Elmira College : Academic Programs : Academic Calendar

As of October 31, 2011

FALL 2011
July 25	Continuing Education Fall 2011 Registration Begins
August 26	International Student Orientation Begins
September 1	Fall 2011 New Student Orientation Begins President’s Welcome to New Students Campus Housing Opens for New Students
September 2	New Transfer Student Advising and Registration FRS 1010 Classes Held During New Student Orientation for the Class of 2015
September 3	WRT 1010 Classes Held During New Student Orientation for the Class of 2015
September 4	Campus Housing Opens for Returning Students Academic Dinner, 6 p.m.
September 5	FALL 2011 CLASSES BEGIN FOR RETURNING STUDENTS (Labor Day)
September 9	Last Day to Register for Fall 2011 Classes
September 13	Convocation Student Rehearsal, 11:35 a.m., Gibson Theatre
September 16	Last Day to Add a Course; Last Day to Drop a Course for Fall 2011 Term
September 17	Octagon Fair, All Day
September 19	Change of Registration Fee Begins When Any Course is Added Withdrawal Period Begins. Students Withdrawing From Courses are Required to Have Instructor’s Signature and an Assigned Grade of W or WF
September 19-30	Students Are Able to Elect Pass-Fail Option for Fall 2011 First Six-Week Courses
September 20	Major-Minor Fair, 11:35 a.m.
September 22	Fall Convocation, 7:00 p.m.
September 28-30	Rosh Hashanah, sundown to sundown
September 30 – October 2	Parents’ Weekend
October 4	Incompletes From Previous Terms Become Grades
October 7-8	Yom Kippur, sundown to sundown
October 12	Last Day to Submit Community Service Contract for Students Entering in Fall 2011
October 15	End of First Six Weeks of Fall 2011 Classes
October 15-18	FALL 2011 MID-TERM BREAK
October 17-21; 24-28; October 31-November 1	Students Are Able to Elect Pass-Fail Option for Fall 2011 Thirteen-Week Courses
October 19	Fall 2011 Classes Resume, 8 a.m. (Day and Evening)
October 24	Last Day to File for June Graduation in The Office of the Registrar
October 31- November 11	Academic Advising for Winter 2012 Classes
November 2-4; 7-11; 14-15	Students Are Able to Elect Pass-Fail Option for Fall 2011 Second Six-Week Courses
November 7-11; 16-18	Registration for Winter 2012 Classes
November 19	Campus Housing Closes, 12 p.m.
November 19-27	THANKSGIVING BREAK: (Offices Closed, Wednesday, November 23 (p.m.), Thursday-Friday, November 24-25)
November 21	Continuing Education Winter 2012 Registration Begins
November 27	Campus Housing Opens, 12 p.m.
November 28	Fall 2011 Classes Resume, 8 a.m. (Offices Reopen, 8 a.m.)
December 2-3	Holiday Banquet and Ball
December 7	Last Day to Complete Community Service for Students Entering in Winter 2011
December 10	Fall 2011 Classes End
December 11	Midnight Breakfast
December 12-16	Fall 2011 Final Exams
December 16	FALL 2011 TERM ENDS
December 17	Campus Housing Closes, 12 p.m.
December 17- January 8	HOLIDAY BREAK: (Offices Closed, Monday-Tuesday, December 26-27 and Monday, January 2, 2012)
WINTER 2012
January 8	Orientation, Advising and Registration for All New Students Campus Housing Opens for Returning Students, 12 p.m.
January 9	WINTER 2012 CLASSES BEGIN
January 12	Convocation Student Rehearsal, 11:35 a.m., Gibson Theatre
January 13	Last Day to Register for Winter 2012 Classes
January 20	Last Day to Add a Course; Last Day to Drop a Course for Winter 2012 Term
January 23	Change of Registration Fee Begins When Any Course is Added Withdrawal Period Begins. Students Withdrawing From Courses are Required to Have Instructor’s Signature and an Assigned Grade of W or WF
January 23-27; 30- February 3	Students Are Able to Elect Pass-Fail Option for Winter 2012 First Six-Week Courses
January 26	Winter Convocation, 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
February 7	Incompletes From Previous Terms Become Grades
February 10-11	Athletic Alumni Weekend
February 15	Last Day to Submit Community Service Contract for Students Entering in Winter 2012
February 17	End of First Six Weeks of Winter 2012 Classes
February 18	Campus Housing Closes, 12 p.m.
February 18-26	WINTER 2012 MID-TERM BREAK: (Offices Closed, Thursday-Friday, February 23-24)
February 26	Campus Housing Opens, 12 p.m.
February 27	Winter 2012 Classes Resume, 8 a.m. (Day and Evening)
February 27-March 2; 5-9	Students Are Able to Elect Pass-Fail Option for Winter 2012 Thirteen-Week Courses
March 7	Last Day to Complete Community Service for Students Entering in Spring 2011
March 12	Continuing Education Spring 2012 and Spring 2012A Registrations Begins
March 12-16; 19-23	Students Are Able to Elect Pass-Fail Option for Winter 2012 Second Six-Week Courses
March 12-23	Academic Advising for Spring and Fall 2012 Classes
March 13	Commencement Fair, 1:00 to 6:00 p.m.
March 19-23; 29-30	Registration for Spring and Fall 2012 Classes
March 16	Alumni and Graduating Class Reception
March 29	Academic Honors and Student Recognition Banquet, 5 p.m.
