Programs
Graduate Admissions
The application deadline for admission to the graduate programs in the History of Science for Fall 2008 is January 2, 2008, 5 pm EST.
Information concerning admission, grants, tuition, and registration policies may be obtained from the Admissions Office:
Harvard University
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Office of Admissions
Byerly Hall, 2nd Floor
8 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-5315
http://www.gsas.harvard.edu/prospective_students/admissions.php
The Department of the History of Science encourages online submission of the application: https://apply.embark.com/grad/Harvard/GSAS/.
Program Descriptions for the A.M. and the Ph.D. in the History of Science are available from the Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). Queries about the graduate programs in the History of Science may be directed to:
Michèle Biscoe
Administrative Coordinator for Graduate Studies
Department of the History of Science
Science Center 371
Cambridge, MA 02138
617) 495-9978
biscoe at fas.harvard.edu
Prospective applicants to the Ph.D. program are encouraged to visit during the fall semester prior to submitting their application. Individuals who are already somewhat familiar with the work of individual faculty members find they benefit most from meeting those individuals.
Prospective applicants to the A.M. program are encouraged to seek a faculty member in the Department to sponsor their application and to meet with their prospective sponsor as well as the Chair of the Department or the Director of Graduate Studies.
The Fall 2007 term begins Monday, September 17. Graduate seminars do not ordinarily meet on Fridays, therefore, Monday - Thursday are the best days of the week to visit. Please check the University calendar for holiday closings. Tuesday, December 18, 2007, is the last day the Department can accommodate visits for prospective applicants for admission in Fall 2008. To arrange a visit, please contact the Administrative Coordinator of Graduate studies.
Applicants who have been offered admission are notified by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, usually some time in March. The Graduate School offers an orientation for newly admitted students, and the Department is happy to welcome newly admitted students who visit at that time or any time prior to April 15, the deadline by which the Harvard GSAS (as well as most of the leading American graduate schools) requires a reply to offers of admission.
