Registration Office

Degree Information Academic Year 2007-2008

Degree Dates for 2007-2008:

November 6, 2007
March 4, 2008
June 5, 2008

Application/Confirmation

All prospective degree recipients must file a Degree Application/Confirmation in the Registration Office by August 15, 2007, for the November degree, November 31, 2007, for the March degree, and March 12, 2008, for the June degree. Late applications are subject to a $25.00 late fee. Failure to submit a degree application/confirmation may result in the omission of your name from the official degree lists. We will be unable to guarantee that your degree will be voted. A fee of $25 will be charged if the degree application/confirmation is not filed. Please do not fail to file this important document.

Grades

All grades must be in the Registration Office no later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 27, 2007, for November degrees; Thursday, January 31, 2008, for March degrees; and Friday, May 23, 2008, for June degrees. Courses in which you still have a grade of "INC" or "Absent" after the appropriate date cannot be counted toward degree requirements. Be sure your instructors are aware of the above deadlines – YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR INCOMPLETE GRADES. Do not submit work at the last minute and expect your instructor to grade it. Allow extra time for cross-registered courses, as grades must come through the other schools' Registrars to this office.

Commencement Information

The Student Affairs Office will distribute commencement information to all students in April. If at the end of April, you have not received commencement information, please call the Student Affairs Office at 617-495-8035.

Loans

If you have received student loans from Harvard while at HGSE, you must schedule an exit interview through the Financial Aid Office. Be alert for announcements or mailings, which will tell you when these interviews take place. Any student who does not complete this interview will have his/her diploma withheld. If you have any questions or concerns about this interview, please call the Financial Aid Office at (617) 495-3416.

Bills

No diplomas are awarded to students with any outstanding debts to the University. If you still have an unpaid student bill as of November 2, 2007 (November degrees), February 29, 2008 (March degrees), May 23, 2008 (June degrees), the University will not award your diploma. In such cases contact the Registration Office for information regarding the receipt of your diploma.

Transcripts

Transcripts showing the award of your degree can be sent approximately one week after the degree conferral dates shown above. Please indicate on your transcript request forms if you wish your transcript held either for your degree or for final grades.

Any other questions? Please call the Registration Office at 617-495-3419.