November Graduation Timeline
For a diploma awarded on November 14, 2023:
- May 1, 2023: Online Application for Degree opens via my.harvard (see Apply to Graduate instructions)
- August 11, 2023: Online Application for Degree due via my.harvard (see Apply to Graduate instructions)
- September 15, 2023 by 5pm: Doctoral Students – Dissertation/Thesis due to the Registrar’s Office via ETDs @ ProQuest; detailed formatting and submission guidelines are available here.
March Graduation Timeline
For a diploma awarded on March 5, 2024:
- October 23, 2023: Online Application for Degree opens via my.harvard (see Apply to Graduate instructions)
- December 8, 2023: Online Application for Degree due via my.harvard (see Apply to Graduate instructions)
- January 12, 2024 by 5pm: Doctoral Students – Dissertation/Thesis due to the Registrar’s Office via ETDs @ ProQuest; detailed formatting and submission guidelines are available here.
May Graduation Timeline
For a diploma awarded on May 23, 2024:
- January 2, 2024: Online Application for Degree opens via my.harvard (see Apply to Graduate instructions)
- March 1, 2024: Online Application for Degree due via my.harvard (see Apply to Graduate instructions)
- April 12, 2024 by 5pm: Doctoral Students – Dissertation/Thesis due to the Registrar’s Office via ETDs @ ProQuest; formatting and submission guidelines are available here.
- Students who will not meet the above-mentioned degree deadlines must submit a General Petition to the Registrar’s Office by no later than March 1, 2024 requesting permission to postpone their expected date of graduation.
