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OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY CALENDAR
ACADEMIC YEAR 2005-06
This calendar includes an addendum listing religious holidays for use in requesting excused absences according to University Policy 1.9. For religious holidays not listed, the instructor or supervisor may contact the Office of the Chaplain.
Graduate Programs in the Cox School of Business, Graduate Programs in the School of Engineering, Perkins School of Theology and Dedman School of Law have different calendars.
Offices of the University will be closed on September 5, November 24-25, December 26-30, 2005; January 2, January 16, April 14, May 29 and July 4, 2006.
FALL TERM 2005
March 29-April 22: Enrollment Fall 2005 Continuing
Students: for all undergraduates and graduate Dedman and Meadows.
May/July/August TBA: Academic advising, Enrollment and Orientation
(AARO) conferences for new first year, transfer and readmitted undergraduate
students. Conference dates to be announced. Contact New Student Programs, Student
Life Office, 214-768-4560. www.smu.edu/newstudent
August 14, Sunday: Residence halls officially open.
August 17, Wednesday: Opening Convocation, McFarlin Auditorium.
August 18, Thursday: First day of classes.
August 24, Wednesday: Last day to enroll, add courses or drop
courses without grade record or tuition billing. Last day to file for graduation
in December.
September 2, Friday: Last day to declare Pass/Fail, No Credit
or First-Year Repeated Course grading options. Last day to request excused absence
for observance of a religious holiday.
September 5, Monday: University Holiday -- Labor Day
September 23-25, Friday-Sunday: Family Weekend.
October 4, Tuesday: Last day for continuing undergraduate students
to change their major for November enrollment.
October 10-11, Monday-Tuesday: Fall Break.
October 28-November 19, Friday-Saturday: Enrollment Spring
2006 Continuing Students for all undergraduates and graduate Dedman and Meadows.
November 2, Wednesday: Last day to drop a course.
November 3-6, Thursday-Sunday: Homecoming.
November 8, Tuesday: Last day for December graduation candidates
to change grades of Incomplete.
November 16, Wednesday: Students should file for May graduation.
Last day to file is January 23, 2006.
November 18, Friday: Last day to withdraw from the University.
November 23, Wednesday: No Classes.
November 24-25, Thursday-Friday: University Holidays -- Thanksgiving.
November 28-December 1, Monday-Thursday: No final examinations
or unscheduled tests and papers.
November 29, Tuesday: Last day for oral/written examinations
for December graduate degree candidates.
December 1, Thursday: Last day of instruction. Students and
faculty will follow a Wednesday class schedule.
December 2-3, Friday-Saturday: Reading Days.
December 5-10, Monday-Saturday: Examinations (no examinations
scheduled for Sunday).
December 10, Saturday: Official close of term and date for
conferral of degrees. Graduation ceremony for December graduates.
December 11, Sunday: Residence halls officially close.
December 26-30, Monday-Friday: University Holidays -- Christmas/Winter
Break
JANUARY INTERTERM 2006
(Note: Some areas of instruction offer selected courses during the January Interterm, December 12-January 9.)
SPRING TERM 2006
October 31-November 18: Enrollment Spring 2006
Continuing Students: for all undergraduates and graduate Dedman and Meadows
January 2, Monday: University Holiday -- New Year's Day.
January 10, Wednesday: Residence halls officially open.
TBA: Academic Advising, Enrollment and Orientation (AARO) conferences
for new first year transfer and readmitted undergraduate students. Conference
dates to be announced. Contact New Student Programs, Student Life Office, 214-768-4560
January 17, Tuesday: First day of classes.
January 23, Monday: Last day to enroll, add courses or drop
courses without grade record or tuition billing. Last day to file for May graduation.
February 1, Wednesday: Last day to declare Pass/Fail, No Credit
or First Year Repeated Course grading option. Last day for students to request
excused absence for observance of a religious holiday.
March 13-18, Saturday-Sunday: Spring Break.
March 27, Monday: Last day for continuing undergraduate students
to change their major for April enrollment.
March 27-April 14, Monday-Thursday: Summer 2006 and Fall 2006
Continuing Student Enrollment for all undergraduates and graduate Dedman and
Meadows.
April 5, Wednesday: Last day to drop a course.
April 7, Friday: Last day for May graduation candidates to
change grades of Incomplete.
April 14, Friday: University Holiday -- Good Friday.
April 24, Monday: Students should file for August or December
graduation. Last day to file for August is June 1. Last day to file for December
is the last day to enroll for Fall 2006.
April 24, Monday: Last day to withdraw from the University.
April 27-May 2, Thursday-Tuesday: No final examinations or
unscheduled tests and papers.
April 28, Friday: Last day for oral/written examinations for
graduate students who are May degree candidates.
May 2, Tuesday: Last day of instruction.
May 3-4, Wednesday-Thursday: Reading Days -- No Classes.
May 5-11, Monday-Saturday: Examinations (no examinations scheduled
for Sunday).
May 12, Friday: Residence halls officially close for non-graduating
students.
