Graduation timelines

November Graduation Timeline

For a diploma awarded on November 8, 2022:

March Graduation Timeline

For a diploma awarded on March 7, 2023:

May Graduation Timeline

For a diploma awarded on May 25, 2023:

  • January 3, 2023: Online Application for Degree opens via my.harvard (see Apply to Graduate instructions)
  • March 3, 2023: Online Application for Degree due via my.harvard (see Apply to Graduate instructions)
  • April 14, 2023 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, 2023 requesting permission to postpone their expected date of graduation.