2012-2013 Undergraduate Academic Calendar

Posted on 5/2/2012

Summer 2012

March 26-May 6	Online registration for summer classes
April 19-20, Thur-Fri	Board of Trust
April 20, Fri	Deadline for intra-university transfer summer applications
May 4, Fri	Division of Unclassified Studies Maymester registration
May 5, Sat	Residence halls open for Maymester at 2 p.m.
May 7, Mon	Check-in for registered students and final registration for Maymester;  Maymester begins
May 7-8, Mon-Tues	Maymester change period
May 8, Tues	Deadline for students to add or drop a Maymester class without entry on their records
May 21, Mon	Deadline for students to withdraw from a Maymester class
June 1, Fri	Maymester ends;  Maymester examinations
June 2, Sat	Residence halls close for Maymester at 9 a.m.
June 3, Sun	Residence halls open for first-half summer session at noon
June 4, Mon	Fall 2012 registration windows open for all new incoming undergraduate students;  Check YES for the time of your registration window;  Registration for summer session in most schools;  Division of Unclassified Studies summer registration
June 5, Tues	First-half and full-term summer classes begin
June 5-7, Tues-Thur	First-half and full-term summer session change period
June 7, Thur	Deadline for students to add a first-half or full-term summer class, register for pass-fail status in a class or drop a class without entry on record;  Last day to drop Blair performance classes with no music fee charged
June 11, Mon	Peabody Module I classes begin
June 13, Wed	Last day students may add or drop Peabody Module I classes with no entry on the record
June 20, Wed	Deadline for students to withdraw from a first-half class;  Deadline for students to change from pass-fail to graded status in a first-half class
June 22, Fri	Fall 2012 registration windows close for all incoming undergraduate students; Last day to drop Peabody Module I classes
July 1, Sun	Deadline for health questionnaires to be returned to Student Health for first-time students
July 5, Thur	First-half classes end
July 6, Fri	Examinations for first-half classes;  Peabody Module I ends
July 7, Sat	Residence halls close for first-half summer session at 9 a.m.
July 8, Sun	Residence halls open for second-half summer session at noon
July 9, Mon	Supplemental registration for second-half classes;  Division of Unclassified Studies second-half registration; Peabody Module II begins
July 10, Tues	Second-half classes begin
July 10-12, Tues-Thur	Second-half session change period
July 11, Wed	Last day students may add or drop Peabody Module II classes with no entry on the record
July 12, Thur	Deadline for undergraduates to register for pass-fail status in or drop a second-half class without entry on record;  Last day undergraduates may withdraw from a full-term summer class;  Deadline for undergraduates to change from pass-fail to graded status in a full-term summer class
July 18, Wed	Fall 2012 Open enrollment / change period begins;  No registration window is needed
July 20, Fri	Last day to drop Peabody Module II classes
July 25, Wed	Deadline for undergraduates to change from pass-fail to graded status in a second-half class;  Deadline for undergraduates to withdraw from a second-half class
Aug. 1, Wed	Deadline to waive summer student health insurance
Aug. 3, Fri	Peabody Module II ends
Aug. 9, Thur	Second-half and full-term summer classes end for most schools
Aug. 10, Fri	Examinations for second-half and full-term summer classes;  Summer semester ends;  Graduation date for August graduates
Aug. 11, Sat	Residence halls close for second-half summer session at 9 a.m.

