Course enrollment can be split into three primary phases.
Pre-Enrollment: Wednesday, January 10 – Tuesday, January 17 (Lottery-based enrollment ranking and placement; Add courses to your Crimson Cart; Submit petitions for instructor permission courses that are not in the lottery)
Open-Enrollment Period: Thursday, January 18 – Friday, January 19 (Enroll in open-enrollment courses; Enroll in instructor permission courses; Modify enrollments for lottery-based courses; Join waitlists for lottery-based courses that are full). After January 19, all courses require instructor approval.
Add/Drop/grade option change deadline: Monday, February 5 at 11:59PM ET (Spring Full Term & Spring 1 Modules)
Students will have two opportunities to preview HGSE classes in advance of course enrollment:
By viewing 8-10-minute pre-recorded videos created by the course instructors and posted to their (Canvas) course websites. These videos will be made available to students on Friday, January 12.
By attending live, 25-minute question and answer sessions. Spring Q&A sessions will be scheduled on Tuesday, January 16, and Wednesday, January 17. The preview schedule will be posted to my.Harvard on Friday, January 12. These live sessions will also be recorded and posted to course websites. It is highly recommended that you watch the pre-recorded videos before attending the Live Q&A sessions.
Emergency Contact Information
As part of the check-in process, you will be asked to list the person whom HGSE should contact should we have any concerns about your wellbeing or personal safety after unsuccessful attempts to reach you directly and/or in the event of a health or safety emergency in which you are personally involved. You may list a parent, family member, spouse, or other trusted individual as your emergency contact.
HGSE Course Enrollment
Once you have completed check-in (as described above), you may begin the course enrollment process. Please click on the table below to view the HGSE course enrollment categories.
HGSE Enrollment Categories
Grade Options
Students are expected to indicate their grade option (letter grade or satisfactory/no credit) for each course selected at course enrollment. As you plan out your course of study for the year (or for two years if part-time), please keep in mind that, in general, Ed.M. students must take at least 16 credits for a letter grade.
Cross-Registration
Like HGSE course registration, cross-registration into any of the other Harvard schools and MIT is done through my.harvard. Please visit our Cross Registration page for additional information. Please note that on Wednesday, January 10, you may add courses to your Crimson Cart – This means that you can start adding courses at other Harvard Schools and MIT to your Crimson Cart. This will allow you to validate and submit petitions for instructor permission courses. Please note that you will not be able to enroll into these courses until open-enrollment day: Thursday, January 18 at 12:01am ET. Holds do not impact your ability to add courses to your Crimson Cart and submit petitions!
Important Dates and Deadlines