This includes the time that students may spend in pursuit of additional degrees or other enrichment activities.
Tuition is billed by semester.
Eight semesters of full tuition is required for the M.D. degree. Students who opt for the 5-year M.D. program or are required by the Academic Societies Promotion Board and Review Board to enroll beyond their eighth semester to fulfill degree requirements will be assessed the HMS Facilities Fee for each semester of enrollment beyond the eighth. November or March degree candidates who have paid 8 semesters of full tuition will be assessed the Facilities Fee disability insurance, and health insurance charges for the semester in which they are scheduled to graduate. Students enrolled in a joint degree program whose time for meeting degree requirements at Harvard Medical School exceeds eight semesters and whose tuition requirement has been met will be assessed the facilities fee for each semester of enrollment beyond the eighth. If a medical student departs from regular course attendance status by taking a leave of absence for personal or medical reasons during the course of a semester, the appropriate amount of tuition will be charged according to the Tuition and Fee Adjustment Calendar.