
2009-2010 Academic Calendar
View the 2009-2010 Academic Calendar PDF. Looking for information on the current academic year? Check the 2008-2009 Academic Calendar.
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Fall 2009 | ||
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| AUGUST | 3 | Tuition, room, board and fee payments due for Fall 2009 |
| 14 | Summer Session 2 and Full Summer classes end Last day for graduate students to submit Master's Theses/Projects to Graduate Studies Office for September 2009 degree candidates | |
| 17 | Summer Session 2 and Full Summer grades due online by 11:00 p.m. | |
| SEPTEMBER | 2 | New Undergraduate International Student residence hall move-in and Orientation |
| 3 | International Student Parent Orientation | |
| 6 | New Undergraduate residence hall move-in | |
| 7 | Labor Day (no classes) New Undergraduate residence hall move-in | |
| 8 | Faculty Institute Undergraduate Orientation continues | |
| 9 | New International Graduate Student Orientation | |
| 10, 11 | New Graduate Student Orientation | |
| 11 | Last day to withdraw from the College for Fall 2009 with a full refund - a withdrawal/leave of absence form must be filed by this date with the Dean of Students Office (undergraduate students) or Graduate Studies Office (graduate students) Last day to register for an internship for Fall 2009 | |
| 12, 13 | Residence Halls open for returning students | |
| 14 | Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. | |
| 21 | Instructor permission required to add any course as of this date | |
| 25 | Last day to register for Fall 2009 ($50 late fee assessed after this date) Only course withdrawals with a WP/WF grade permitted after this date through December 4, 2009 (no tuition refund) - must submit completed Course Withdrawal form to the Student Service Center Last day to file an Application to Graduate for students wishing to graduate in December 2009 | |
| OCTOBER | 12 | Columbus Day observed (no classes held) |
| 23-25 | Family Weekend 2009 | |
| 30 | First Seven-Week Session ends | |
| NOVEMBER | 2 | Second Seven-Week Session begins |
| 4 | Mid-Semester grades (below C only) for undergraduate students due online by 11:00 p.m. | |
| 9, 10 | January 2010 Intersession registration begins Spring 2010 registration advising for currently enrolled graduate students begins | |
| 10 | (Tuesday) Wednesday class schedule observed | |
| 11 | Veterans Day (no classes held) | |
| 12-16 | January Intersession 2010 registration continues Spring 2010 registration advising for currently enrolled graduate students continues | |
| 16-24 | Spring 2010 registration advising for currently enrolled undergraduate students | |
| 17-24 | Spring 2010 registration for currently enrolled graduate students | |
| 24 | Classes end at 9:45 p.m. Master's Theses/Projects due to Committee Chairs for approval for December 2009 degree candidates | |
| 25 | Residence Halls close at 12:00 noon | |
| 25-29 | Thanksgiving Vacation (no classes held) | |
| 29 | Residence Halls open at 12:00 noon | |
| 30 | Classes resume at 8:00 a.m. Spring 2010 registration for currently enrolled undergraduate students begins | |
| DECEMBER | 1-11 | Spring 2010 registration for currently enrolled undergraduate students continues |
| 4 | Last day to withdraw from a course with a WP/WF for Fall 2009; must submit appropriate paperwork to the Student Service Center by 5:00 p.m. Last day to withdraw from the College for Fall 2009; must file the appropriate paperwork by 5:00 p.m. | |
| 5 | (Saturday) Makeup day ** | |
| 11 | Last day for currently enrolled matriculated students to register for at least one credit for Spring 2010 ($50 late fee assessed after this date) | |
| 18 | Last day of regular instruction Last day for graduate students to submit Master's Theses/Projects to Graduate Studies Office for December 2009 degree candidates | |
| 19 | (Saturday) Final Examinations begin | |
| 20 | (Sunday) Final Exam Conflict day** | |
| 21, 22 | (Monday, Tuesday) Final Examinations continue | |
| 22 | Last day of Fall 2009 Last day to submit Spring 2010 directed study proposals to Department Chairs | |
| 23 | Residence Halls close at 12:00 noon | |
| JANUARY | 4 | Fall 2009 grades due online by 12:00 noon Last day incomplete grades from Spring 2009 and Summer 2009 can be changed; incomplete grades not changed become I/F (incomplete failing) |
| ** Additional Saturdays may be used for makeup days at the College's discretion. To make a classroom reservation for an individual class on a makeup day or for Final Exam Conflict day, please email registrar@emerson.edu. If the College closes due to inclement weather, the College may use a Saturday to make up the day, and will notify the Emerson community in that event. | ||
Spring 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| JANUARY | 4 | Tuition, room, board, and fee payments due for Spring 2010 Fall 2009 grades due online by 12:00 noon Last day incomplete grades from Spring 2009 and Summer 2009 can be changed; incomplete grades not changed become I/F (incomplete failing) |
| 4-15 | January 2010 Intersession | |
