Courses and registration
Registering for HSDM courses
You will find active HSDM courses listed in my.harvard. HSDM students should clear all holds from their accounts and follow the information below to begin the registration process. Holds can be resolved by logging in to my.harvard, navigating to the Thing You Need To Do section, and selecting the items to learn more. You should follow the directives within the body of the item and complete the task in order to resolve the hold.
HSDM's Fall add/drop deadline is September 4. Please note that any adjustments to your course registration after this date are subject to an $80 late fee.
Petitioning to add a course
- Complete the add/drop form and email to Registrar Services (registrar_services@hsdm.harvard.edu)
Course shopping
- Access the registration requirements for your program.
- Log into my.harvard Student Portal.
- Select Course Search and use the search box to look for courses. Click on the course you wish to view.
- For courses you plan to take, click on Add to Crimson Cart or cart icon. (If the "Add to Crimson Cart" button is disabled, your Crimson Cart is not yet open or you are ineligible to take the course.)
If required, enter any course options and confirm them by clicking the Add to Crimson Cart button. - Validate your cart to prevent scheduling conflicts and to verify that pre-requisites have been met.
- After you are done with course selection, contact your Program Director so that they can review and approve your Crimson Cart.
Course enrollment
- Once the HSDM enrollment period has begun and your Program Director has signed your Crimson Cart, navigate back to your Student Home page and review your course selections.
- Validate your courses again to ensure there are no barriers to enrollment.
- The vertical ellipses can be used to edit or remove courses as needed. The checkboxes should be used to select courses into which you’d like to enroll. Then click the Enroll Selected button. (If you have cross-registration courses in your cart, you will be unable to enroll in them until the Host School’s enrollment period has begun.
- To see the courses for which you have registered, refer to the Enrollments section of your Student Home page.
Dropping or changing a course
Complete the add/drop form with your drop/change and email to Registrar Services (registrar_services@hsdm.harvard.edu).
Dropping
- Navigate to Enrollments section of your Student Home page.
- Use the vertical ellipsis to remove a course.
- Confirm the drop by following the on-screen prompt.
Changing
- Navigate to Enrollments section of your Student Home page.
- Use the vertical ellipsis to make your change by clicking Edit (for grade basis changes) or Swap (to switch out one course for another simultaneously).
- Make your selections and then confirm by following the on-screen prompt.