Academic Calendar
| Spring 2007 | |
| March 12-17 | Spring Break |
| March 26-April 13 | Summer 2007 and Fall 2007 Continuing Student enrollment for Meadows students. |
| April 4 | Last day to drop a course. |
| April 6 | University holiday – Good Friday |
| April 23 | Last day to withdraw from University. |
| April 27 | Last day for oral/written examinations for graduate students who are May degree candidates. |
| May 1 | Last day of classes – follows Friday class schedule. |
| May 4-10 | Examinations (no examinations scheduled for Sunday) |
| May 18 | Baccalaureate |
| May 19 | Commencement |
| May 28 | University holiday – Memorial Day |
| May Term 2007 | |
| May 11 | SMU-in-Taos – May Term arrival and first day of classes. |
| May 14 | 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 28 | SMU-in-Taos – May Term examinations |
| May 29 | SMU-in-Taos – May Term departure |
| Summer Term 2007 | The Summer Term consists of three primary sessions: First Session, Second Session and a Combined Session. There also are shorter and longer sessions to accommodate the particular needs of the various instructional units such as SMU-In-Taos. |
| Combined 10-Week Summer Session | Classes will meet 2 hours and 15 minutes twice a week, or 1 hour and 30 minutes three times a week. |
| May 31 | First day of Combined Session classes. |
| June 5 | Last day to enroll, add courses or drop courses without grade record or tuition billing for Combined Session course. Last day to file for August graduation. |
| June 16 (Saturday) | Additional class day for M/W/F and M/W classes. |
| July 4 | University holiday – Independence Day |
| July 23 | Last day to drop a Combined Session course. |
| July 27 | Last day to withdraw from University. |
| July 28 (Saturday) | Additional class day for M/W/F, M/W and T/TH classes. |
| August 1 | Last day of Combined 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. |
| May 31 | First day of First Session classes. |
| June 1 | Last day to enroll, add courses or drop courses without grade record or tuition billing for First Session courses. |
| June 5 | Last day to file for August graduation. |
| June 22 | Last day to drop a First Session course. |
| June 25 | Last day to withdraw from University. |
| June 29 | Last day of First Session instruction and examinations. |
| TAOS Summer I Session | |
| June 1 | SMU-in-Taos – Summer I arrival and first day of classes. |
| June 1 | SMU-in-Taos – Last day to enroll, add courses and to drop courses without grade record or tuition billing. |
| June 22 | SMU-in-Taos – Summer I examinations |
| June 27 | SMU-in-Taos – Summer I departure |
| Second Session | Classes meet two hours a day, Monday-Friday |
| July 2 | First day of Second Session classes. |
| July 3 | Last day to enroll, add courses or drop without grade record or tuition billing for Second Session courses. |
| July 4 | University holiday – Independence Day |
| July 24 | Last day to drop a Second Session course. |
| July 26 | Last day to withdraw from University. |
| August 1 | Last day of Second Session instruction and examinations. |
| August Term 2007 | |
| July 27 | SMU-in-Taos – August Term arrival and first day of classes. |
| July 28 | SMU-in-Taos – Last day to enroll, add courses and to drop courses without grade record or tuition billing. |
| August 13 | SMU-in-Taos – August Term examinations |
| August 14 | SMU-in-Taos – August Term departure |
| ACADEMIC YEAR 2007-08 Offices of the University will be closed September 3, November 22-23, December 24-28, 2007; January 1, January 21, March 21, May 26 and July 4, 2008. |
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| Fall Term 2007 | |
| March 26 – April 13 | Enrollment Fall 2007 Continuing Students for Meadows students. |
| August 22 | Opening Convocation – McFarlin Auditorium |
| August 23 | First day of classes. |
| August 29 | Last day to file for graduation in December. |
| September 3 | University holiday – Labor Day |
| September 28-30 | Family Weekend |
| October 29-November 16 | Enrollment Spring 2008 Meadows Continuing Students. |
| November 5 | Last day to drop a course. |
| November 9-11 | Homecoming |
| November 19-20 | Fall Break |
| November 21 | No classes |
| November 22-23 | University holidays – Thanksgiving |
| November 26 | Students should file for May graduation. Last day to file is January 28. |
| November 27 | Last day for oral/written examinations for December graduate degree candidates. |
| November 28 | Last day to withdraw from University. |
| December 3-6 | No final examinations or unscheduled tests and papers. |
| December 6 | Last day of instruction – follows Monday class schedule. |
| December 7-8 | Reading Days – no classes |
| December 10-15 | Examinations (no examinations scheduled for Sunday) |
| December 15 | Official close of term and date for conferral of degrees. Graduation ceremony for December graduates. |
