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 2 | Jan 5 | Jan 4 | Jan 3 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – a holiday | Jan 20 | Jan 19 | Jan 18 | Jan 17 |
| WinterSession courses end | Jan 24 | Jan 23 | Jan 22 | Jan 21 |
| Spring and Spring1 courses begin | Jan 27 | Jan 26 | Jan 25 | Jan 24 |
| Presidents’ Day – a holiday | Feb 17 | Feb 16 | Feb 15 | Feb 21 |
| Spring1 Term courses end | Mar 14 | Mar 13 | Mar 12 | Mar 10 |
| Spring Recess Begins | Mar 17 | Mar 16 | Mar 15 | Mar 13 |
| Spring Recess Ends | Mar 21 | Mar 20 | Mar 19 | Mar 17 |
| Spring2 courses begin | Mar 24 | Mar 23 | Mar 22 | Mar 20 |
| Spring and Spring2 courses end | May 16 | May 15 | May 14 | May 12 |
| Commencement Week | May 25-29 | May 25-29 | May 24-28 | May 22-26 |
| Convocation | May 28 | May 27 | May 26 | May 24 |
| Commencement | May 29 | May 28 | May 27 | May 25 |
| Memorial Day – a holiday | May 26 | May 25 | May 31 | May 29 |