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Course and Credit Status Changes, Drops, and Withdrawals
The deadline for adding courses, changing credit status, and dropping courses for a full-tuition refund is Thursday, June 28. See all deadlines for dropping and withdrawing from courses.
You may add a course, change credit status, drop a course for a full- or half-tuition refund, or withdraw from a course for a WD or WN grade via online services (see the deadlines below), with the following exceptions:
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If you are an international student with an I-20 certificate from the Summer School, you can add courses online but you cannot drop courses, change credit status, or withdraw from courses online. You must submit all course drops and withdrawals, even those that are part of add/drop course changes, to the Registrar’s Office for approval.
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If you are a Secondary School Program student without an I-20 from the Summer School, you can make course changes online through Friday, June 22. After June 22, all course changes, drops, and withdrawals must be approved by the SSP office.
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If you cannot make your course changes online, you must submit a course change and withdrawal form by the course change, drop, or withdrawal deadline. If you register and pay in full by May 21, you are charged no fees to make these changes, but you must pay any additional tuition that is due. E-mail requests to make these changes are not accepted.
Drops and withdrawals
The amount of tuition refunded when you drop a course and how the course is reflected on your permanent record when you withdraw from a course depend on the date that your drop or withdrawal is submitted online or received at 51 Brattle Street, as described in the chart below.
If you are registered for credit and cannot complete the course, you will be assigned a letter grade reflecting your performance in the course if you do not drop or withdraw by the final deadline or you do not request an extension-of-time (EXT) grade.
International students with I-20s from Harvard Summer School. To withdraw completely from the Summer School after classes have started, you must consult with the Harvard International Office advisor in person before submitting a course change and withdrawal form to the Registrar's Office. Withdrawing from Summer School constitutes a violation of your student visa status, and you will need to leave the United States or transfer to another school within the limited time period as advised by the Harvard International Office.
Deadlines for credit status changes and course adds, drops, and withdrawals
| Course adds and credit status changes (no late fee for these transactions) | Thursday, March 1–Thursday, June 28 |
| Drops: | |
| 100% tuition refund, course dropped from record | Thursday, March 1–Thursday, June 28 |
| 50% tuition refund, course dropped from record | Friday, June 29–Thursday, July 5 |
| Withdrawals: | |
| No tuition refund, course remains on record with WD/WN grade | Friday, July 6–Thursday, July 26 |
| No withdrawals, course remains on record, final grade assigned to students registered for undergraduate or graduate credit | after Thursday, July 26 |
Note: Deadlines may differ for study abroad programs, math for teachers courses, ANTH S-1135, and NEH Summer Seminar for School Teachers. Refer to individual programs or course descriptions.
Campus access after dropping or withdrawing from all courses. Dropping or withdrawing from all your courses constitutes official withdrawal from the Summer School, and you no longer have access to Harvard University housing, libraries, athletic facilities, computer services, or health services. On-campus housing must be canceled according to the housing cancellation procedures. If you drop or withdraw from all your courses after moving into housing, you must vacate your room within 24 hours of doing so.
