Graduate Academic Catalog 2016 - 2017 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
Graduate Academic Catalog 2016 - 2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Graduate and Seminary Academic Calendar


The graduate and the seminary programs operate on a two-semester plus 12-week summer academic calendar. The academic year consists of an early fall semester that ends before the Christmas holidays and a spring semester that concludes in early May. Graduate students typically use the summer term as an integral part of their program.

  Fall 2016 Spring 2017 Summer 2017
Admissions application priority filing July 15 November 15, 2016 March 15
Registration
  Online registration opens July 5 November 14, 2016 March 13
  Add courses without late fee: last day
  Full-term and Session 1 September 11 January 22 May 21
  Session 2 November 6 March 26 July 2
  Add courses with late fee
  Full-term and Session 1 September 12-23 January 23-Feb. 3 May 22-June 2
  Session 2 November 7-18 March 27-April 7 July 3-14
  Drop courses without grade penalty
  Session 1 courses September 30 February 10 June 2
  Full-term courses November 4 March 24 June 23
  Session 2 courses November 25 April 14 July 14
  Project/Thesis due November 7 March 27 n/a
Classes begin
  Full-term and Session 1 August 29 January 9 May 8
  Session 2 October 24 March 13 June 19
Grading
  Last day to request grading option
  Full-term and Session 1 September 9 January 20 May 19
  Session 2 November 4 March 24 June 30
  Last day to change seminary course to audit
  Full-term October 14 February 24 June 16
  Session 1 September 23 February 3 May 26
  Session 2 November 18 April 7 July 7
  Grades due
  Session 1 October 25 March 7 June 20
  Full-term and Session 2 courses December 20 May 9 August 1
  Incomplete, last day to apply for
  Session 1 October 21 March 3 June 16
  Full-term and Session 2 December 16 May 5 July 28
Last day of classes
  Session 1 October 21 March 3 June 16
  Full-term and Session 2 December 16 May 5 July 28
Last day to accept student assignments
  Session 1 October 21 March 3 June 16
  Full-term and Session 2 December 16 May 5

July 28

Commencement
  Last day to apply for participation September 30 January 31 n/a
  Clearance documentation due November 1 March 13 n/a
  Ceremony December 16 May 6 n/a
Holidays
  Mid-term break (no classes) October 20-21 March 6-10 n/a
  Offices closed; no classes September 5 January 16 May 29
    November 24-25 February 20 July 4
    December 24-January 1, 2017 April 14