The Spring 2022 cross-registration process has concluded. Fall 2022 cross-registration information will be posted on this page in August.
Please refer to Keep HBS Healthy for updated information on COVID-19 protocols.
- Spring 2022 Course Schedule
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This document is updated frequently! Be sure to check back here for updates over the coming days.
Spring 2022 Courses Open to Cross-Registration
It is important to note that some HBS courses will not be open to cross registrants while others may be open but are in high demand from HBS students and therefore may not have space available for cross-registrants.
- Fall 2021 Course Schedule
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This document is updated frequently! Be sure to check back here for updates over the coming days.
Fall 2021 Courses Open to Cross-Registration
It is important to note that some HBS courses will not be open to cross registrants while others may be open but are in high demand from HBS students and therefore may not have space available for cross-registrants.
- HBS Course Catalog: Elective Curriculum 2021-22
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Online catalog describing course content and term(s) offered. Please note that Q1 and Q3 are the equivalent of Fall 1 and Spring 1, respectively, and Q2 and Q4 are the equivalent of Fall 2 and Spring 2, respectively. Courses listed as Q1,Q2 or Q3,Q4 are full-term courses. Also note that cross-registration is permitted only in 2nd Year Elective Curriculum courses.
Please visit the HBS Faculty Directory where you can examine faculty biographies and find contact information.
- Harvard Course Catalog: Elective Curriculum 2021-22
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Online course catalog for classes across Harvard University.
- Academic Calendar 2021-22
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The Academic Calendar indicates the days on which classes are held at HBS. This version of the calendar is for the exclusive use of non-HBS students only. If you are enrolled in the MBA program, please login to MyHBS for all of your calendar and course schedule information.
- What is the X/Y Schedule?
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The Academic Calendar at HBS is broken into the X/Y schedule. That is, most HBS courses fall on either an X day or a Y day.
X classes meet on Monday, Tuesday, and some Wednesdays.
Y classes meet on Thursday, Friday, and some Wednesdays.
Please note that in the Spring term only, the X/Y schedule meets in a different pattern during the first week of classes. Please refer to the Academic Calendar above for further detail.
Some classes at HBS meet just one day per week. Those classes are denoted in the schedule found at the top of this page with the letter of their meeting day (M,T,W,H). - About Wednesdays
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If you are enrolled in a class at HBS you will need to know if it is an X class or a Y class and on what Wednesdays your course will meet. That information can be found by looking at the Academic Calendar. X days are green, Y days are blue and you will see that some Wednesdays are blue while others are green. You are expected to be in class on all Wednesdays when your course is meeting, as indicated on this calendar.
- Auditors and Harvard Fellows (ALI, Nieman, Loeb, etc.)
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Those interested in auditing may enroll in HBS classes, pending faculty permission and the availability of seats, after all students taking courses for credit have been assigned their enrollments. The process is as follows:
- Research your courses of interest. HBS courses that are open to auditors will say so in the course description found in the my.Harvard course catalog.
- Reach out to the faculty member teaching the course in which you are interested in order to request permission to audit. In some cases you may be asked to forward your CV/Resume to the faculty for review.
- After permission is granted, you are required to fill out a poll: https://hbs.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cwM1GWC1YnwLNNr
The link for this poll is no longer active. Information about Fall 2022 auditing will be posted here in August. - After completing the poll, you will receive an automated email with temporary login credentials that may be used to access the HBS Canvas site as well as further instructions.
- Formal Auditor enrollments were processed on February 4th. If you were enrolled, you were sent a set of personalized login credentials as soon as your enrollment was formalized.
Note for Harvard Fellows: Fellows of Harvard University are eligible to cross-register in HBS courses as auditors only. Please follow the steps above to request permission to audit an HBS course.
- Case Method Workshop
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To familiarize yourself with the case method, by which all HBS courses are taught, please plan to attend a Case Method Workshop led by Professor John Macomber on Tuesday, January 25th, 2022 at 3:30pm. This session will be held via Zoom:
https://hbs.zoom.us/j/99035887054?pwd=Ym5CWVZTNXZsOEQ4czBGc1BSeFh0dz09
Please have your first and last name and your school affiliation displayed on your Zoom screen (e.g. Tom Smith, HKS or Sarah Jones, MIT).
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View details about the Cross-Registration petition process.
Questions? Email mbacrossreg@hbs.edu.
April 28, 2022