November Graduation Timeline
For a diploma awarded on November 8, 2022:
- May 2, 2022: Online Application for Degree opens via my.harvard (see Apply to Graduate instructions)
- August 12, 2022: Online Application for Degree due via my.harvard (see Apply to Graduate instructions)
- September 16, 2022 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 7, 2023:
- October 24, 2022: Online Application for Degree opens via my.harvard (see Apply to Graduate instructions)
- December 9, 2022: Online Application for Degree due via my.harvard (see Apply to Graduate instructions)
- January 13, 2023 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 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.
