This page contains content from the 2008–09 academic year. For current information, visit the Harvard Extension School website at www.extension.harvard.edu.
Graduation Requirements
You have the option of graduating three times a year: in November (if you finish your requirements in a summer term), March (if you finish your requirements in a fall term), or June (if you finish your requirements in a spring term). The University-wide Commencement ceremony is held once a year, in June.
Graduation Confirmation
As you near the completion of the program, you need to complete the graduation confirmation form, which is available through online services. Submit the online form according to the following schedule:
- For November graduation, by June 1
- For March graduation, by September 1
- For June graduation, by November 1
All of your requirements must be fulfilled to graduate and participate in June Commencement, and you must be in good academic and financial standing with Harvard University, with no disciplinary or administrative procedures pending.
Candidates with GPAs of 3.33 or higher graduate cum laude (with honors), and those with GPAs of 3.5 or higher earn the Dean’s List Academic Achievement Award. The top 10 percent of the graduating class are inducted into the Extension School’s Phi Beta chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda, the national honor society for nontraditional students.
Learn more about graduation.