As a matter of policy, law, and commitment, the Harvard Chan School does not discriminate against any person on the basis of religion. Any student who is unable, because of his or her religious beliefs, to attend classes or to participate in any examination, study or work requirement on a particular day shall be excused from any such examination or requirement, provided that such makeup examination or work shall not create an unreasonable burden upon the school.
Planning Calendars*
| 2016-17* | 2017-18* | 2018-19* | 2019-20* | 2020-21* | 2021-22* | |
| June Term Check-in/Orientation | Jun 6 (M) | Jun 5 (M) | Jun 4 | Jun 3 | Jun 1 | Jun 7 |
| June Term Courses Begins | Jun 7 (T) | Jun 6 (T) | Jun 5 | June 3 | June 1 | June 7 |
| June Term Courses Ends | Jun 24 (F) | Jun 23 (F) | Jun 22 | Jun 21 | Jun 19 | Jun 24 |
| Independence Day – a holiday | Jul 4 (M) | Jul 4 (T) | Jul 4 | Jul 4 | Jul 4 | Jul 4 |
| Summer Check-in/Orientation | Jul 6 (W) | Jul 5 (W) | Jul 5 | Jul 8 | Jul 6 | Jul 6 |
| Summer Session Courses Begins | Jul 7 (Th) | Jul 6 (Th) | Jul 6 | Jul 8 | Jul 6 | Jul 6 |
| Summer1 Term ends | Jul 29 (F) | Jul 28 (F) | Jul 27 | Jul 26 | Jul 24 | Jul 23 |
| Summer2 Begins | Aug 1 (M) | Jul 31 (M) | Jul 30 | Jul 29 | Jul 27 | Jul 26 |
| Summer2 Ends | Aug 19 (F) | Aug 18 (F) | Aug 17 | Aug 16 | Aug 14 | Aug 16 |
| Fall Check-in/Orientation | Aug 22 (M) | Aug 21 (M) | Aug 27 | Aug 26 | Aug 24 | Aug 23 |
| Fall Orientation Ends | Aug 26 (F) | Aug 25 (F) | Aug 31 | Aug 30 | Aug 28 | Aug 27 |
| Fall and Fall1 courses begin | Aug 29 (M) | Aug 28 (M) | Sept 4 | Sept 3 | Aug 31 | Aug 30 |
| Labor Day – a holiday | Sept 5 (M) | Sept 4 (M) | Sept 3 (M) | Sept 2 (M) | Sept 7 (M) | Sept 6 (M) |
| Indigenous Peoples Day – a holiday | Oct 10 (M) | Oct 9 (M) | Oct 8 (M) | Oct 14 (M) | Oct 12 (M) | Oct 11 (M) |
| Fall1 courses end | Oct 21 (F) | Oct 20 (F) | Oct 26 | Oct 25 | Oct 23 | Oct 22 |
| Fall2 courses begin | Oct 24 (M) | Oct 23 (M) | Oct 29 | Oct 28 | Oct 26 | Oct 25 |
| Veterans’ Day – a holiday | Nov 11 (F) | Nov 10 (F) | Nov 12 | Nov 11 | Nov 11 | Nov 11 |
| Thanksgiving Recess Begins | Nov 23 (W) | Nov 22 (W) | Nov 21 | Nov 27 | Nov 25 | Nov 24 |
| Thanksgiving Recess Ends | Nov 25 (F) | Nov 24 (F) | Nov 23 | Nov 29 | Nov 27 | Nov 26 |
| Fall and Fall2 courses end | Dec 16 (F) | Dec 15 (F) | Dec 21 | Dec 20 | Dec 18 | Dec 17 |
| Winter Recess Begins | Dec 19 (M) | Dec 18 (M) | Dec 24 (M) | Dec 23 (M) | Dec 21 (M) | Dec 20 (M) |
| Winter Recess Ends | Dec 30 (F) | Dec 29 (F) | Dec 31 (M) | Dec 31 (T) | Dec 31 (Th) | Dec 31 (F) |
| New Year’s – a holiday | Jan 2+ (M) | Jan 1 (M) | Jan 1 (T) | Jan 1 (W) | Jan 1 (F) | Jan 1 (S) |
| WinterSession courses begin | Jan 3 (T) | Jan 2 (T) | Jan 2 | Jan 2 | Jan 4 | Jan 3 |
| Spring Orientation (MPH-65, Health Management) | Jan 4-5 | Jan 3-4 | Jan 2-3 | Jan 7-8 | Jan 6-7 | |
| Spring Check-in (MPH-65, Health Management) | Jan 5 | Jan 3 | Jan 2 | Jan 7 | Jan 6 | |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – a holiday | Jan 16 (M) | Jan 15 (M) | Jan 21 | Jan 20 | Jan 18 | Jan 17 |
| WinterSession courses end | Jan 20 (F) | Jan 19 (F) | Jan 25 | Jan 24 | Jan 22 | Jan 21 |
| Spring and Spring1 courses begin | Jan 23 (M) | Jan 22 (M) | Jan 28 | Jan 27 | Jan 25 | Jan 24 |
| Presidents’ Day – a holiday | Feb 20 (M) | Feb 19 (M) | Feb 18 | Feb 17 | Feb 15 | Feb 21 |
| Spring1 Term courses end | Mar 10 (F) | Mar 9 (F) | Mar 15 | Mar 13 | Mar 12 | Mar 11 |
| Spring Recess Begins | Mar 13 (M) | Mar 12 (M) | Mar 18 | Mar 16 | Mar 15 | Mar 14 |
| Spring Recess Ends | Mar 17 (F) | Mar 16 (F) | Mar 22 | Mar 20 | Mar 19 | Mar 18 |
| Spring2 courses begin | Mar 20 (M) | Mar 19 (M) | Mar 25 | Mar 23 | Mar 22 | Mar 21 |
| Spring and Spring2 courses end | May 12 (F) | May 11 (F) | May 17 | May 15 | May 14 | May 13 |
| Commencement Week | May 21-25 | May 27-31 | May 25-29 | May 24-28 | May 23-27 | |
| Convocation | May 23 | May 29 | May 27 | May 26 | May 25 | |
| Commencement | May 25 (Th) | May 24 (Th) | May 30 | May 28 | May 27 | May 26 |
| Memorial Day – a holiday | May 29 (M) | May 28 (M) | May 27 | May 25 | May 31 | May 30 |
*Dates are tentative and subject to change +Holiday Observed
2000-2016 Archive
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