April 2-5	Campus Housing Room Selection, for 2012-2013
April 6	Good Friday
April 6-8	Passover
April 7	Winter 2012 Classes End
April 8	Final Countdown Easter
April 9-13	Winter 2012 Final Exams
April 13	WINTER 2012 TERM ENDS
April 14	Campus Housing Closes, 12 p.m.
April 14-22	SPRING 2012 HOLIDAY: (Offices Closed, Thursday and Friday, April 19-20, 2012)
SPRING 2012
April 22	Campus Housing Opens, 12 p.m.
April 23	SPRING 2012 CLASSES BEGIN
April 25	Classes Meet Last Day to Register for Spring 2012 Classes
April 26	Last Day to Add a Course; Last Day to Drop a Course for Spring 2012 Term
April 27	Change of Registration Fee Begins When Any Course is Added Withdrawal Period Begins. Students Withdrawing From Courses are Required to Have Instructor’s Signature and an Assigned Grade of W or WF
April 30	Continuing Education Summer 2012 Registration Begins
May 2	Nurse Recognition Day
May 9	Last Day to Complete Community Service for Students Entering in Fall 2011
May 7-11; 14-18	Students Are Able to Elect Pass-Fail Option for Spring 2012 Classes
May 16	Last Day to Submit Community Service Contract for Students Entering in Spring 2012
May 21	Athletics Banquet, 6 p.m.
May 22	Incompletes From Previous Terms Become Grades
May 29	Graduating Class Events Begin Last Meeting of Evening Classes
May 30	Last Meeting of Spring 2012 Day Classes SPRING 2012 TERM ENDS
May 31	Campus Housing Closes, 12 p.m. (Except for Commencement Participants)
June 2	Nursing Pinning Ceremony, 3 to 5 p.m. Continuing Education and Graduate Studies Commencement Recognition Ceremony, 7 p.m. Candlelight Ceremony, 9 p.m.
June 3	Commencement, 11 a.m. Campus Housing Closes for All Commencement Participants, 6 p.m.
SPRING 2012A
April 23	SPRING 2012A CLASSES BEGIN
April 27	Last Day to Register for Spring 2012A Classes
May 1	Last Day to Add a Course; Last Day to Drop a Course for Spring 2012A Term
May 2	Change of Registration Fee Begins When Any Course is Added Withdrawal Period Begins. Students Withdrawing From Courses are Required to Have Instructor’s Signature and an Assigned Grade of W or WF
May 21-25; 28-June 1	Students Are Able to Elect Pass-Fail Option for Spring 2012A Classes
June 22-24	Reunion Weekend
June 23	SPRING 2012A ENDS
SUMMER 2012
June 4	SUMMER 2012 SESSION I BEGINS (three, six, and nine weeks)
June 5	Last Day to Add a Course; Last Day to Drop a Course for Summer 2012 Session I Three-Week Courses
June 6	Withdrawal Period Begins. Students Withdrawing From Courses are Required to Have Instructor’s Signature and an Assigned Grade of W or WF for Summer 2012 Session I Three-Week
June 7	Last Day to Add a Course; Last Day to Drop a Course for Summer 2012 Session I SIX-Week Courses
June 8	Withdrawal Period Begins. Students Withdrawing From Courses are Required to Have Instructor’s Signature and an Assigned Grade of W or WF for Summer 2012 Session I SIX-Week
June 11-15	Students Are Able to Elect Pass-Fail Option for Summer 2012 Session I Three-Week Courses
June 12	Last Day to Add a Course; Last Day to Drop a Course for Summer 2012 Session I Nine-Week Courses
June 13	Withdrawal Period Begins. Students Withdrawing From Courses are Required to Have Instructor’s Signature and an Assigned Grade of W or WF for Summer 2012 Session I Nine-Week Courses
June 18-22; 25-29	Students Are Able to Elect Pass-Fail Option for Summer 2012 Session I SIX-Week Courses
June 22-24	Reunion Weekend
June 30-July 1	Summer Registration I
June 25	SUMMER 2012 SESSION II BEGINS (three and six weeks)
June 26	Last Day to Add a Course; Last Day to Drop a Course for Summer 2012 Session II Three-Week Courses
June 27	Withdrawal Period Begins. Students Withdrawing From Courses are Required to Have Instructor’s Signature and an Assigned Grade of W or WF for Summer 2012 Session II Three-Week Courses
June 28	Last Day to Add a Course; Last Day to Drop a Course for Summer 2012 Session II SIX-Week Courses
June 29	Withdrawal Period Begins. Students Withdrawing From Courses are Required to Have Instructor’s Signature and an Assigned Grade of W or WF for Summer 2012 Session II SIX-Week Courses
July 2-3; 9-11	Students Are Able to Elect Pass-Fail Option for Summer 2012 Session II Three-Week Courses
July 2-3; 9-13; 16-18	Students Are Able to Elect Pass-Fail Option for Summer 2012 Session I Nine-Week Courses
July 4-5	SUMMER 2012 HOLIDAY: (Offices Closed)
July 9-13; 16-20	Students Are Able to Elect Pass-Fail Option for Summer 2012 Session II SIX-Week Courses
July 12-13	Summer Registration II
July 26-27	Summer Registration III
August 4	SUMMER 2012 SESSION ENDS