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2011-2012 Academic Year

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Projected 2012-2013 Calendar

Projected Vacation Dates 2013-2017

2011-2012 Academic Year
Date	Day	Activity
July 2011
4	Monday	Independence Day Holiday (offices, labs, clinics, administration closed) MS3 Begin Period (Week) 01 MS4 Begin Period 01
August 2011
1	Monday	MS3 Begin Period (Week) 05 MS4 Begin Period 02
8	Monday	MS2 Begin 2011-2012 Academic Year
13	Saturday	MS1 Orientation
15	Monday	MS1 Begin 2011-2012 Academic Year MS3 Begin Period (Week) 07
19	Friday	SSHP, SGS Fall Registration (M2.200)
22	Monday	SSHP, SGS Begin Fall term SSHP New Student Orientation
28	Sunday	MS4 End Period 02
29	Monday	MS3 Begin Period (Week) 09 MS4 Begin Period 03
September 2011
1	Thursday	NRMP Applicant Registration Opens (MS4)
5	Monday	Labor Day Holiday (offices, labs, clinics, administration closed)
7	Wednesday	Fall Census Date -- 12th class day, last day to drop or add classes without grade record or tuition billing
25	Sunday	MS4 End Period 03
26	Monday	MS4 Begin Period 04 MS3 Begin Period (Week) 13
October 2011
7	Friday	SSHP Deadline to file Fall Candidacy to Graduate forms
14	Friday	SGS Diploma Cards Due
23	Sunday	MS4 End Period 04
24	Monday	MS4 Begin Period 05 MS3 Begin Period (Week) 17
November 2011
7	Monday	MS3 Begin Period (Week) 19
20	Sunday	MS4 End Period 05
21	Monday	MS3 Begin Period (Week) 21 MS4 Begin Period 06
24-25	Thursday - Friday	Thanksgiving Holiday (Offices, labs, clinics, administration closed)
28	Monday	SGS Deadline to file Fall Candidacy to Graduate forms
30	Wednesday	MS4 - National Residency Program (NRMP) Application registration deadline at NRMP website
December 2011
5-9	Monday - Friday	SSHP, SGS Final Fall Examinations
7	Wednesday	Grades due to Registrar's Office for Fall term graduating students
9	Friday	SSHP, SGS Official close of Fall term and date for conferral of degrees SGS Deadline for filing approved theses/dissertations to Dean's Office for Fall graduation
11	Sunday	SSHP Fall Commencement Ceremony  - Gooch Auditorium(2:00 PM)
16	Friday	SSHP, SGS Fall grades due to Registrar's Office
18	Sunday	MS4 End Period 06
12/10 - 1/8		Winter Break (SSHP and SGS Students Only)
12/17 -01/01		Winter Break (MS1 and MS2 Students Only)
12/19 – 01/01		Winter Break (MS3 and MS4 Students Only)
January 2012
2	Monday	MS1 Resume Curriculum MS2 Resume Curriculum MS3 Begin Period (week) 27 MS4 Begin Period 07 PT, PA Begin clinical assignments
7	Friday	SSHP, SGS Spring Registration (M2.200)
9	Monday	SSHP, SGS Begin Spring term
1/15 - 2/22		MS4 National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) ranking input at NRMP website
16	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (SSHP, SGS, MS1, MS2 Only - offices and labs closed, clinics and administration open)
17	Tuesday	50th Annual Student Research Forum (3:00 PM, D1.602)
25	Wednesday	Spring Census Date -- SSHP, SGS 12th class day -- last day to drop or add classes without grade record or tuition billing
29	Sunday	MS4 End Period 07
30	Monday	MS3 Begin Period (Week) 31 MS4 Begin Period 08
February 2012
3	Friday	MS4, SGS Cap and gown order forms due, deadline to process name change requests for diplomas and Spring commencement
13	Monday	MS3 Begin Period (Week) 33
20	Monday	Presidents' Day Holiday (SSHP, SGS, MS1 and MS2 only - offices and labs closed, clinics and administration open)
26	Sunday	MS4 End Period 08
27	Monday	MS4 Begin Period 09 MS3 Begin Period (Week) 35
March 2012
2	Friday	SSHP Deadline to file Spring Candidacy to Graduate forms
5-11		MS2 Spring Break
10-18		MS1, SSHP, SGS Spring Break MS2 Spring Break (continues)
16	Friday	MS4 Residency Match Day
25	Sunday	MS4 End Period 09
3/26 - 4/8		MS3, MS4 Spring Break
April 2012
6	Friday	Spring Day Holiday (SSHP, SGS, MS1, MS2 Only - offices and labs closed, clinics and administration open)
9	Monday	MS4 Begin Period 10 MS3 Begin Period (Week) 41
13	Friday	SGS Deadline for filing approved theses/dissertations to Dean's Office for Spring graduation
May 2012
4/30 - 5/4	Monday - Friday	SSHP, SGS Final Spring Examinations
4	Friday	SSHP, SGS Official close of Spring term and date for conferral of degrees
6	Sunday	MS4 End Period 10
7	Monday	MS4 Begin Period 11 MS3 Begin Period (Week) 47
11	Friday	SSHP, SGS Spring grades due to Registrar's Office MS2 Final Class Day
18	Friday	SSHP, SGS Summer Registration (M2.200)
21	Monday	SSHP, SGS Begin Summer term
25	Friday	MS1 Final Class Day
28	Monday	Memorial Day Holiday (SSHP, SGS - offices, labs, clinics, administration closed)
31	Thursday	SGS Commencement Ceremony (Gooch Auditorium, 7:00 PM)
June 2012
1	Friday	MS4 Commencement Ceremony (Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, 7:00 PM - Tickets Required) End Period 11 Summer Census Date -- SSHP, SGS 4th class day -- last day to drop or add classes without grade record or tuition billing
4	Monday	Begin Period 12 (MS3 and visiting medical students only)
11	Monday	SSHP, SGS Deadline to file Summer Candidacy to Graduate forms
July 2012
1	Sunday	End Period 12 (MS3 and visiting medical students only) End MS3 2011-2012 Academic Year
4	Wednesday	Independence Day Holiday (offices, labs, clinics, administration closed)
27	Friday	SGS Deadline for filing approved theses/dissertations to Dean's Office for Summer graduation
August 2012
6-10		SSHP, SGS Final Summer Examinations
10	Friday	SSHP, SGS Official close of Summer term and date for conferral of degrees
17	Friday	SSHP, SGS Summer grades due to Registrar's Office

