McDaniel College 

Academic Calendar 2011 - 2012

2012 - 2013


Summer Term 2011

Summer Session    Monday, May 23-Saturday, July 30

Memorial Day--no classes   May 30

Fall Graduate Registration begins   Friday, July 1

Independence Day--no classes   Monday, July 4

Graduate Comprehensive Exams   Saturday, July 9

Fall Semester 2011

Graduate semester begins (consult Archway for specific start date)    Wednesday, August 3

Opening Faculty Meeting (10:00 am) Remarks to the College Community   (1:30 pm) Tuesday, August  23

Introduction Convocation   Tuesday, August 23

Orientation   Wednesday, August  24-Sunday, August 28

Undergraduate classes begin   Monday, August 29

Labor Day--no classes   Monday, September 5

Last day to add an undergraduate class,   4:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 7

Last date for undergraduate course drops & credit/fail,   4:30 p.m. Monday, September 19

January Term Undergraduate registration   Monday, September 26– Friday, September 30

Families Weekend   Saturday & Sunday, October 1 & 2

No classes   Monday & Tuesday, October 17-18

Mid semester undergraduate grades due by   12 Noon  Wednesday, October 19

Graduate Comprehensive Exams   Saturday, October 22

Homecoming   Saturday, October 29

Last date for withdrawal from undergraduate courses with "W" grade,   4:30 p.m. Monday, October 31

Spring Undergraduate registration   Monday, November 7-Friday, November 18

Thanksgiving recess begins,  10 p.m. Tuesday, November 22

Classes resume,   8:00 a.m. Monday, November 28

Spring Graduate registration begins   Thursday, December 1

Undergraduate classes end   Friday, December 9

Reading Days   Saturday & Sunday, December 10 & 11                                   

Undergraduate examinations begin   Monday, December 12

Undergraduate semester ends   Friday, December 16

Graduate semester ends   Saturday, December 17

Undergraduate final grades due by   10 a.m. Tuesday, December 20

Graduate final grades due   48 hours after the last day of class

January Term 2012 (Undergraduate)

January Term begins,   10 a.m. Tuesday, January 3

Last day for course changes,   4:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 4

Last date for withdrawal from course with "W" grade,   4:30 p.m. Thursday, January 5

Martin Luther King Holiday--no classes observed   Monday, January 16

January Term Ends   Friday, January 20

January Term final grades due by   10 a.m.  Friday, January 27

Spring Semester 2012

Graduate semester begins   (consult Archway for specific start date)  Monday, January 2

Undergraduate classes begin   Monday, January 23

Last day to add an undergraduate class,   4:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 31

Last date for undergraduate course drops and credit/fail,   4:30 p.m. Monday, February 13

Spring Undergraduate recess begins,   7 p.m. Friday, March 9

Spring Graduate recess begins,   5 p.m. Saturday, March 10

Mid semester undergraduate grades due by   12 Noon  Tuesday, March 13

Graduate Comprehensive Exams   Saturday, March 17

Classes resume, 8:00 a.m.   Monday, March 19

Last date for withdrawal from undergraduate course with "W" grade,   4:30 p.m. Friday, March 23

Summer Graduate registration begins   Sunday, April 1

No Graduate classes   Saturday, April 7

Fall undergraduate registration   Monday, April 2-Friday, April 13

Spring Undergraduate Awards and Senior Investiture   Sunday, April 29

Undergraduate classes end   Friday, May 4

Reading days   Saturday & Sunday, May 5 &  6

Undergraduate examinations begin   Monday, May 7

Graduate semester ends   Wednesday, May 9

Graduate final grades due   48 hours after the last day of class

Undergraduate semester ends   Friday, May 11

Undergraduate final grades due by  10 a.m. Tuesday, May 15

Senior Week   Sunday, May 13- Friday, May 18

Baccalaureate and Senior Honors Convocation   Friday, May 18

Commencement   Saturday, May 19

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