Academic Calendar 2011-2012
FALL QUARTER 2011
| August 15-19 |
Monday-Friday |
Fall registration period |
| August 20-September 11 |
Saturday-Sunday |
Add/Drop period-no charge if registered |
| September 5 |
Monday |
Labor Day; administrative holiday. Consult instructor. |
| September 12 |
Monday |
Drop/Swap begins; $50 per course |
| September 12 |
Monday |
Late registration; $100 fee if no previous enrollment |
| September 16 |
Friday |
Last day to petition for graduate degrees to be conferred in December 2011 |
| September 19 |
Monday |
Classes begin |
| September 21 |
Wednesday |
Tuition and fee payment due |
| September 21 |
Wednesday |
New Student Orientation |
| September 25 |
Sunday |
Last day to change registration or withdraw from classes with a 100 percent refund (Clear registration holds by 5 p.m., Friday) |
| October 2 |
Sunday |
Last day to withdraw from classes with a 50 percent refund |
| October 7 |
Friday |
Last day to submit incomplete work to faculty for Spring and Summer 2011 |
| October 9 |
Sunday |
Last day to withdraw from classes with a 25 percent refund |
| October 17-21 |
Monday-Friday |
Winter registration period |
| November 4 |
Friday |
Last day to withdraw from classes with a W grade |
| November 21-25 |
Monday-Friday |
Thanksgiving recess; academic holiday (Please check with instructor to verify that classes will not meet.) |
| November 24-25 |
Thursday-Friday |
Thanksgiving recess; administrative holiday |
| December 2 |
Friday |
Classes end |
| December 5-9 |
Monday-Friday |
Fall quarter final examinations |
| December 14 |
Wednesday |
Fall quarter grades due |
| December 16 |
Friday |
Last day to petition for graduate degrees to be conferred in March 2012 |
| December 23-26 |
Friday-Monday |
Christmas recess; administrative holiday |
| December 30 |
Friday |
New Year’s recess; administrative holiday |
WINTER QUARTER 2012
| October 17-21 |
Monday-Friday |
Winter registration period |
| October 22-December 25 |
Saturday-Sunday |
Add/Drop period-no charge if registered |
| December 21 |
Wednesday |
Tuition and fee payment due |
| December 26 |
Monday |
Drop/Swap begins; $50 per course |
| December 26 |
Monday |
Late registration begins; $100 fee if no previous enrollment |
| January 9 |
Monday |
Classes begin |
| January 11 |
Wednesday |
New Student Orientation |
| January 15 |
Sunday |
Last day to change registration or withdraw from classes with a 100 percent refund (Clear registration holds by 5 p.m., Friday) |
| January 16 |
Monday |
Martin Luther King Day; administrative holiday. Consult instructor. |
| January 22 |
Sunday |
Last day to withdraw from classes with a 50 percent refund |
| January 27 |
Friday |
Last day to submit incomplete Fall quarter 2011 work to faculty |
| January 29 |
Sunday |
Last day to withdraw from classes with a 25 percent refund |
| January 30-February 4 |
Monday-Friday |
Spring registration period |
| February 3 |
Friday |
Last day to withdraw from classes and not receive a W grade (no tuition refund) |
| February 20 |
Monday |
Presidents’ Day; administrative holiday. Consult instructor. |
| February 24 |
Friday |
Last day to withdraw from classes with a W grade |
| March 16 |
Friday |
Classes end |
| March 16 |
Friday |
Last day to petition for graduate degrees to be conferred in June 2012 |
| March 19-23 |
Monday-Friday |
Winter quarter final examinations |
| March 28 |
Wednesday |
Winter quarter grades due |
SPRING QUARTER 2012
| January 30-February 3 |
Monday-Friday |
Spring registration period |
| February 4-March 25 |
Saturday-Sunday |
Add/Drop period-no charge if registered |
| March 21 |
Wednesday |
Tuition and fee payment due |
| March 26 |
Monday |
Drop/Swap begins; $50 per course |
| March 26 |
Monday |
Late registration begins; $100 fee if no previous enrollment |
| April 2 |
Monday |
Classes begin |
| April 4 |
Wednesday |
New Student Orientation |
| April 6 |
Friday |
Good Friday; administrative holiday. Consult instructor. |
| April 8 |
Sunday |
Last day to change registration or withdraw from classes with a 100 percent refund (Clear registration holds by 5 p.m., Friday) |
| April 15 |
Sunday |
Last day to withdraw from classes with a 50 percent refund |
| April 20 |
Friday |
Last day to submit incomplete work to faculty for Winter 2012 |
| April 22 |
Sunday |
Last day to withdraw from classes with a 25 percent refund |
| April 16-20 |
Monday-Friday |
