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2015-2016 Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SPH Academic Calendar (8 Week Courses)


 

8 Week Session Dates

  Fall I 2015 Fall II 2015 Spring I 2016 Spring II 2016 Summer 2016

Registration

Regular Registration Apr 5 - July 26 Apr 5 - Sept 20 Oct 12 - Nov 30 Oct 12 - Feb 14 Feb 22 - Apr 22
Late Registration ($25 fee) July 27 - Aug 16 Sept 21 - Oct 11 Dec 1 - Jan 11 Feb 15 - Mar 14 Apr 23 - May 30

Important Class Days

New Student Orientation Aug 11 Online Online Online Online
First Day of Session Aug 17 Oct 12 Jan 11 Mar 15 May 31
Census Date Aug 24 Oct 19 Jan 19 Mar 22 June 7
Final Exams Oct 5-9 Nov 30 - Dec 4 Feb 29-Mar 4 May 2-6 July 18-22
Last day of Session Oct 9 Dec 4 Mar 4 May 6 July 22
Grades Due to Registrar Oct 14 Dec 9 Mar 09 May 11 July 27

Schedule Changes

Last Day to Add/Drop Aug 17 Oct 12 Jan 11 Mar 15 May 31
Courses dropped after this date will appear on transcripts Aug 24 Oct 19 Jan 19 Mar 22 June 7
Last Day to receive a “W” for dropped courses Sept 4 Oct 30 Jan 29 Apr 1 June 17
From this date forward, Instructors may assign “WF” for dropped courses Sept 7 Nov 2 Feb 1 Apr 4 June 20
Last Day to Withdraw Oct 2 Nov 27 Feb 26 Apr 29 July 15

Tuition/Fee Payments

Last Day to pay Tuition and Fees * Aug 16 Oct 11 Jan 10 Mar 14 May 30
Last Day to pay Tuition and Fees for course adjustments and Add/Drops* Aug 17 Oct 12 Jan 11 Mar 15 June 3
All students with a balance due will be dropped for non-payment ** Aug 24 Oct 19 Jan 19 Mar 22 June 7
Last Day for refund for dropped courses (those who withdraw from all courses are subject to the refund schedule at the bottom of the page) Aug 24 Oct 19 Jan 19 Mar 22 June 7

Graduation

Deadline to Submit Intent to Graduate July 31 July 31 Dec 4 Dec 4 Dec 4
Deadline for degree candidates to submit all graduation requirements to SPH Office of Admission and Academic Services (EAD-719) Nov 13 Nov 13 Apr 8 Apr 8 July 22
Pre-Commencement Ceremony TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Commencement Ceremony TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Complete Withdrawal Refund Schedule

Last Day to withdraw for 100% refund Aug 16 Oct 11 Jan 10 Mar 14 May 30
Last Day to withdraw for 80% refund Aug 19 Oct 14 Jan 13 Mar 17 June 2
Last Day to withdraw for 70% refund NA NA NA NA NA
Last Day to withdraw for 50% refund Aug 24 Oct 19 Jan 19 Mar 22 June 7
Last Day to withdraw for 25% refund NA NA NA NA NA

* Bills for courses added during the regular and late registration periods are due the day before those courses begin. Schedule changes and course adjustments made during the Add/Drop period that result in an additional bill must be paid by the last day of the Add/Drop period.

** Students with an approved payment plan are exempt from this deadline.

Holidays

Labor Day Sept 7, 2015
Thanksgiving Break Nov 26-27, 2015
Winter Break Dec 7, 2015 - Jan 8, 2016
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Jan 18, 2016
Spring Break Mar 7-14, 2016
Memorial Day May 30, 2016
Independence Day (Observed) July 4, 2016