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Projected 2013-2014 Calendar

Projected Vacation Dates 2014-2018

2012-2013 Academic Year
Date	Day	Activity
July 2012
2	Monday	MS3 Begin Period (Week) 01 MS4 Begin Period 01
30	Monday	MS3 Begin Period (Week) 05 MS4 Begin Period 02
August 2012
6	Monday	MS2 Begin 2012-2013 Academic Year
11	Saturday	MS1 PRE+OP Orientation Retreat
13	Monday	MS1 Begin 2012-2013 Academic Year MS3 Begin Period (Week) 07
17	Friday	SSHP, SGS Fall Registration (M2.200)
20	Monday	SSHP, SGS Begin Fall term SSHP New Student Orientation
26	Sunday	MS4 End Period 02
27	Monday	MS3 Begin Period (Week) 09 MS4 Begin Period 03
September 2012
1	Thursday	NRMP Applicant Registration Opens (MS4)
3	Monday	Labor Day Holiday (offices, labs, clinics, administration closed)
5	Wednesday	Fall Census Date -- 12th class day, last day to drop or add classes without grade record or tuition billing
23	Sunday	MS4 End Period 03
24	Monday	MS4 Begin Period 04 MS3 Begin Period (Week) 13
October 2012
5	Friday	SSHP Deadline to file Fall Candidacy to Graduate forms
12	Friday	SGS Diploma Cards Due
21	Sunday	MS4 End Period 04
22	Monday	MS4 Begin Period 05 MS3 Begin Period (Week) 17
November 2012
7	Monday	MS3 Begin Period (Week) 19
18	Sunday	MS4 End Period 05
19	Monday	MS3 Begin Period (Week) 21 MS4 Begin Period 06
22-23	Thursday - Friday	Thanksgiving Holiday (academic offices, labs, clinics, and administration closed)
26	Monday	SGS Deadline to file Fall Candidacy to Graduate forms
30	Wednesday	MS4 - National Residency Program (NRMP) Application early registration deadline at NRMP website - applicants may register for $50 until 11:59 PM eastern time - applicants who register after 11/30 must pay an additional $50 registration fee until 2/20/2013
December 2012
3-7	Monday - Friday	SSHP, SGS Final Fall Examinations
5	Wednesday	Grades due to Registrar's Office for Fall term graduating students
7	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
9	Sunday	SSHP Fall Commencement Ceremony  - Gooch Auditorium(2:00 PM)
14	Friday	SSHP, SGS Fall grades due to Registrar's Office
16	Sunday	MS4 End Period 06
12/10 - 1/6		Winter Break (SSHP and SGS Students Only)
12/15 -1/2		Winter Break (MS1 and MS2 Students Only)
12/15 – 12/31		Winter Break (MS3 and MS4 Students Only)
31	Monday	MS3 Begin Period (week) 27 MS4 Begin Period 07 PT, PA Begin clinical assignments New Year's Eve  (Academic Offices, labs, central administration closed; clinics open with skeleton crew)
January 2013
1	Tuesday	New Year's Day Holiday (SSHP, SGS, MS1, MS2 Only - academic offices, labs, clinics and central administration closed)
2	Wednesday	MS1 Resume Curriculum MS2 Resume Curriculum
4	Friday	SSHP, SGS Spring Registration (M2.200)
7	Monday	SSHP, SGS Begin Spring term
1/15 - 2/20		MS4 National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) ranking input at NRMP website
21	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (SSHP, SGS, MS1, MS2 Only - academic offices and labs closed; clinics open and central administration open with skeleton crew)
TBA	TBA	51st Annual Student Research Forum (TBA)
23	Wednesday	Spring Census Date -- SSHP, SGS 12th class day -- last day to drop or add classes without grade record or tuition billing
27	Sunday	MS4 End Period 07
28	Monday	MS3 Begin Period (Week) 31 MS4 Begin Period 08
February 2013
1	Friday	MS4, SGS Cap and gown order forms due, deadline to process name change requests for diplomas and Spring commencement
11	Monday	MS3 Begin Period (Week) 33
20	Wednesday	MS4 National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) deadline for registration and Rank Order List Submission by 9:00 PM eastern time
24	Sunday	MS4 End Period 08
25	Monday	MS4 Begin Period 09 MS3 Begin Period (Week) 35
March 2013
1	Friday	SSHP Deadline to file Spring Candidacy to Graduate forms
2-10		MS2 Spring Break
9-17		MS1, SSHP, SGS Spring Break MS2 Spring Break (continues)
15	Friday	MS4 Residency Match Day
22	Friday	MS4 End Period 09
3/23 - 4/7		MS3, MS4 Spring Break
29	Friday	Spring Day Holiday (SSHP, SGS, MS1, MS2 Only - academic offices and labs closed; clinics open and central administration open with skeleton crew)
April 2013
8	Monday	MS4 Begin Period 10 MS3 Begin Period (Week) 41
12	Friday	SGS Deadline for filing approved theses/dissertations to Dean's Office for Spring graduation
4/29 - 5/3	Monday - Friday	SSHP, SGS Final Spring Examinations
May 2013
3	Friday	SSHP, SGS Official close of Spring term and date for conferral of degrees
5	Sunday	MS4 End Period 10
6	Monday	MS4 Begin Period 11 MS3 Begin Period (Week) 47
10	Friday	SSHP, SGS Spring grades due to Registrar's Office MS2 Final Class Day
17	Friday	SSHP, SGS Summer Registration (M2.200)
20	Monday	SSHP, SGS Begin Summer term
24	Friday	MS1 Final Class Day
27	Monday	Memorial Day Holiday (SSHP, SGS - academic offices, labs, clinics, central administration closed)
30	Thursday	SGS Commencement Ceremony (Gooch Auditorium, 7:00 PM)
31	Friday	MS4 Commencement Ceremony (Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House, 7:30 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
June 2013
3	Monday	Begin Period 12 (MS3 and visiting medical students only)
10	Monday	SSHP, SGS Deadline to file Summer Candidacy to Graduate forms
30	Sunday	End Period 12 (MS3 and visiting medical students only) End MS3 2012-2013 Academic Year
July 2013
4	Thursday	Independence Day Holiday (academic offices, labs, clinics, and central administration closed)
26	Friday	SGS Deadline for filing approved theses/dissertations to Dean's Office for Summer graduation
August 2013
5-9		SSHP, SGS Final Summer Examinations
9	Friday	SSHP, SGS Official close of Summer term and date for conferral of degrees
16	Friday	SSHP, SGS Summer grades due to Registrar's Office

