Academic Calendar 2012-2013
FALL QUARTER 2012
| August 13-17 |
Monday-Friday |
Fall registration period |
| August 18-September 9 |
Saturday-Sunday |
Add/Drop period-no charge if registered |
| September 3 |
Monday |
Labor Day; administrative holiday. Consult instructor. |
| September 10 |
Monday |
Drop/Swap begins; $50 per course |
| September 10 |
Monday |
Late registration; $100 fee if no previous enrollment |
| September 14 |
Friday |
Last day to petition for graduate degrees to be conferred in December 2010 |
| September 17 |
Monday |
Classes begin |
| September 19 |
Wednesday |
New Student Orientation |
| September 21 |
Firday |
Tuition and fee payment due |
| September 23 |
Sunday |
Last day to change registration or withdraw from classes with a 100 percent refund (Clear registration holds by 5 p.m., Friday) |
| September 30 |
Sunday |
Last day to withdraw from classes with a 50 percent refund |
| October 5 |
Friday |
Last day to submit incomplete work to faculty for spring and summer 2011 |
| October 7 |
Sunday |
Last day to withdraw from classes with a 25 percent refund |
| October 15-19 |
Monday-Friday |
Winter registration period |
| November 2 |
Friday |
Last day to withdraw from classes with a W grade |
| November 19-23 |
Monday-Friday |
Thanksgiving recess; academic holiday (Please check with instructor to verify that classes will not meet.) |
| November 22-23 |
Thursday-Friday |
Thanksgiving recess; administrative holiday |
| November 30 |
Friday |
Classes end |
| December 3-7 |
Monday-Friday |
Fall quarter final examinations |
| December 12 |
Wednesday |
Fall quarter grades due |
| December 14 |
Friday |
Last day to petition for graduate degrees to be conferred in March 2012 |
| December 24-25 |
Monday-Tuesday |
Christmas recess; administrative holiday |
| December 31 |
Monday |
New Year’s recess; administrative holiday |
WINTER QUARTER 2013
| October 15-19 |
Monday-Friday |
Winter registration period |
| October 20-December 23 |
Saturday-Sunday |
Add/Drop period-no charge if registered |
| December 21 |
Friday |
Tuition and fee payment due |
| December 24 |
Monday |
Drop/Swap begins; $50 per course |
| December 24 |
Monday |
Late registration begins; $100 fee if no previous enrollment |
| January 7 |
Monday |
Classes begin |
| January 9 |
Wednesday |
New Student Orientation |
| January 13 |
Sunday |
Last day to change registration or withdraw from classes with a 100 percent refund (Clear registration holds by 5 p.m., Friday) |
| January 20 |
Sunday |
Last day to withdraw from classes with a 50 percent refund |
| January 21 |
Monday |
Martin Luther King Day; administrative holiday. Consult instructor. |
| January 25 |
Friday |
Last day to submit incomplete fall quarter 2010 work to faculty |
| January 27 |
Sunday |
Last day to withdraw from classes with a 25 percent refund |
| January 28-February 1 |
Monday-Friday |
Spring registration period |
| February 1 |
Friday |
Last day to withdraw from classes and not receive a W grade (no tuition refund) |
| February 18 |
Monday |
Presidents’ Day; administrative holiday. Consult instructor. |
| February 22 |
Friday |
Last day to withdraw from classes with a W grade |
| March 15 |
Friday |
Classes end |
| March 15 |
Friday |
Last day to petition for graduate degrees to be conferred in June 2012 |
| March 18-22 |
Monday-Friday |
Winter quarter final examinations |
| March 27 |
Wednesday |
Winter quarter grades due |
SPRING QUARTER 2013
| January 28-February 1 |
Monday-Friday |
Spring registration period |
| February 2-March 24 |
Saturday-Sunday |
Add/Drop period-no charge if registered |
| March 21 |
Wednesday |
Tuition and fee payment due |
| March 25 |
Monday |
Drop/Swap begins; $50 per course |
| March 25 |
Monday |
Late registration begins; $100 fee if no previous enrollment |
| March 29 |
Friday |
Good Friday; administrative holiday. Consult instructor. |
| April 1 |
Monday |
Classes begin |
| April 3 |
Wednesday |
New Student Orientation |
| April 7 |
Sunday |
Last day to change registration or withdraw from classes with a 100 percent refund (Clear registration holds by 5 p.m., Friday) |
| April 14 |
Sunday |
Last day to withdraw from classes with a 50 percent refund |
| April 15-19 |
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 19 |
Friday |
Last day to submit incomplete work to faculty for winter 2012 |
| April 21 |
Sunday |
Last day to withdraw from classes with a 25 percent refund |
| April 26 |
Friday |
Last day to withdraw from classes and not receive a W grade (no tuition refund) |
| May 17 |
Friday |
Last day to withdraw from classes with a W grade |
| May 27 |
Monday |
Memorial Day; academic and administrative holiday |
| June 7 |
Friday |
Classes end |
| June 10-14 |
Monday-Friday |
Spring quarter final examinations |
| June 14 |
Friday |
Graduate Commencement |
| June 21 |
Wednesday |
Spring quarter grades due |
| June 21 |
Friday |
Last day to petition for graduate degrees to be conferred in September 2012
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SUMMER SESSIONS 2013
| April 15-19 |
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 20-June 16 |
Saturday-Sunday |
Add/Drop period |
| June 17 |
Monday |
Late registration; $100 fee if no previous enrollment |
| June 17 |
Monday |
Drop/Swap begins; $50 per course |
| June 20 |
Thursday |
Tuition and fee payment due |
| June 24 |
Monday |
Classes begin for Summer Sessions I and II |
| June 30 |
Sunday |
Last day to register for all three sessions |
| July 4 |
Thursday |
Independence Day observed; academic and administrative holiday |
| July 26 |
Friday |
Last day to withdraw from classes for Session II only |
| July 26 |
Friday |
Classes end for Session II only |
| July 29,30 |
Monday, Tuesday |
Summer Session II final examinations |
| August 5 |
Monday |
Classes begin for Summer Session III |
| August 30 |
Friday |
Last day to withdraw from classes for Session I only |
| August 30 |
Friday |
Classes end for Session I only |
| September 2 |
Monday |
Labor Day observed; administrative holiday |
| September 2-6 |
Monday-Friday |
Summer Session I final examinations |
| September 6 |
Friday |
Last day to withdraw from classes for Session III only |
| September 6 |
Friday |
Classes end for Session III only |
| September 9, 10 |
Monday, Tuesday |
Summer Session III final examinations |
| September 13 |
Friday |
Last day to petition for graduate degrees to be conferred in December 2012 |
| October 4 |
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.
