2005-2006 Academic Calendar

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

Summer 2005
Monday, July 4	Independence Day – a holiday
Tuesday, July 5	Summer Registration
Tuesday, July 5 – Friday, July 29	Summer1 Term inclusive
Monday, August 1- Friday, August 19	Summer2 Term inclusive
Friday, August 5	GRADES DUE: Summer1 courses
Friday, August 26	GRADES DUE: Summer2 courses and all summer courses research credits
Fall 2005
Tuesday, August 30	Check-in, new students (8:30am – 2:30pm)
Tuesday, August 30 – Friday, September 2	Orientation Programs
Monday, September 5	Labor Day – a holiday
Tuesday, September 6	Fall Semester and Fall1 term courses begin Check-in, returning students
Friday, September 9	Deadline: for students to update address information on OASIS
Friday, September 9	Add/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 30	Withdrawal Deadline: Fall1 Term Courses*
Monday, October 10	Columbus Day – a holiday
Friday, October 28	Fall1 Term courses end
Monday, October 31	Fall2 Term courses begin
Friday, November 4	GRADES DUE: Fall1 Term courses
Friday, November 4	Add/Drop/Change Deadline: Fall2 Term courses for Cross-Registration and TAP/Affiliate students
Tuesday, November 8	November Degree Voting Date
Thursday, November 10	Add/Drop/Change Deadline: Fall2 Term courses for HSPH degree students Final Signed Registration Printouts Due (5:00pm)
Friday, November 11	Veterans’ Day – a holiday
Friday, November 18	Withdrawal Deadline:Fall Semester courses*
Wednesday, November 23	Withdrawal 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 2	New Year’s Day Observed – a holiday
Tuesday, January 3	WinterSession courses begin Add Deadline: WinterSession courses for HSPH, Cross-Registration and TAP/Affiliate students
Friday, January 6	GRADES DUE: Fall Semester and Fall2 Term courses
Monday, January 16	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – a holiday
Wednesday, January 25	WinterSession courses end
Monday, January 30	Spring Semester and Spring1 Term courses begin
Friday, February 3	GRADES DUE: WinterSession courses
Friday, February 3	Add/Drop/Change Deadline: Spring Semester & Spring1 Term coursesfor Cross-Registration and TAP/Affiliate students
Friday, February 10	Add/Drop/Change Deadline: Spring Semester & Spring1 Term coursesfor HSPH degree students Final Signed Registration Printouts Due (5:00pm)
Monday, February 20	Presidents’ Day – a holiday
Friday, February 24	Withdrawal Deadline: Spring1 term courses*
Tuesday, March 7	March Degree Voting Date
Friday, March 17	Spring1 Term courses end
Monday, March 20 – Friday, March 24	Spring Recess
Monday, March 27	Spring2 Term courses begin
Friday, March 31	GRADES DUE: Spring1 Term courses
Friday, March 31	Add/Drop/Change Deadline: Spring2 Term courses for Cross-Registration and TAP/Affiliate students
Friday, April 7	Add/Drop/Change Deadline: Spring2 Term courses for HSPH degree students Final Signed Registration Printouts Due (5:00pm)
Friday, April 21	Withdrawal Deadline: Spring Semester and Spring2 Term courses*
Friday, May 19	Spring Semester and Spring2 Term courses end
Wednesday, May 24	GRADES DUE: Spring Semester and Spring2 Term courses
Monday, May 29	Memorial Day – a holiday
Monday, June 5	June Degree Voting Date
Thursday, June 8	Commencement

*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 Term	Summer2 Term	Fall1 Term	Fall2 Term	WinterSession	Spring1Term	Spring2 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.