Petition Process

The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Registrar’s Office is the administrative body of the Harvard Chan School responsible for receiving requests for exceptions to the school’s financial and registration policies and coordinating the review process with the appropriate offices. The Registrar’s Office is empowered to receive and coordinate the review and decision process for exceptions to policies and procedures pertaining (but not limited) to the following:

  1. Late registration
  2. Late registration fees and Continuation Fee
  3. Adding courses beyond the school deadline in cases in which the instructor approves the change
  4. Dropping courses beyond the school deadline
  5. Grade option changes beyond the school deadline in cases in which the instructor approves the change
  6. Waiver of processing fees and fines