Academic Calendars for Perkins School of Theology
Calendar Archive
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Perkins School of Theology Academic Calendar 2011 – 2012
[ top ] Fall Term 2011
August 16 – 17, Tuesday – Wednesday: Intern Orientation
August 18, Thursday: Orientation for all new students
August 18 – 19, Thursday – Friday: Late Registration – 206 Kirby Hall, Registrar's Office
August 19, Friday: Last day to withdraw from all classes without any tuition charge
August 22, Monday: First day of classes – Dallas and Houston/Galveston Program
August 26, Friday: Last day to file for December graduation
August 29, Monday: Last day to register, add courses, or drop a course without
grade record or tuition billing
September 5, Monday: University Holiday – Labor Day (offices closed)
September 9 – 10, Friday – Saturday: Faculty Conference
September 15 – 16, Thursday – Friday: Inside Perkins in Dallas
September 20, Tuesday: Tuition and fees due to SMU
September 23, Friday: Divisional Meetings, 11:30 am
September 26, Monday: Perkins Youth School of Theology Open House
October 3, Monday: Perkins faculty meeting, 9:30 am
October 10 – 12, Monday – Wednesday: Perkins Fall Break (no classes)
October 13 – 14, Thursday – Friday: Inside Perkins in Dallas
October 17, Monday: Inside Perkins in Houston
October 21, Friday: Divisional meetings, 11:30 am
October 24, Monday: Faculty as Guild, 9:30 am
November 4, Friday: Last day to drop a class for Fall Term
November 7, Monday: Perkins faculty meeting, 9:30 am
November 8 – 18, Tuesday – Friday: Advance registration for Spring Term and Interterm
November 11, Friday: Divisional meetings, 11:30 am
November 22, Tuesday: Last day to withdraw from the University
November 23, Wednesday: Last day of classes in Dallas
November 24 – 25, Thursday – Friday: University Holidays – Thanksgiving Recess (offices closed)
November 28, Monday: Last day of classes in Houston
November 28 – December 2, Monday – Friday: Reading and writing period
December 1, Thursday: Christmas Worship Service, Perkins Chapel, 4:00 and 8:00 pm
December 2, Friday: Last day for submission of all written work, 5:00 pm
December 5, Monday: Perkins faculty Meeting, 9:30 am
December 6 – 9, Tuesday – Friday: Final examinations in Dallas
December 13, Tuesday: Grades must be posted by noon
December 17, Saturday: Official University close of term and conferral of degrees
TBA University Holidays – Winter Break (offices closed)
[ top ] Interterm 2012
December 19, Monday: Tuition for Jan Term due to SMU
December 26 – January 13, Monday – Friday: Perkins Interterm
January 2, Monday: University Holiday – New Year’s Day (offices closed)
January 3 – 13, Tuesday – Friday: Doctor of Ministry Interterm Session
January 7 – 13, Saturday – Friday: United Methodist Certification in Youth Ministry
January 9 – 12, Monday – Thursday: Perkins School of Youth Ministry
January 16, Monday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day — University Holiday (offices closed)
[ top ] Spring 2012
January 17, Tuesday: Orientation for new students
January 18, Wednesday: Last day to withdraw from all classes without any tuition charge
January 18 – 19, Wednesday – Thursday: Late Registration – 206 Kirby Hall, Registrar's Office
January 19, Thursday: First day of classes in Dallas
January 23, Monday: Last day to file for May graduation
First day of classes for Houston/Galveston Program
January 26, Thursday: Last day to add courses, or drop courses without
grade record or tuition billing
January 30, Monday: Perkins faculty meeting, 9:30 am
February 6 – 8, Monday – Wednesday: Ministers Week
February 16 – 17, Thursday – Friday: Inside Perkins in Dallas
February 20, Monday: Tuition and fees due to SMU
February 24, Friday: Divisional meetings, 11:30 am
March 1 – 3, Thursday – Saturday: Theological School for the Laity
March 2, Friday: Inside Perkins for SMU Staff
March 5, Monday: Perkins faculty meeting, 9:30 am
March 10 – 18, Saturday – Sunday: Perkins and SMU Spring Break
March 12, Monday: Inside Perkins in Houston
March 23, Friday: Divisional meetings, 11:30 am
March 26, Monday: Faculty as Guild, 9:30 am
March 31, Saturday: Perkins Youth School of Theology Spring Youth Forum
April 2, Monday: Perkins faculty meeting, 9:30 am
April 3 – 13, Tuesday – Friday: Advance registration for Summer and Fall Terms
April 4, Wednesday: Last day to drop a class for Spring Term
April 5 – 6, Thursday – Friday: Easter Recess (no classes)
April 6, Friday: University Holiday – Good Friday (offices closed)
April 13 – 14, Friday – Saturday: Inside Perkins in Dallas
April 17, Tuesday: Last day to file for August graduation
April 20, Friday: Divisional meetings, 11:30 am
April 23, Monday: Last day to withdraw from the University
April 27, Friday: Last day of classes in Dallas
April 30 – May 3, Monday – Thursday: Reading and writing period
May 3, Thursday: Last day for submission of all written work, 5:00 pm
May 4 – 9, Friday – Wednesday: Final examinations in Dallas
May 7, Monday: Perkins faculty meeting, 9:30 am
Last day of classes for Houston/Galveston Program
May 11, Friday: Grades must be posted by noon
May 12, Saturday: Commencement, 9:30 am, Moody Coliseum
A Celebration of Degrees and Academic Achievements,
2:00 pm, Highland Park United Methodist Church
Official close of term and date for conferral of degrees
[ top ] Summer 2012
May 28, Monday: University Holiday – Memorial Day (offices closed)
May 29, Tuesday: Tuition payment due date for summer session
May 29 – July 6, Tuesday – Friday: Perkins Summer Session
June 15 – 22, Friday – Friday: United Methodist Certification for Christian Education,
Children’s Ministry, Older Adult Ministries and Church Music
June 11 – 29, Monday – Friday: Doctor of Ministry Summer Session
July 4, Wednesday: University Holiday (offices closed)
July 1 – 21, Sunday – Saturday: Perkins Youth School of Theology Summer Academy
July 8 – August 2, Sunday – Thursday: Course of Study School
August 3, Friday: Official close of term and date for conferral of degrees
August 14 – 15, Tuesday – Wednesday: Intern Orientation