Welcome to Harvard Graduate School of Education!

We are pleased that you have chosen to become part of our community. The HGSE staff and faculty are committed to supporting you and helping you achieve your personal and professional goals. It is our hope that you will work to make a positive personal contribution to the School and the larger community and that we can support you in that effort.

The Student Handbook is an official publication of HGSE. It is designed to provide you with useful information about the HGSE community and the University. The handbook also contains important sections on academic policies and procedures as well as policies governing student life, and we urge you to familiarize yourself with these materials.

We wish you a productive and rewarding experience here.

• The HGSE Student Handbook is available to students online in the Office of Student Affairs section of my.gse.harvard.edu.

Printed copies of the Student Handbook are available in the Office of Student Affairs upon request.