2003-2004 Academic Calendar

Summer 2003 | Fall 2003 | Spring 2004 | Degree Calendar |Academic Year Summary
Note on Religious Holidays

Summer 2003
Tuesday, July 1	Summer Registration
Friday, July 4	Independence Day – a holiday
Wednesday, July 2 - Friday, July 25	Summer1 Term inclusive
Monday, July 28 - Friday, August 15	Summer2 Term inclusive
Friday, August 1	GRADES DUE: Summer1 courses
Friday, August 22	GRADES DUE: Summer2 courses and all summer courses research credits
Fall 2003
Monday, September 1	Labor Day – a holiday
Tuesday, September 2- Friday, September 5	Orientation Programs
Tuesday, September 2	Check-in, new students (8:30am-2:30pm)
Wednesday, September 3- Friday, September 12	Check-in, returning students
Monday, September 8	Fall Semester and Fall1 term courses begin
Wednesday, September 10	Deadline: for students to update address information on OASIS
Friday, September 19	Add/Drop/Change Deadline: Fall Semester & Fall1 Term courses Cross Registration Deadline: Fall Semester & Fall1 Term courses TAP/Affiliate registration Deadline: Fall Semester & Fall1 Term courses Final Signed Registration Printouts Due (5:00pm)
Monday, October 13	Columbus Day – a holiday
Friday, October 24	Fall1 Term courses end
Monday, October 27	Fall2 Term courses begin
Friday, October 31	GRADES DUE: Fall1 Term courses
Friday, November 7	Add/Drop/Change Deadline: Fall2 Term courses Cross Registration Deadline: Fall2 Term courses TAP/Affiliate registration Deadline: Fall2 Term courses Registration Printouts with Fall2 term changes due (5:00pm)
Tuesday, November 11	Veterans’ Day – a holiday
Tuesday, November 18	November Degree Voting Date
Thursday, November 27 – Sunday, November 30	Thanksgiving Recess
Thursday, December 11	Registration for Spring 2004 begins. This includes registration for WinterSession courses which are part of the spring semester.
Friday, December 19	Fall Semester and Fall2 Term courses end
Saturday, December 20 – Sunday, January 4	Winter Recess
Wednesday, December 24 (beginning at 12:30 pm) - Thursday, January 1	Administrative Offices Closed
Monday, January 5	GRADES DUE: Fall Semester and Fall2 Term courses
Spring 2004
Monday, January 5	WinterSession courses begin Add/Drop/Change deadline for a WinterSession course is 4:00 PM on the day of the first course meeting. Cross Registration deadline for a WinterSession course is 4:00 PM on the day of the first course meeting. TAP/Affiliate/Alumni registration deadline for a WinterSession course is 4:00 PM on the day of the first course meeting.
Monday, January 19	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – a holiday
Wednesday, January 28	WinterSession courses end
Monday, February 2	Spring Semester and Spring1 Term courses begin
Friday, February 6	GRADES DUE: WinterSession courses
Friday, February 13	Add/Drop/Change Deadline: Spring Semester & Spring1 Term courses Cross Registration Deadline: Spring Semester & Spring1 Term courses TAP/Affiliate/Alumni registration Deadline: Spring Semester & Spring1 Term courses Final signed Registration printouts due (5:00pm)
Monday, February 16	Presidents’ Day – a holiday
Tuesday, March 9	March Degree Voting Date
Friday, March 19	Spring1 Term courses end
Saturday, March 20 - Sunday, March 28	Spring Recess
Monday, March 29	Spring2 Term courses begin
Friday, April 2	GRADES DUE: Spring1 Term courses
Friday, April 9	Add/Drop/Change Deadline: Spring2 Term courses Cross Registration Deadline: Spring2 Term courses TAP/Affiliate/Alumni registration Deadline: Spring2 Term courses Registration Printouts with Spring2 term changes due (5:00pm)
Friday, May 21	Spring Semester and Spring2 Term courses end
Wednesday, May 26	GRADES DUE: Spring Semester and Spring2 Term courses
Monday, May 31	Memorial Day – a holiday
Wednesday, June 9	June Degree Voting Date
Thursday, June 10	Commencement

2003-2004 Degree Calendar
For a diploma to be awarded on:	Degree applications are due to the Registrar’s Office on:	Dissertations are due to the Registrar’s Office on:
November 18, 2003	September 19, 2003	October 10, 2003
March 9, 2004	January 2, 2004	February 6, 2004
June 10, 2004	February 27, 2004	May 14, 2004

Academic Year Summary 2003-2004
Summer		Fall		Spring
July 2 – August 15		September 8 – December 19		January 5 – May 21
Summer1 Term	Summer2 Term	Fall1 Term	Fall2 Term	WinterSession	Spring1Term	Spring2 Term
July 2- July 25	July 28- August 15	Sept. 8-Oct. 24	Oct. 27- Dec. 19	January 5- January 28	February 2- March 19	March 29- May 21

 

Religious Holidays
As a matter of policy, law, and commitment, the Harvard School of Public Health does not discriminate against any person on the basis of religion. Any student who is unable, because of his or her religious beliefs, to attend classes or participate in any examination, study or work requirement on a particular day shall be excused from any such examination or requirement, provided that such makeup examination or work shall not create an unreasonable burden upon the School.