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Registrar's Office

2005-2006

2005-2006 Academic Calendar

Summer 2005 | Fall 2005 | Spring 2006 | Degree Calendar |Academic Year Summary
Note on Religious Holidays

Summer 2005
Monday, July 4Independence Day - a holiday
Tuesday, July 5Summer Registration
Tuesday, July 5 - Friday, July 29Summer1 Term inclusive

Monday, August 1-
Friday, August 19

Summer2 Term inclusive
Friday, August 5GRADES DUE: Summer1 courses
Friday, August 26GRADES DUE: Summer2 courses and all summer courses research credits
Fall 2005
Tuesday, August 30Check-in, new students (8:30am - 2:30pm)
Tuesday, August 30 - Friday, September 2Orientation Programs
Monday, September 5Labor Day - a holiday

Tuesday, September 6

Fall Semester and Fall1 term courses begin
Check-in, returning students
Friday, September 9Deadline: for students to update address information on OASIS
Friday, September 9Add/Drop/Change Deadline: Fall Semester & Fall1 Term courses for Cross-Registration and TAP/Affiliate students
Friday, September 16

Add/Drop/Change Deadline: Fall Semester & Fall1 Term courses for HSPH degree students
Final Signed Registration Printouts Due (5:00pm)

Friday, September 30Withdrawal Deadline: Fall1 Term Courses*
Monday, October 10Columbus Day - a holiday
Friday, October 28Fall1 Term courses end
Monday, October 31Fall2 Term courses begin
Friday, November 4GRADES DUE: Fall1 Term courses
Friday, November 4Add/Drop/Change Deadline: Fall2 Term courses for Cross-Registration and TAP/Affiliate students
Tuesday, November 8November Degree Voting Date
Thursday, November 10Add/Drop/Change Deadline: Fall2 Term courses for HSPH degree students
Final Signed Registration Printouts Due (5:00pm)
Friday, November 11Veterans' Day - a holiday
Friday, November 18Withdrawal Deadline:Fall Semester courses*
Wednesday, November 23Withdrawal Deadline: Fall2 Term courses*
Thursday, November 24 - Friday, November 25
Thanksgiving Recess
Thursday, December 8

Registration for Spring 2006 begins. This includes registration for WinterSession courses which are part of the spring semester.

Friday, December 23

Fall Semester and Fall2 Term courses end

Monday, December 26 - Friday, December 31
Winter Recess
Spring 2006
Monday, January 2New Year's Day Observed - a holiday
Tuesday, January 3WinterSession courses begin
Add Deadline: WinterSession courses for HSPH, Cross-Registration and TAP/Affiliate students
Friday, January 6GRADES DUE: Fall Semester and Fall2 Term courses
Monday, January 16Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - a holiday
Wednesday, January 25WinterSession courses end
Monday, January 30Spring Semester and Spring1 Term courses begin
Friday, February 3GRADES DUE: WinterSession courses
Friday, February 3Add/Drop/Change Deadline: Spring Semester & Spring1 Term courses for Cross-Registration and TAP/Affiliate students
Friday, February 10

Add/Drop/Change Deadline: Spring Semester & Spring1 Term courses for HSPH degree students
Final Signed Registration Printouts Due (5:00pm)

Monday, February 20Presidents' Day - a holiday
Friday, February 24Withdrawal Deadline: Spring1 term courses*
Tuesday, March 7March Degree Voting Date
Friday, March 17Spring1 Term courses end

Monday, March 20 - Friday, March 24

Spring Recess
Monday, March 27Spring2 Term courses begin
Friday, March 31GRADES DUE: Spring1 Term courses
Friday, March 31Add/Drop/Change Deadline: Spring2 Term courses for Cross-Registration and TAP/Affiliate students
Friday, April 7Add/Drop/Change Deadline: Spring2 Term courses for HSPH degree students
Final Signed Registration Printouts Due (5:00pm)
Friday, April 21Withdrawal Deadline: Spring Semester and Spring2 Term courses*
Friday, May 19Spring Semester and Spring2 Term courses end
Wednesday, May 24GRADES DUE: Spring Semester and Spring2 Term courses
Monday, May 29Memorial Day - a holiday
Monday, June 5June Degree Voting Date
Thursday, June 8Commencement


*The notation WD will be permanently noted in the student's academic record.

2005-2006 Degree Calendar
For a diploma to be awarded in:Degree applications are due to the Registrar's Office on:Dissertations are due to the Registrar's Office on:
November 2005
September 16, 2005
October 7, 2005
March 2006
January 7, 2006
January 27, 2006
June 2006
February 24, 2006
May 5, 2006


Academic Year Summary 2005-2006
Summer
Fall
Spring
July 5 - August 19
September 6- December 23
January 2 - May 19
Summer1 TermSummer2 TermFall1 TermFall2 TermWinterSessionSpring1TermSpring2 Term
July 5 -
July 29		August 1 -
August 19		Sept. 6-Oct. 28

Oct. 31-
Dec. 23

January 2 -
January 25		January 30 -
March 17		March 27 -
May 19

Religious Holidays
According to Chapter 151c, Section 2B, of the General Laws of Massachusetts, any student in an educational or vocational training institution, other than a religious or denominational training institution, who is unable, because of his or her religious beliefs, to attend classes or to participate in any examination, study, or work requirement on a particular day shall be excused from any such examination or requirement which he or she may have missed because of such absence on any particular day, provided that such makeup examination or work shall not create an unreasonable burden upon the school. No fees of any kind shall be charged by the institution for making such opportunity available to the student, and no adverse or prejudicial effect shall result to any student for availing himself or herself of these provisions.