2004-2005 Academic Calendar

Summer 2004 | Fall 2004 | Spring 2005 | Degree Calendar |Academic Year Summary
Note on Religious Holidays

Summer 2004
Thursday, July 1	Summer Registration
Thursday, July 1 - Friday, July 23	Summer1 Term inclusive
Monday, July 5	Independence Day – observed
Monday, July 26 - Friday, August 13	Summer2 Term inclusive
Friday, July 30	GRADES DUE: Summer1 courses
Friday, August 20	GRADES DUE: Summer2 courses and all summer courses research credits
Fall 2004
Wednesday, September 1 – Friday, September 3	Orientation Programs
Wednesday, September 1	Check-in, new students (8:30am-2:30pm)
Monday, September 6	Labor Day – a holiday
Tuesday, September 7	Fall Semester and Fall1 term courses begin Check-in, returning students (8:30am-2:30pm)
Friday, September 10	Deadline: for students to update address information on OASIS
Friday, September 17	Add/Drop/Change Deadline: Fall Semester & Fall1 Term courses, and for Cross Registration and TAP/Affiliate Final Signed Registration Printouts Due (5:00pm)
Friday, October 1	Withdrawal Deadline: Fall1 Term Courses*
Monday, October 11	Columbus Day – a holiday
Friday, October 22	Fall1 Term courses end
Monday, October 25	Fall2 Term courses begin
Friday, October 29	GRADES DUE: Fall1 Term courses
Friday, November 5	Add/Drop/Change Deadline: Fall2 Term courses, and for Cross Registration and TAP/Affiliate
Tuesday, November 9	November Degree Voting Date
Thursday, November 11	Veterans’ Day – a holiday
Friday, November 19	Withdrawal Deadline: Fall Semester and Fall2 Term courses*
Thursday, November 25 – Friday, November 26	Thanksgiving Recess
Thursday, December 9	Registration for Spring 2005 begins. This includes registration for WinterSession courses which are part of the spring semester.
Thursday, December 23	Fall Semester and Fall2 Term courses end
Friday, December 24 – Friday, December 31	Winter Recess
Spring 2005
Monday, January 3	WinterSession courses begin Add Deadline: WinterSession, and for Cross Registration and TAP/Affiliate
Friday, January 7	GRADES DUE: Fall Semester and Fall2 Term courses
Monday, January 17	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – a holiday
Wednesday, January 26	WinterSession courses end
Monday, January 31	Spring Semester and Spring1 Term courses begin
Friday, February 4	GRADES DUE: WinterSession courses
Friday, February 11	Add/Drop/Change Deadline: Spring Semester & Spring1 Term courses, and for Cross Registration and TAP/Affiliate Final signed Registration printouts due (5:00pm)
Monday, February 21	Presidents’ Day – a holiday
Friday, February 25	Withdrawal Deadline: Spring1 term courses*
Tuesday, March 8	March Degree Voting Date
Friday, March 18	Spring1 Term courses end
Monday, March 21 - Friday, March 25	Spring Recess
Monday, March 28	Spring2 Term courses begin
Friday, April 1	GRADES DUE: Spring1 Term courses
Friday, April 8	Add/Drop/Change Deadline: Spring2 Term courses, and for Cross Registration and TAP/Affiliate Registration Printouts with Spring2 term changes due (5:00pm)
Friday, April 22	Withdrawal Deadline: Spring Semester and Spring2 Term courses*
Friday, May 20	Spring Semester and Spring2 Term courses end
Wednesday, May 25	GRADES DUE: Spring Semester and Spring2 Term courses
Monday, May 30	Memorial Day – a holiday
Wednesday, June 8	June Degree Voting Date
Thursday, June 9	Commencement

*The notation WD will be permanently noted in the student’s academic record

2004-2005 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 9, 2004	September 17, 2004	October 8, 2004
March 8, 2005	January 3, 2005	January 28, 2005
June 8, 2005	February 25, 2005	May 6, 2005

Academic Year Summary 2004-2005
Summer		Fall		Spring
July 1 – August 13		September 7- December 23		January 3 – May 20
Summer1 Term	Summer2 Term	Fall1 Term	Fall2 Term	WinterSession	Spring1Term	Spring2 Term
July 1 - July 23	July 26 - August 13	Sept. 7-Oct. 22	Oct. 25- Dec. 23	January 3 - January 26	January 31 - March 18	March 28 - May 20

 

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.