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Intensive Program Calendar and Cost

This page contains content from the Summer School 2009. For current information, visit the Harvard Summer School website at www.summer.harvard.edu.

Cost

The total cost of a program is determined by the following:

Payment deadlines

You pay the $50 registration fee when you register. Full payment of all Summer School costs is due by Tuesday, May 26.

I-20 prepayment. If you are an international student requesting an I-20, you must submit $950 of your total Summer School cost with your I-20 request.

Housing prepayment. If you are not requesting an I-20 but are applying for housing, you must submit $950 of your total Summer School cost with your housing application. The remaining balance is due May 26.

Please note that Harvard Summer School does not offer financial aid or scholarships.

Calendar

Registration begins
Includes payment of $50 fee		 Tuesday, February 17
I-20 requirement deadline: Last day to meet requirements and pay the $950 prepayment Thursday, April 30
Full payment due Tuesday, May 26
Late registration for students not requesting an I-20
Requires full payment and $100 late fee; must take the placement test by Sunday, June 21		 Wednesday, May 27–Thursday, June 25
Late payment with a $100 late fee
 Wednesday, May 27–Thursday, June 25
Course changes
IEL program approval required; Registrar’s Office approval required for students with I-20s from the Summer School		 through Thursday, June 25
Withdrawal deadlines
100% tuition refund
 Thursday, June 25
50% tuition refund
 Thursday, July 2
No tuition refund, WN on record
 Thursday, July 23
No withdrawals
 after Thursday, July 23
Housing cancellation deadlines
Room and board refund, less $475
 Tuesday, May 26
Room and board refund, less $950
 Thursday, June 25
Prorated board refund only
 after Thursday, June 25
Opening Weekend (see all events)
English language placement test at 11 am on Sunday		 Saturday, June 20–Sunday, June 21
IEL orientation Tuesday, June 23
Classes begin Wednesday, June 24
Independence Day observed (no class; offices closed)
 Friday, July 3
Post-tests Friday, August 7
Dormitories close noon, Saturday, August 8

All deadlines are the dates by which materials must be submitted online, postmarked, or dropped off in the 24-hour registration box at the Harvard Summer School offices.

Harvard Summer School offices at 51 Brattle Street in Cambridge are open Mondays through Fridays, 9 am to 5 pm. The Registrar’s Office is open 9 am to 6 pm Monday, June 22, to Thursday, June 25.