| 2014 | |
| June 2 | Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics begins |
| July 1 | Summer Check-in/Orientation |
| July 2 | Summer Program in Clinical Effectiveness, Summer Session for Public Health Studies, and DrPH begin |
| July 4 | Independence Day, a holiday |
| July 2-25 | Summer 1 term |
| July 28-August 15 | Summer 2 term |
| August 17-23 | Professional Communication Seminar |
| August 25 | Fall Semester Check-in for New Students |
| August 25-29 | Orientation for New Students |
| September 1 | Labor Day, a holiday |
| September 2 | Fall semester and Fall 1 term begin |
| October 13 | Columbus Day, a holiday |
| October 24 | Fall 1 term ends |
| October 27 | Fall 2 term begins |
| November 11 | Veterans’ Day, a holiday |
| November 26-28 | Thanksgiving recess |
| December 15 | Final deadline for application to most degree programs and deadline for application to SM in health care management program in the priority admission cycle. |
| December 19 | Fall semester and Fall 2 term end |
| December 22-31 | Winter recess |
2015 |
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| January 5 | WinterSession* begins |
| January 19 | Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, a holiday |
| January 23 | WinterSession ends |
| January 26 | Spring semester and Spring 1 term begin |
| February 15 | Final deadline for application to the SM in health care management program |
| February 16 | Presidents’ Day, a holiday |
| March 13 | Spring 1 term ends |
| March 16-20 | Spring recess |
| March 23 | Spring 2 term begins |
| May 15 | Spring semester and Spring 2 term end |
| May 28 | Commencement |
*WinterSession is a special academic term at HSPH offering opportunities for creativity and innovation in learning and teaching. Credit and noncredit courses and activities for WinterSession, as well as relevant school and departmental policies, are listed at the following website: http://hsph.harvard.edu/administrative-offices/registrar/winter-session.
See related: Registrar’s Office Academic Calendar