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Information for GSAS Degree Applicants Application for the Degree Degree applications are available from academic departments, the Registrar's Office (20 Garden Street) , and the Dean's Office (University Hall). They must be completed by the student, signed by the Department Chair and filed with the Registrar's Office by the appropriate due date. In unusual circumstances late applications may be accepted for the next two weeks only; there is a penalty fee for late applications. Reactivation If a student does not receive the degree on the date it was applied for, the student must reactivate the degree application for conferral at a later date. Reactivation forms are available at the above offices; they also need the signature of the Department Chair, and must be filed by the appropriate due date for degree applications: Students may reactivate a degree application once without a fee; for any subsequent reactivation there is a fee. Requirements When Submitting the Doctoral Thesis When PhD applicants obtain a degree application or reactivation form, they should also receive two questionnaires: The Survey of Earned Doctorates, which is conducted by the National Research Council, and a combined Student Exit Interview from the GSAS Dean's Office and Survey of Postgraduate Plans from the Office of Career Services. Student must complete both forms and return them to the Registrar's Office (20 Garden Street), when they are turning in their thesis. The Doctoral Thesis Detailed information about the preparation, submission and microfilming of the thesis is contained in the booklet The Form of the Doctoral Thesis, which is available from the Department Administrator, at the Dean's Office, and at the Registrar's Office. One bound and one unbound boxed copy of the thesis and thesis acceptance certificate (separate; not bound in) are to be submitted to the Registrar's Office, 20 Garden Street, (495-1519) by the appropriate due date. One bound copy is also required by the Department of Music at date of submission for placement in Isham Library. An abstract of not more than a page and a half, double-spaced, should be included in all copies of the thesis immediately following the page containing notice of copyright. The bound copy of the thesis submitted to the Registrar will be stored in the Harvard University Archives. The unbound, boxed copy is sent to University Microfilms International (UMI) for microfilming; a microform copy will be placed in the University Archives. Microfilming of the thesis by UMI is required by GSAS, which pays the necessary fees, including the copyright fee if a student has authorized UMI to register it. When filing the thesis at the Registrar's Office, students must submit a signed UMI Doctoral Dissertation Agreement Form, with an additional copy of the title page and the abstract. Thesis title, student's name, and thesis advisor's name should appear on the abstract. UMI Agreement Forms are available at the Registrar's Office, Music Department and the Dean's Office. Students may request that UMI return the unbound copy of the thesis after it has been microfilmed, by filling out a form at the Registrar's Office, or by written request, when the thesis is filed. Registration and Tuition Requirements All degree candidates must register continuously until completion of the requirements for the degree. PhD candidates must have paid two years of full tuition and two years of reduced tuition before receipt of the degree, unless they have completed the PhD in less than four years from initial registration. All PhD candidates must pay the facilities fee in their last term of registration (unless a higher tuition has been paid). Resident students automatically will have paid at least the facilities fee for the term. Non-resident students who paid the active file fee for the term will be charged the facilities fee and given credit for the active file fee already charged. This final charge for the Ph.D. is billed when a student applies for the degree; it is cancelled if the degree is not received at that time. For students receiving degrees in November, the last term of registration is the previous spring term; for degrees in March the last term is the previous fall; and for degrees in June the last term is the spring term. Students who are uncertain whether they will finish in time for degrees in November or March are encouraged to register for the fall or spring terms respectively, either in residence or on leave of absence, to avoid late registration fees if they miss the degree deadlines. If they then do finish in time, their registration for the term will be cancelled. Students should see the GSAS Handbook section on Medical Fees regarding health fees coverage. Diplomas Diplomas may be obtained with identification at the Registrar's Office, 20 Garden Street. Students may also indicate a mailing adress on the degree application; the mailing fee is payable when the application is filed. Diplomas are sent by certified mail; there is a small fee for for mailing in tthe United States, Canada, and Mexico; and a slightly higher fee for mailing abroad. Once the thesis, thesis acceptance certificate and departmental recommendation for the degree are on file in the Registrar's Office, a student may request, in person or in writing, certification of the expected degree. Requests should be addressed to the GSAS Degree Office, 20 Garden St. The first three certifications are free; there is a nominal charge for each additional certification. Commencement All students who receive degrees in November, March and June of a given academic year may participate in the Commencement celebration held in June. In April, the Dean's Office (495-1816) sends information about the Commencement Day schedule, tickets, and academic regalia to all recipients of November and March degrees and all applicants for June degrees.
Deadlines for Degree Applicants For Degrees Awarded Wednesday, November 5, 2008:
For Degrees Awarded Wednesday, March 4, 2008:
For Degrees Awarded Thursday, June 4, 2009:
For Degrees Awarded November 4, 2009:
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A student enrolled in a PhD program in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University may achieve formal recognition for completing a secondary field in Music. The following requirements must be met to complete this secondary field. Coursework Record-keeping Advising For additional information http://www.gsas.harvard.edu/programs_of_study/secondary_fields_2.php |
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Started in spring 1998, the Graduate Music Forum (GMF) aims to provide an opportunity for Harvard Music Department graduate students in all programs to discus issued of common interest of concern to them. To date, these have ranged from matters of departmental administration and facilities to the structure of degree progrmans and the inception of new student projects. Discussion takes place principally in monthly meetings, which are held usually on a Wednesday or Thursday afternoon at 5:15. Both notification and minutes are circulated to all graduate students. All are encouraged to attend the meetings: however, those for whom attendance is inconvenient or impossible are urged to participate in the Forum via e-mail or other means. While the aim has been to keep the GMF fairly informal, the organization does have an official role in selecting and briefing representatives to the Music Department faculty meetings and the Graduate Student Council. These representatives, in addition to a secretary who co-ordinates the meetings and prepares the minutes and correspondence, are the Forum's only "office bearers."
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