Summer registration period for current students for all three sessions (Prospective students may still apply to Open University according to the deadlines listed on the Engineering Graduate Program Adimission page) |
| April 27 |
Friday |
Last day to withdraw from classes and not receive a W grade (no tuition refund) |
| May 18 |
Friday |
Last day to withdraw from classes with a W grade |
| May 28 |
Monday |
Memorial Day; academic and administrative holiday |
| June 8 |
Friday |
Classes end |
| June 11-15 |
Monday-Friday |
Spring quarter final examinations |
| June 15 |
Friday |
Graduate Commencement |
| June 20 |
Wednesday |
Spring quarter grades due |
| June 22 |
Friday |
Last day to petition for graduate degrees to be conferred in September 2012
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SUMMER SESSIONS 2012
| April 16-20 |
Monday-Friday |
Registration period for current students for all three sessions;(Prospective students may still apply to Open University according to the deadlines listed on the Engineering Graduate Program Adimission page) |
| April 21-June 17 |
Saturday-Sunday |
Add/Drop period |
| May 21 |
Monday |
Tuition and fee payment due |
| June 18 |
Monday |
Late registration; $100 fee if no previous enrollment |
| June 18 |
Monday |
Drop/Swap begins; $50 per course |
| June 25 |
Monday |
Classes begin for Summer Sessions I and II |
| July 1 |
Sunday |
Last day to register for all three sessions |
| July 4 |
Wednesday |
Independence Day observed; academic and administrative holiday |
| July 27 |
Friday |
Last day to withdraw from classes for Session II only |
| July 27 |
Friday |
Classes end for Session II only |
| July 30, 31 |
Monday, Tuesday |
Summer Session II final examinations |
| August 6 |
Monday |
Classes begin for Summer Session III |
| August 31 |
Friday |
Last day to withdraw from classes for Session I only |
| August 31 |
Friday |
Classes end for Session I only |
| September 3 |
Monday |
Labor Day observed; administrative holiday |
| September 3-7 |
Monday-Friday |
Summer Session I final examinations |
| September 7 |
Friday |
Last day to withdraw from classes for Session III only |
| September 7 |
Friday |
Classes end for Session III only |
| September 10, 11 |
Monday, Tuesday |
Summer Session III final examinations |
| September 14 |
Friday |
Last day to petition for graduate degrees to be conferred in December 2012 |
| October 5 |
Friday |
Last day to submit incomplete work to faculty for Spring and Summer 2012 |
Summer Session Tuition Refund Policy
For 100 percent tuition refund: Students must drop their course(s) online via ecampus by the end of the day (no later than 11:59 p.m.) of the second class meeting.
For 50 percent tuition refund: Students must drop their course(s) online via ecampus by the end of the day (no later than 11:59 p.m.) of the third class meeting.
There will be no further refunds after the day of the third class meeting. All dates are inclusive.
Summer Weekend Courses Refund Policy
Any student who is enrolled in a weekend course that meets for the first time after the deadline to drop with 100 percent tuition refund will have until the Tuesday following the first meeting to drop that course with no penalty.
To avoid the financial penalty, the course must be dropped manually by the assistant director of Engineering Graduate Services either by e-mailing the request to lmarchewka@scu.edu or completing a drop form available in the Engineering Graduate Programs office. Failure to comply with this process will result in an irreversible forfeit of tuition.
All dates are inclusive.
Registration dates are subject to change.
Registration holds must be cleared with the appropriate office by 5 p.m. on Friday when an ecampus deadline to add or drop a class falls on a Sunday.
Weekend Courses Refund Policy
Any student who is enrolled in a weekend course that meets for the first time after the deadline to drop with 100 percent tuition refund will have until the Tuesday following the first meeting to drop that course with no penalty.
To avoid the financial penalty, the course must be dropped manually by the assistant director of Engineering Graduate Services either by e-mailing the request to lmarchewka@scu.edu or completing a drop form available in the Engineering Graduate Programs office. Failure to comply with this process will result in an irreversible forfeit of tuition.
For more information regarding Tuition Refund Policies, please see Financial Information.