| December 24-28 | University holidays – Christmas/Winter Break |
| January Inter-Term 2008 | (Note: Some areas of instruction offer selected courses during the January Inter-term, December 17 – January 11.) |
| Spring Term 2008 | |
| October 29 – November 16 | Enrollment Spring 2008 Meadows Continuing Students. |
| January 15 | First day of classes. |
| January 21 | University holiday – Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday |
| January 22 | Last day to enroll, add courses or drop courses without grade record or tuition billing. Last day to file for May graduation. |
| March 10-15 | Spring Break |
| March 21 | University holiday – Good Friday |
| March 31 – April 18 | Summer 2008 and Fall 2008 Meadows Continuing Students. |
| April 4 | Last day to drop a course. |
| April 22 | Last day to withdraw from University. |
| April 23 | 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 2008. |
| April 25-30 | No final examination or unscheduled test and papers. |
| April 28 | Last day for oral/written examination for graduate students who are May degree candidates. |
| April 30 | Last day of instruction. |
| May 1-2 | Reading Days – no classes |
| May 3-9 | Examinations (no examination scheduled for Sunday). |
| May 10 | Residence halls officially close for non-graduating students. |
| May 16 | Baccalaureate |
| May 17 | Commencement |
| May 26 | University holiday – Memorial Day |
| May Term 2008 | |
| May 12 | SMU-in-Taos – May Term arrival and first day of classes. |
| May 13 | SMU-in-Taos – Last day to enroll, add courses or to drop courses without grade record or tuition billing. Permission of Taos Program required for all enrollments. |
| May 27 | SMU-in-Taos – May Term examinations |
| May 28 | SMU-in-Taos – May Term departure |
| Summer Term 2008 | The Summer Term consists of three primary sessions: First Session, Second Session and a Combined Session. There also are shorter and longer sessions to accommodate the particular needs of the various instructional units, including SMU-In-Taos. |
| Combined 10-Week Summer Session | Classes will meet 2 hours and 15 minutes twice a week, or 1 hour and 30 minutes three times a week. |
| May 29 | First day of Combined Session classes. |
| June 3 | Last day to enroll, add courses or drop courses without grade record or tuition billing for Combined Session course. Last day to file for August graduation. |
| June 14 | Additional class day for M/W/F and M/W classes. |
| July 4 | University holiday – Independence Day |
| July 22 | Last day to drop a Combined Session course. |
| July 25 | Last day to withdraw from University. |
| July 26 | Additional class day for M/W/F, M/W and T/TH classes. |
| July 31 | Last day of Combined 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. |
| May 29 | First day of First Session classes. |
| May 30 | Last day to enroll, add courses or drop courses without grade record or tuition billing for First Session courses. |
| June 3 | Last day to file for August Graduation. |
| June 20 | Last day to drop a First Session course. |
| June 23 | Last day to withdraw from University. |
| June 27 | Last day of First Session instruction and examinations. |
| TAOS Summer I Session | |
| May 30 | SMU-in-Taos – Summer I arrival and first day of classes. |
| May 31 | SMU-in-Taos – Last day to enroll, add courses or to drop courses without grade record or tuition billing |
| June 23 | SMU-in-Taos: Summer I examinations |
| June 24 | SMU-in-Taos: Summer I departure |
| Second Session | Classes meet two hours a day, Monday – Friday |
| July 1 | First day of Second Session classes. |
| July 2 | Last day to enroll, add courses or drop without grade record or tuition billing for Second Session courses. |
| July 4 | University holiday – Independence Day |
| July 23 | Last day to drop a Second Session course. |
| July 25 | Last day to withdraw from University. |
| July 31 | Last day of Second Session instruction and examinations. Last day for Combined Session – official close of the term and date for conferral of degrees. |
| August Term 2008 | |
| August 1 | SMU-in-Taos – August Term arrival and first day of classes. |
| August 2 | SMU-in-Taos – Last day to enroll, add courses or to drop courses without grade record or tuition billing. Permission of Taos Program required for all enrollments. |
| August 16 | SMU-in-Taos – August Term examinations |
| August 17 | SMU-in-Taos – August Term departure |
Please note that attendance on Saturdays and Sundays is often necessary for rehearsals, performances, and some classes.
Click here for December 2007 Graduation details.
If Artist Certificate students plan to be off-campus anytime between August 23 and May 17 (other than official holidays), they must file a “Request for Professional Absence Form” with the Meadows Office of Graduate Admissions and Records at least four weeks before the absence.
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