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2012-2013 Projected Academic Calendar Key Dates

Subject to change without notice

Date	Activity
July 2	MS3, MS4 Begin Academic Year
August 6	MS2 Begin Academic Year
August 11-12	MS1 Orientation
August 13	MS1 Begin Academic Year
August 20	SSHP, SGS Begin Fall Term
September 3	Labor Day Holiday
November 22-23	Thanksgiving Holiday
December 3-7	SSHP, SGS Fall Final Exams
December 7	SSHP, SGS Official close of Fall term and degree conferral date
December 9	SSHP Commencement Ceremony (Gooch Auditorium, 2:00 PM)
December 10 - January 6	SSHP, SGS Winter Break
December 15- December 30	MS1, MS2 Winter Break MS3, MS4 Winter Break
December 31	MS1, MS2, MS3, MS4 Resume Academic Year
January 7	SSHP, SGS Begin Spring Term
January 14	Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (SSHP, SGS, MS1, MS2 only)
March 9-17	MS1, SSHP, SGS Spring Break
March 2-17	MS2 Spring Break
March 25 - April 7	MS3, MS4 Spring Break
April 29 - May 3	SSHP, SGS Spring Final Exams
May 3	SSHP, SGS Official close of Spring term and degree conferral date
May 10	MS2 End Academic Year
May 20	SSHP, SGS Begin Summer Term
May 24	MS1 End Academic Year
May 27	Memorial Day Holiday
June ? (TBA, probably within June 1-5)	SGS Commencement Ceremony (Gooch Auditorium)
June ? (TBA, probably within June 1-5)	MS4 Commencement Ceremony (location TBA)
June 30	MS3 End Academic Year
July 4	Independence Day Holiday
August 5-9	SSHP, SGS Summer Final Exams
August 9	SSHP, SGS Official close of the Summer term and degree conferral date

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Projected Vacation Dates 2013-2017 (subject to change without notice)
Vacation	2013-2014	2014-2015	2015-2016	2016-2017
Independence Day	Jul. 4	Jul. 4	Jul. 3	Jul. 3
Labor Day	Sep. 2	Sep. 1	Sep. 7	Sep. 7
Thanksgiving	Nov. 28-29	Nov. 27-28	Nov. 27-28	Nov. 27-28
Winter Break (Med)	Dec. 14-29	Dec. 15 - Jan. 4	Dec. 14–29	Dec. 14–29
Winter Break (Grad, Hlth Prof)	Dec. 7 - Jan. 5	Dec. 8 - Jan. 5	Dec. 7 – Jan. 5	Dec. 7 – Jan. 5
Spring Break (Grad, Hlth Prof)	Mar. 10-16	Mar. 16-22	Mar. 14–20	Mar. 14–20
Spring Break (MS2)	Mar. 1-16	Mar. 9-22	Mar. 7–20	Mar. 7–20
Spring Break (MS1)	Mar. 8-16	Mar. 14-22	Mar. 12–20	Mar. 12–20
Spring Break (MS3, MS4)	Mar. 22 - Apr. 6	Mar. 28 - Apr. 12	Mar. 27 – Apr. 10	Mar. 27 – Apr. 10
Memorial Day	May 26	May 25	May 23	May 23

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