Academic Advising at Harvard College 

Academic advising is a series of intentional interactions that empowers you to realize your maximum educational potential. Academic advising is the key to ensuring that you can explore fully the curricular and co-curricular opportunities that exist as part of the liberal arts and sciences education and take advantage of the many resources here at Harvard College.  

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Class of 2028

The concentration declaration deadline is Friday, October 10. Check out our Guide to Pre-Declaration Processes to ensure you complete all the necessary steps to declare your concentration on time. Then, follow these steps to declare your concentration in my.harvard by the declaration deadline.

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Key Academic Dates

Drop-In Advising

If you want to speak to an advisor in the Advising Programs Office, advisors on our staff are happy to connect with you via drop-in advising. We are available to chat about anything—course selection and registration, concentration exploration, curricular requirements or academic policy, and more! Harvard College undergraduates may sign up for an advising appointment via our Crimson Scheduler.