| 14 | New Undergraduate residence hall move-in New Undergraduate Orientation begins New Graduate Student Orientation and registration | |
| 15 | Last day to withdraw from the College for Spring 2010 with a full refund - a withdrawal/leave of absence form must be filed by this date with the Dean of Students Office (undergraduate students) or Graduate Studies Office (graduate students) Last day to register for an internship for Spring 2010 | |
| 17-18 | Residence Halls open for returning students at 12:00 noon on 1/17 | |
| 18 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no classes held) | |
| 19 | Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. | |
| 26 | Instructor permission required to add any course as of this date | |
| FEBRUARY | 1 | Last day to register for Spring 2010 ($50 late fee assessed after this date). Only course withdrawals with a WP/WF grade permitted after this date through April 14, 2010 (no tuition refund) - must submit completed Course Withdrawal form to the Student Service Center Last day to file an Application to Graduate for students wishing to graduate in May 2010 |
| 15 | President’s Day (no classes) | |
| 16 | (Tuesday) Monday class schedule observed | |
| MARCH | 5 | Classes end at 9:45 p.m. First Seven-Week session ends |
| 6 | Residence halls close at 12:00 noon | |
| 6-14 | Spring Break (no classes held) | |
| 14 | Residence halls open at 12:00 noon | |
| 15 | Classes resume at 8:00 a.m. Second Seven-Week session begins | |
| 15-19 | Fall 2010 registration advising for currently enrolled graduate students | |
| 17 | Mid-Semester grades (below C only) for undergraduate students due online by 11:00 p.m. | |
| 22-31 | Fall 2010 registration for currently enrolled graduate students Fall 2010 registration advising for currently enrolled undergraduate students | |
| APRIL | 1-9 | Fall 2010 registration for currently enrolled undergraduate students |
| 9 | Master's Theses/Projects due to Committee Chairs for approval for May 2010 degree candidates | |
| 14 | Last day to withdraw from a course with a WP/WF for Spring 2010; must submit appropriate paperwork to the Student Service Center by 5:00 p.m. Last day to withdraw from the College for Spring 2010; must file the appropriate paperwork by 5:00 p.m. | |
| 19 | Patriot's Day (no classes held) | |
| 21 | (Wednesday) Monday class schedule observed | |
| 23 | Last day for currently enrolled matriculated students to register for at least one credit for Fall 2010 ($50 late fee assessed after this date) | |
| 28 | Last day of regular instruction Last day for graduate students to submit Master's Theses/Projects to Graduate Studies Office for May 2010 degree candidates Last day for Summer 2010 graduating students to register for summer classes in order to be reviewed to participate in the 2010 Commencement Ceremony Last day to file an Application to Graduate for students wishing to graduate in September 2010 | |
| 29,30 | Reading/ Makeup Days** | |
| MAY | 1 | Final Exam Conflict Day** |
| 3,4,5 | (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday) Final Examinations | |
| 6 | Residence halls close at 12:00 noon for students not graduating on May 17, 2010 | |
| 9 | Spring 2010 grades due online by 11:00 p.m. Last day incomplete grades from Fall 2009 can be changed; incomplete grades not changed become I/F (incomplete failing) | |
| 10-21 | May Intersession | |
| 17 | COMMENCEMENT (no classes held) | |
| 18 | Residence halls close at 12:00 noon for students who graduated May 17, 2010 | |
| ** Additional Saturdays may be used for makeup days at the College's discretion. To make a classroom reservation for an individual class on a makeup day or for Final Exam Conflict day, please e-mail registrar@emerson.edu. If the College closes due to inclement weather, the College may use a Saturday to make up the day, and will notify the Emerson community in that event. | ||
Summer Sessions 2010 | ||
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| MAY | 21 | Last day to register for an internship for Summer 2010 |
| 24 | Full Summer and Summer Session 1 courses begin | |
| 31 | Memorial Day (no classes held) | |
| JUNE | 18 | Last day to withdraw from a course with a WP/WF for Summer Session 1 courses; must submit completed Course Withdrawal form to the Student Service Center by 5:00 p.m. |
| JULY | 2 | Summer Session 1 classes end at 9:45 p.m. |
| 5 | Independence Day Observed (no classes held) | |
| 6 | Summer Session 2 courses begin; Full Summer courses continue | |
| 7 | Summer Session 1 grades due online by 11:00 p.m. | |
| 30 | Last day to withdraw from a course with a WP/WF for Full Summer and Summer Session 2 courses; must submit appropriate paperwork to the Student Service Center by 5:00 p.m. Master's Theses/Projects due to Committee Chairs for approval for September 2010 degree candidates | |
| AUGUST | 13 | Full Summer and Summer Session 2 courses end at 9:45 p.m. Last day for graduate students to submit Master's Theses/Projects to Graduate Studies Office for September 2010 degree candidates |
| 18 | Grades for Full Summer and Summer Session 2 courses due online by 11:00 p.m. | |


