Spring 2025 Gen Ed Registration and Lottery Overview
Registration is closed. The add/drop period opens on Jan 13.
Registration for Spring 2025 Gen Ed Courses
- For a searchable list of Spring 2025 Gen Ed courses by category please see our course catalog.
- Open add drop begins on Jan 13 and ends on Feb 3. During this period you can enroll in uncapped courses directly, making sure to choose a section that has available seats OR submit your preferences, depending on how the course is configured.
- If you get an error message saying an uncapped course is full, it is likely that you tried to enroll in a full section. Please remove the course from your cart and add it back in, making sure to pick a section with open seats.
- After Feb 3, admission to uncapped courses will be by petition and at the instructor’s discretion.
- Admission to capped courses during add/drop is by petition and subject to there being available seats. Please note that an approved petition does not guarantee a seat.
- If you are in an untimed placeholder section it is important that you enroll in a timed section by the start of classes.
Looking to browse Gen Ed courses? Check out our course catalog, where you can filter by semester offered or by category.
Do you have a question or issue pertaining to lottery logistics or enrollment within my.Harvard? Get in touch with us at gened_enrollment@fas.harvard.edu.
Gen Ed Advising
Are you a student with questions about Gen Ed? We’re happy to help! If your question isn’t answered in our FAQs, please email gened_questions@fas.harvard.edu.