▁administrative ▁de an ▁of ▁G S AS , ▁who ▁has ▁day - to - day ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁operations ▁of ▁the ▁school , ▁a ▁de an ▁for ▁adm issions ▁and ▁financial ▁aid , ▁and ▁a ▁de an ▁for ▁student ▁affairs . ▁While ▁the ▁G S AS ▁office ▁over se es ▁the ▁processing ▁of ▁applications , ▁financial ▁aid ▁and ▁fellow ships , ▁th esis ▁gu idel ines , ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁student ▁affairs , ▁the ▁individual ▁depart ments ▁in ▁F AS ▁retain ▁considerable ▁aut onomy ▁in ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁their ▁respective ▁gradu ate ▁programs . ▁ ▁The ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences ▁over se es ▁G S AS ▁and ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁setting ▁the ▁conditions ▁of ▁ad mission , ▁for ▁providing ▁courses ▁of ▁instruction ▁for ▁students , ▁for ▁direct ing ▁their ▁studies ▁and ▁exam ining ▁them ▁in ▁their ▁fields ▁of ▁study , ▁for ▁establish ing ▁and ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁requirements ▁for ▁its ▁degrees ▁and ▁for ▁making ▁recommend ations ▁for ▁those ▁degrees ▁to ▁Harvard ’ s ▁G over ning ▁Bo ards , ▁for ▁lay ing ▁down ▁reg ulations ▁for ▁the ▁govern ance ▁of ▁the ▁school , ▁and ▁for ▁super vis ing ▁all ▁its ▁affairs . ▁The ▁de an ▁of ▁G S AS ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁implementing ▁and ▁super vis ing ▁the ▁policies ▁of ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁gradu ate ▁education . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁its ▁own ▁master ' s ▁and ▁Ph D ▁programs , ▁G S AS ▁nomin ally ▁over se es ▁the ▁Ph D ▁programs ▁in ▁Harvard ' s