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2013-2014 Projected Academic Calendar Key Dates

Subject to change without notice

Date	Activity
July 1	MS3, MS4 Begin Academic Year
August 5	MS2 Begin Academic Year
August 10-11	MS1 Orientation
August 12	MS1 Begin Academic Year
August 19	SSHP, SGS Begin Fall Term
September 2	Labor Day Holiday
November 28-29	Thanksgiving Holiday
December 2-6	SSHP, SGS Fall Final Exams
December 6	SSHP, SGS Official close of Fall term and degree conferral date
December 8	SSHP Commencement Ceremony (Gooch Auditorium, 2:00 PM)
December 9 - January 5	SSHP, SGS Winter Break
December 15- December 29 (TENTATIVE)	MS1, MS2 Winter Break MS3, MS4 Winter Break
December 30 (TENTATIVE)	MS1, MS3, MS4 Resume Academic Year
January 6	MS2, SSHP, SGS Begin Spring Term
January 20	Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (SSHP, SGS, MS1, MS2 only)
March 8-16 (TENTATIVE)	MS1, MS2, SSHP, SGS Spring Break
March 25 - April 7 (TENTATIVE)	MS3, MS4 Spring Break
April 28 - May 2	SSHP, SGS Spring Final Exams
May 2	SSHP, SGS Official close of Spring term and degree conferral date
May 9 (TENTATIVE)	MS2 End Academic Year
May 19	SSHP, SGS Begin Summer Term
May 23 (TENTATIVE)	MS1 End Academic Year
May 26	Memorial Day Holiday
June ? (TBA, within May 30 - June 5)	SGS Commencement Ceremony (Gooch Auditorium)
June ? (TBA, within May 30 - June 5)	MS4 Commencement Ceremony (location TBA)
June 28 (TENTATIVE)	MS3 End Academic Year
July 4	Independence Day Holiday
August 4-8	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 2014-2018 (subject to change without notice)
Vacation	2014-2015	2015-2016	2016-2017	2017-2018
Independence Day	Jul. 4	Jul. 3	Jul. 4	Jul. 4
Labor Day	Sep. 1	Sep. 7	Sep. 5	Sep. 4
Thanksgiving	Nov. 27-28	Nov. 26-27	Nov. 24-25	Nov. 23-24
Winter Break (Med)	Dec. 15 - Jan. 4	Dec. 18–Jan. 3	Dec. 17-Jan. 2	Dec. 16–31
Winter Break (Grad, Hlth Prof)	Dec. 8 - Jan. 5	Dec. 7 – Jan. 3	Dec. 3 - Jan. 2	Dec. 1 – Jan. 1

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