| 2011 | |
| July 5 | Independence Day, a holiday (observed) |
| July 6 | Registration for summer programs |
| July 7 | Summer Program in Clinical Effectiveness and Summer Session for Public Health Studies begin |
| July 7–29 | Summer 1 term |
| August 1–19 | Summer 2 term |
| August 21–27 | Professional Communication Seminar |
| August 28 | Fall semester check-in for new students |
| August 28–30 | Orientation for new students |
| August 31 | Fall 1 term begins |
| September 5 | Labor Day, a holiday |
| October 10 | Columbus Day, a holiday |
| October 28 | Fall 1 term ends |
| October 31 | Fall 2 term begins |
| November 11 | Veterans’ Day, a holiday |
| November 24–25 | Thanksgiving recess |
| December 15 | Final deadline for application to the doctor of science (SD), doctor of public health (DPH), master of public health (MPH), and most master of science (SM) programs; deadline for application to SM in health care management program in the priority admission cycle. |
| December 16 | Fall 2 term ends |
| December 19–30 | Winter recess |
| 2012 | |
| January 3 | WinterSession* begins |
| January 16 | Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, a holiday |
| January 20 | WinterSession ends |
| January 23 | Spring 1 term begins |
| February 15 | Final deadline for application to the SM in health care management program |
| February 20 | Presidents’ Day, a holiday |
| March 9 | Spring 1 term ends |
| March 12–16 | Spring recess |
| March 19 | Spring 2 term begins |
| May 11 | Spring 2 term ends |
| Spring 2 term ends | Commencement |
* WinterSession is a special academic term at HSPH offering opportunities for creativity and innovation in learning and teaching. Credit and noncredit courses and activities for WinterSession, as well as relevant school and departmental policies, are listed at the following website: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/administrative-offices/registrar/winter-session.
See related: Registrar's Office Academic Calendar
