Graduate Academic Catalog 2017 - 2018 
    
    Oct 13, 2024  
Graduate Academic Catalog 2017 - 2018 [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 2017 Spring 2018 Summer 2018
Admissions application priority filing July 15 November 15, 2017 March 15
Registration
  Online registration opens July 3 November 13, 2017 March 12
  Add courses without late fee: last day
  Full-term and Session 1 September 10 January 21 May 20
  Session 2 November 5 March 25 July 1
  Add courses with late fee
  Full-term and Session 1 September 11-22 January 22-Feb. 2 May 21-June 1
  Session 2 November 6-17 March 26-April 6 July 2-13
  Drop courses without grade penalty
  Session 1 courses September 29 February 9 June 1
  Full-term courses November 3 March 23 June 22
  Session 2 courses November 24 April 13 July 13
  Project/Thesis due November 6 March 26 n/a
Classes begin
  Full-term and Session 1 August 28 January 8 May 7
  Session 2 October 23 March 12 June 18
Grading
  Last day to request grading option
  Full-term and Session 1 September 8 January 19 May 18
  Session 2 November 3 March 23 June 29
  Last day to change seminary course to audit
  Full-term October 13 February 23 June 15
  Session 1 September 22 February 2 May 25
  Session 2 November 17 April 6 July 6
  Grades due
  Session 1 October 24 March 6 June 19
  Full-term and Session 2 courses December 19 May 8 July 31
  Incomplete, last day to apply for
  Session 1 October 20 March 2 June 15
  Full-term and Session 2 December 15 May 4 July 27
Last day of classes
  Session 1 October 20 March 2 June 15
  Full-term and Session 2 December 15 May 4 July 27
Last day to accept student assignments
  Session 1 October 20 March 2 June 15
  Full-term and Session 2 December 15 May 4 July 27
Commencement
  Last day to apply for participation September 30 January 31 n/a
  Clearance for documentation due November 1 March 13 n/a
  Ceremony December 15 May 4 n/a
Holidays
  Mid-term break (no-classes) n/a March 5-9 n/a
  Offices closed; no classes September 4 January 15 May 28
    November 23-24 February 19 July 4
    December 25-January 1, 2018 March 30