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2011-2012 Degree Calendar
For a diploma to be awarded in:	Degree applications are due to the Registrar's Office on:	Dissertations are due to the Registrar's Office on:
November 8, 2011	September 9, 2011	September 30, 2011
March 6, 2012	January 6, 2012	January 20, 2012
May 24, 2012	February 17, 2012	April 30, 2012

Academic Year Summary 2011-2012
Summer 2011		Fall 2011		Spring 2012
July 7 - August 19, 2011		August 31 - December 16, 2011		January 3 - May 11, 2012
Summer1 Term	Summer2 Term	Fall1 Term	Fall2 Term	WinterSession	Spring1 Term	Spring2 Term
July 7 - July 29	August 1 - August 19	Aug. 31 - Oct. 28	Oct. 31 - Dec. 16	January 3 - January 20	Jan. 23 - March 9	March 19 - May 11

Religious Holidays
According to Chapter 151c, Section 2B, of the General Laws of Massachusetts, any student in an educational or vocational training institution, other than a religious or denominational training institution, who is unable, because of his or her religious beliefs, to attend classes or to participate in any examination, study, or work requirement on a particular day shall be excused from any such examination or requirement which he or she may have missed because of such absence on any particular day, provided that such makeup examination or work shall not create an unreasonable burden upon the school. No fees of any kind shall be charged by the institution for making such opportunity available to the student, and no adverse or prejudicial effect shall result to any student for availing himself or herself of these provisions.

3 Year Proposed Academic Calendar

3 - Year Harvard School of Public Health Planning Calendar
*Dates are tentative and subject to change	!
	2012-2013	*2013-2014	*2014-2015
Summer Registration/Orientation	July 5 (Th)	TBA	TBA
Independence Day - a holiday	Jul 4 (W)	Jul 4 (Th)	Jul 4 (F)
First Day of Summer Session	Jul 6 (F)	TBA	TBA
Summer1 Term ends	Jul 27 (F)	TBA	TBA
Summer2 Begins	Jul 30 (M)	TBA	TBA
Summer2 Ends	Aug 17 (F)	TBA	TBA
Registration - New Student Check-in	Aug 27 (M)	TBA	TBA
Orientation Begins	Aug 27 (M)	TBA	TBA
Orientation Ends	Aug 30 (Th)	TBA	TBA
Labor Day - a holiday	Sept 3 (M)	Sept 2 (M)	Sept 1 (M)
Fall Semester and Fall1 term courses begin	Sep 4 (T)	Sep 3 (T)	Sep 2 (T)
Columbus Day - a holiday	Oct 8 (M)	Oct 14 (M)	Oct 13 (M)
Fall1 Term courses end	Oct 26 (F)	TBA	TBA
Fall2 Term courses begin	Oct 29 (M)	TBA	TBA
November Degree Vote	TBA	TBA	TBA
Veterans' Day - a holiday	Nov 12 (M)	Nov 11 (M)	Nov 11 (T)
Thanksgiving Recess Begins	Nov 22 (Th)	Nov 28 (Th)	Nov 27 (Th)
Thanksgiving Recess Ends	Nov 23 (F)	Nov 29 (F)	Nov 28 (F)
Fall Semester and Fall2 Term courses end	Dec 21 (F )	Dec 20 (F )	Dec 19 (F )
Winter Recess Begins	Dec 24 (M)	Dec 23 (M)	Dec 22 (M)
Winter Recess Ends	Jan 1 (T)	Jan 1 (W)	Jan 1 (Th)
Year’s Day (observed) – a holiday	Jan 1 (T)	Jan 1 (W)	Jan 1 (Th)
WinterSession courses begin	Jan 2 (W)	Jan 2 (Th)	Jan 2 (F)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - a holiday	Jan 21 (M)	Jan 20 (M)	Jan 19 (M)
WinterSession courses end	Jan 25 (F)	Jan 24 (F)	Jan 23 (F)
Spring Semester and Spring1 Term courses begin	Jan 28 (M)	Jan 27 (M)	Jan 26 (M)
Presidents' Day - a holiday	Feb 18 (M)	Feb 17 (M)	Feb 16(M)
March Degree Vote	TBA	TBA	TBA
Spring1 Term courses end	Mar 15 (F)	Mar 14 (F)	Mar 13 (F)
Spring Recess Begins	Mar 18 (M)	Mar 17 (M)	Mar 16 (M)
Spring Recess Ends	Mar 22 (F)	Mar 21 (F)	Mar 20 (F)
Spring2 Term courses begin	Mar 25 (M)	Mar 24 (M)	Mar 23 (M)
Spring Semester and Spring2 Term courses end	May 17 (F)	May 16 (F)	May 15 (F)
Commencement	May 30 (Th)	May 29 (Th)	May 28(Th)
Memorial Day - a holiday	May 27 (M)	May 26 (M)	May 25 (M)

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