Skip to main content arrow_circle_down
Harvard Divinity School
HDS Handbook for Students
HDS Handbook for Students
  • my.Harvard
  • HDS Academic Calendar
  • Student Support
  • HDS Faculty Directory
  • Contact
HDS Handbook for Students
HDS Handbook for Students
  • Academic Procedures
    • Check-in and Registration
    • Course Enrollment
    • Examinations
    • Grades
    • Attendance Policy and Absence Due to Religious Beliefs
    • Student Status and Leaves
    • Teaching Opportunities and Guidelines
    • Graduation and Commencement
    • Student Records and Privacy
    • Accessibility Services and Accomodations
  • Degree Requirements
    • Advising
    • Master of Divinity
    • Master of Theological Studies
    • Master of Religion and Public Life
    • Master of Theology
    • Concurrent Degrees
    • Certificate in Religion and Public Life
    • Language Study
  • Financial Requirements
    • Tuition and Fees
    • Explanation of Fees
    • Billing for Master's Students
    • Payment of University Obligations
    • Financial Aid
    • Readmission and Tuition Policy for Service Members
  • Community Life Policies
    • Statements of Rights, Responsibilities, and Values
    • Student Life and Activities
    • Standards of Conduct
    • Non-Discrimination and Harrassment Policies
    • The Administrative Board
    • Information, Copyright, and Trademark Policies

Breadcrumbs

  1. Home chevron_right
  2. Academic Procedures chevron_right
  3. Student Records and Privacy

Student Records and Privacy

Academic Procedures

  • Check-in and Registration
  • Course Enrollment
    • Adding, Dropping, and Withdrawing from Courses
    • Cross-Registration
    • Reading and Research Courses
    • Change of Grading Basis
    • Auditing Courses
  • Examinations
  • Grades
  • Attendance Policy and Absence Due to Religious Beliefs
  • Student Status and Leaves
    • Academic Progress
    • Prior Coursework and Advanced Standing
    • Part-Time Study
    • Leaves of Absence
    • Program Withdrawal and Reinstatement
  • Teaching Opportunities and Guidelines
  • Graduation and Commencement
  • Student Records and Privacy
    • Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
    • Transcripts, Diplomas, and Verifications
  • Accessibility Services and Accomodations

Access to student records is governed by federal law as well as Harvard privacy and security practices. The policies are described at Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

Students can request records and documents by reviewing the instructions at Transcripts, Degree Verifications, and Diplomas.

HDS Handbook for Students Home

Harvard Divinity School is a nonsectarian school of religious and theological studies that educates students both in the pursuit of the academic study of religion and in preparation for leadership in religious, governmental, and a wide range of service organizations.

smartphone 617.495.5761
email registrar@hds.harvard.edu
  • Accreditation
  • Version History
Admin login
Harvard University
Copyright © 2026 The President and Fellows of Harvard College
Accessibility Digital Accessibility Report Copyright Infringement Info Practices