Academic Calendar
| 2012 | |
| June 4 | Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics begins |
| July 4 | Independence Day, a holiday (observed) |
| July 5 | Summer Check-in/Orientation |
| July 6 | Summer Program in Clinical Effectiveness and Summer Session for Public Health Studies begin |
| July 6-27 | Summer 1 term |
| July 30-August 17 | Summer 2 term |
| August 21–27 | Professional Communication Seminar |
| August 27 | Fall Semester Check-in for New Students |
| August 27–30 | Orientation for New Students |
| September 3 | Labor Day, a holiday |
| September 4 | Fall semester and Fall 1 term begin |
| October 8 | Columbus Day, a holiday |
| October 26 | Fall 1 term ends |
| October 29 | Fall 2 term begins |
| November 12 | Veterans’ Day, a holiday |
| November 22-23 | Thanksgiving recess |
| December 15 | Final deadline for application to the doctor of science (SD), 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 21 | Fall semester and Fall 2 term end |
| December 24-31 | Winter recess |
2013 |
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| January 2 | WinterSession* begins |
| January 21 | Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, a holiday |
| January 25 | WinterSession ends |
| January 28 | Spring semester and Spring 1 term begin |
| February 15 | Final deadline for application to the SM in health care management program |
| February 18 | Presidents’ Day, a holiday |
| March 15 | Spring 1 term ends |
| March 18-22 | Spring recess |
| March 25 | Spring 2 term begins |
| May 17 | Spring semester and Spring 2 term end |
| May 30 | 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/registrar/winter-session/
See related: Registrar’s Office Academic Calendar