May 19, Friday: Baccalaureate.
May 20, Saturday: Commencement and date for conferral of degrees.
May 29, Monday: University Holiday -- Memorial Day.
MAY TERM 2006
May 12, Friday: SMU-in-Taos: May Term arrival
and first day of classes, 2-6 p.m.
May 15, Monday: SMU-in-Taos: Last day to enroll, add courses
and to drop courses without grade record or tuition billing. Permission of Taos
Program required for all enrollments.
May 29, Monday: SMU-in-Taos, May Term Examinations
May 30, Tuesday: SMU-in-Taos, May Term Departure
SUMMER TERM 2006
The Summer Term consists of three primary sessions: first session, second session, and a combined session. There are also shorter and longer sessions to accommodate the particular needs of the various instructional units such as SMU-In-Taos, International Programs and Perkins School of Theology.
Combined Ten-Week Summer
Session
Classes will meet 2 hours and 15 minutes twice a week or 1 hour
and 30 minutes three times a week.
June 1, Thursday: First day of Combined Summer
Session classes.
June 6, Tuesday: Last day to enroll, add courses or drop courses
without grade record or tuition billing for Combined Session courses. Last day
to file for August graduation.
June 12 Monday: Last day to declare Pass/Fail, No Credit or
First-Year Repeated Course grading options for a Combined Session course.
June 17, Saturday: Additional class day for M/W/F classes
July 4, Tuesday: University Holiday – Independence Day
July 17 ,Monday: Last day for August graduation candidates
to change grades of Incomplete.
July 24, Monday: Last day to drop a Combined Summer Session
course.
July 28, Friday: Last day to withdraw from the University.
July 29, Saturday: Additional class day for M/W/F classes.
August 2, Wednesday: Last day of Combined Summer Session instructions
and examinations. Official close of the term and date for conferral of degrees.
First
Session
Classes meet two hours a day, Monday-Friday.
June 1, Thursday: SMU-in-Taos, Summer I Arrival.
June 2, Friday: SMU-in-Taos, first day of classes, 2-6 p.m.;
last day to enroll, add courses and to drop courses without grade record or
tuition billing. Permission of Taos Program required for all enrollments.
June 6, Tuesday: Last day to declare Pass/Fail, No Credit or
First-Year Repeated Course grading options for a First Session course. Last
day to file for August Graduation.
June 22, Friday: Last day to drop a First Session course.
June 26, Monday: Last day to withdraw from the University.
June 28, Friday: SMU-in-Taos: Summer I Examinations.
June 29, Monday: SMU-in-Taos: Summer I Departure.
June 30, Friday: Last day of First Session instruction and
examinations.
Second Session
Classes meet two hours a day, Monday-Friday
July 3, Monday: First day of Second Session classes.
July 4, Tuesday: University Holiday -- Independence Day.
July 5, Wednesday: Last day to enroll, add courses or drop
without grade record or tuition billing for Second Session courses.
July 7, Friday: Last day to declare Pass/Fail, No Credit or
First-Year Repeated Course grading options for a Second Session course.
July 13, Thursday: Last day for August graduation candidates
to change grades of Incomplete.
July 25, Tuesday: Last day to drop a Second Session course.
July 27, Thursday: Last day to withdraw from the University.
August 2, Wednesday: Last day of Second Session instruction
and examinations. Official close of the term and date for conferral of degrees.
August Term 2006
July 28, Friday: SMU-in-Taos: August Term arrival
and first day of classes, 2-6 p.m.
July 29, Saturday: SMU-in-Taos: Last day to enroll, add courses
and to drop courses without grade record or tuition billing. Permission of Taos
Program required for all enrollments.
August 14, Monday: SMU-in-Taos: August term examinations.
August 15, Tuesday: SMU-in-Taos: August term departure.
Major Religious Holidays
(August 2005-August 2006)
Listing of religious holidays for use in requesting excused absences according to University Policy 1.9. For religious holidays not listed, the instructor or supervisor may contact the Office of the Chaplain.
ChristianChristmas: December 25, 2005
Ash Wednesday: March 1, 2006
Good Friday: April 14, 2006
Easter Sunday: April 16, 2006
Easter Sunday (Orthodox): April 23, 2006
Hindu
Dashara: October 4-12, 2005
Dessehra: October 12, 2005
Diwali: November 1, 2005
Jewish
All holidays begin at sundown before the first day noted
and conclude at sundown
on the day(s) noted.
Rosh Hashanah (2 days): October 4-5, 2005
Yom Kippur: October 13, 2005
Sukkot: October 18-26, 2005
Hanukkah: December 26, 2005 -- January 2, 2006
Pesach (Passover): April 13-20, 2006
Shavuot: June 2-3, 2006
Ramadan: October 4-November 3, 2005
Eid al-Fitr: November 3, 2005
Eid Al-Adha: January 10-13, 2006
Islamic New Year: January 31, 2006
Ashura: February 9, 2006
Mawlid al-Nabi: April 12, 2006
