Academic Calendar 2012-2013
Fall 2012
| Registration (for students not pre-registered) |
Aug 31 |
| Labor Day (holiday) |
Sept 3 |
| Classes Begin |
Sept 4 |
| Paryushan |
Sept 13-19 |
| Rosh Hashanah |
Sept 16-18 |
| Yom Kippur |
Sept 25-26 |
| Sukkot |
Sept 30-Oct 2 |
| Shemini Atzeret |
Oct 7-9 |
| Fall Study Break |
Oct 15-16 |
| Id al-Adha |
Oct 26 |
| Diwali |
Nov 13-17 |
| Thanksgiving recess, 5:00 p.m. |
Nov 21 |
| Classes Resume, 8:00 a.m. |
Nov 26 |
| Classes End |
Dec 11 |
| Study Days |
Dec 12, 15-16 |
| Examinations |
Dec 13-14, 17-20 |
| Commencement |
Dec 16 |
| Christmas |
Dec 25 |
Winter 2013
| Feast of the Epiphany |
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| Eastern Orthodox Christmas (Julian Calendar) |
Jan 7 |
| Registration (for students not pre-registered) |
Jan 8 |
| Classes Begin |
Jan 9 |
| Sankranti |
Jan 14 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day University Symposia. No regular classes |
Jan 21 |
| Chinese New Year & Tet |
Feb 10 |
| Ash Wednesday |
Feb 13 |
| Vacation begins, 12:00 p.m. |
March 2 |
| Classes resume, 8:00 a.m. |
March 11 |
| University Honors Convocation |
March 17 |
| Eastern Orthodox Beginning of Lent |
March 18 |
| Passover (Pesach) |
March 25-April 2
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| Good Friday |
March 29
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| Baisakhi |
April 14 |
| Classes End |
April 23 |
| Study Days |
April 24, 27-28 |
| Examinations |
April 25-26, April 29-May 2 |
| Commencement |
May 2-5 |
| Eastern Orthodox Good Friday |
May 3 |
| Eastern Orthodox Easter |
May 5 |
Spring/Summer 2013
| Registration (for students not pre-registered) |
May 6 |
| Classes Begin |
May 7 |
| Ascension Day |
May 9 |
| Shavuot |
May 14-16 |
| Memorial Day (holiday) |
May 27 |
| Eastern Orthodox Ascension Day |
June 13 |
| Classes end (Spring Half Term) |
June 21 |
| Study Days |
June 22-23 |
| Examinations |
June 24-25 |
| Spring Half Term ends |
June 25 |
| Registration (Summer Half Term) |
June 26 |
| Classes begin (Summer Half Term) |
June 27 |
| Independence Day (holiday observed) |
July 4 |
| Classes end, 5:00pm |
Aug 13 |
| Study Day |
Aug 14 |
| Examinations |
Aug 15-16 |
| Full & Summer Half Terms end |
Aug 16 |
Students enrolling in Business Administration, Dentistry, Law and Medicine should check with their respective schools for academic calendar information, including registration. This calendar is subject to change.