Fall 2012

Aug 1, Wed	Deadline for all students (except internationals) to waive student health insurance coverage
Aug 10, Fri	Deadline for intra-university transfer fall applications
Aug 15, Wed	Deadline for payment of tuition, fees and all other charges associated with the beginning of the semester. Payment must be RECEIVED in the Office of Student Accounts by the close of business of August 15. Students who have not cleared their account by this deadline may be dropped from classes, their registration may be cancelled and Commodore cash and registration access may be denied. A late payment fee will be assessed of 1.5% (minimum $5.00) on the outstanding balance. Students anticipating having a problem meeting the payment deadline should contact the Office of Student Accounts at 615-322-6693 or 1-800-288-1144 before August 15, to make payment arrangements and to have their class registrations held.
Aug 15, Wed	Deadline for all students to waive the activity and recreation fees
Aug 17, Fri	International student orientation for ALL students (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.) SLC Ballrooms
Aug 18, Sat	Orientation begins for new undergraduate students;  Residence halls open at 7 a.m. for new students
Aug 19, Sun	Founders Walk;  Residence halls open at 9 a.m. for upperclass students
Aug 19, Sun	Residence halls open for transfer students, 8 a.m.; Orientation for transfer students
Aug 21, Tues	Division of Unclassified Studies fall registration
Aug 22, Wed	First day of classes for undergraduate schools; Student registration change period begins
Aug 23, Thur	Meeting of the Faculty Assembly
Aug 28, Tues	Last day to wait-list a class;  Wait list ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT
Aug 29, Wed	Fall 2012 Open Enrollment / Change Period ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT. This is the deadline for students to add a course or to make other changes in YES. After this date, any withdrawals or adjustments in level or in grading status must be completed using the appropriate forms in the school registrar's office.
Sept 4, Tues	English Language Center - English for Academics and Professionals Testing 9 a.m.
Sept 5, Wed	Last day to drop a class with no entry on the record, to adjust level in math or foreign language class or to register for pass/fail status;  Last day to drop Blair performance classes with no music fee charged; Forms due to school registrar's office by 4 p.m. CDT
Sept 6-14, Thur-Fri	Discrepancy reports due by Friday, September 14, 2012
Sept 7, Fri	Deadline for international students health insurance waiver
Sept 11, Tues	English Language Center classes begin
Sept 19, Wed	Census data compiled
Oct 1, Mon	Last day undergraduates may apply for screening II to student teach spring semester;  Last day for students to submit screening I forms for admission into the Teacher Education program
Oct 4-5, Thur-Fri	Fall break for undergraduate students
Oct 10, Wed	Mid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports due
Oct 12-14, Fri-Sun	Family Weekend
Oct 15, Mon	Spring 2013 class schedule is available in YES
Oct 19, Fri	Last day undergraduate students may withdraw from fall semester classes; Last day to change from pass/fail to graded status in a fall semester class; Forms due to school registrar's office by 4 p.m. CDT
Oct 22-27, Mon-Sat	Homecoming and related Homecoming activities
Oct 25-26, Thur-Fri	Alumni Board of Directors meeting
Oct 25-27, Thur-Sat	Homecoming / Reunion weekend - Alumni reunions for undergraduates, Law, Medicine, Nursing
Oct 29, Mon	Spring 2013 registration windows open for all currently enrolled undergraduate students; Check YES for the time of your registration window
Nov 7-15, Wed-Thur	International Education Week
Nov 8-9, Thur-Fri	Board of Trust
Nov 16, Fri	Spring 2013 registration windows close
Nov 17, Sat	Undergraduate residence halls close at 9 a.m.
Nov 17-25, Sat-Sun	Thanksgiving holidays in most schools
Nov 25, Sun	Undergraduate residence halls open at 9 a.m.
Nov 30-Dec 6, Fri-Thur	Dead week for Arts and Science and Blair classes;  No examinations of any type or major project deadlines are allowed
Dec 6, Thur	Undergraduate classes end
Dec 7-15, Fri-Sat	Undergraduate examinations and reading days
Dec 10, Mon	Spring 2013 Open enrollment / change period begins;  No registration window is needed
Dec 11, Tues	English Language Center - classes end
Dec 15, Sat	Fall semester ends;  Graduation date for December graduates
Dec 16, Sun	Undergraduate residence halls close at 9 a.m.
Dec 17, Mon	Deadline for intra-university transfer spring applications; Deadline for submission of fall 2012 final grades at 11:59 p.m. CDT

Spring 2013

Jan 3, Thur	Deadline for all students to pay spring charges without a late payment fee; Deadline to waive the student health insurance for first-time students in the spring semester
Jan 3, Thur	Deadline for all students to waive the activity and recreation fees
Jan 4, Fri	Undergraduate residence halls open at noon
Jan 4, Fri	International Student Spring Orientation (1 to 3 p.m.)
Jan 4, Fri	Division of Unclassified Studies spring registration
Jan 7, Mon	First day of classes for undergraduate schools; Student registration change period begins
Jan 7, Mon	English Language Center - English for Academics and Professionals Testing 9 a.m.
Jan 11, Fri	Last to wait-list a class; wait lists end at 11:59 p.m. CDT
Jan 14, Mon	Spring 2013 Open enrollment / change period ends at 11:59 p.m. CDT. This is the deadline for students to add a course or to make other changes on YES. After this date, any withdrawals or adjustments in level or in grading status must be completed using the appropriate forms in the school registrar's office.
Jan 14, Mon	English Language Center classes begin
Jan 21, Mon	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - classes cancelled
Jan 21, Mon	Last day to drop a class with no entry on the record, to adjust level in math or foreign language class or to register for pass/fail status;  Last day to drop Blair performance classes with no music fee charged; Forms due to school registrar's office by 4 p.m. CDT
Jan 22-30, Tues-Wed	Discrepancy reports due by Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Jan 25-26, Fri-Sat	Blair auditions weekend for prospective freshmen for fall semester
Jan 30, Wed	Last day undergraduates may apply to be screened for screen II for fall student teaching;  Last day to submit screening I forms for admission into the Teacher Education program
Feb 4, Mon	Census data compiled
Feb 4-10, Mon-Sun	Undergraduates apply for 2013-14 housing assignment process
Feb 7-8, Thur-Fri	Board of Trust
Mar 2, Sat	Undergraduate residence halls close at 9 a.m.
Mar 2-10, Sat-Sun	Spring holidays in most schools
TBA	Fall 2013 class schedule is available in YES
Mar 6, Wed	Mid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports due
Mar 10, Sun	Undergraduate residence halls open at 9 a.m.
Mar 11-Apr 5, Mon-Fri	Housing random selections
Mar 15, Fri	Last day undergraduate students may withdraw from spring semester classes; Last day to change from pass/fail to graded status in a spring semester class;  Forms due to school registrar's office by 4 p.m. CDT
Mar 17, Sun	Founder's Day, the anniversary of the founding of Vanderbilt University in 1873
Apr 3, Wed	Commencement deadline to rent regalia for May 2013 Commencement ceremony
Apr 4, Thur	Spring 2013 Faculty Assembly
Apr 8, Mon	Fall 2013 registration windows begin for undergraduate students;  Check YES for the time of your registration window
Apr 15, Mon	English Language Center classes end
Apr 16-22, Tues-Mon	Dead week for Arts and Science and Blair classes; No examinations of any type or major project deadlines are allowed
Apr 18-19, Thur-Fri	Board of Trust
Apr 19, Fri	Deadline for intra-university transfer summer applications
Apr 19-20, Fri-Sat	Rites of Spring
Apr 22, Mon	Undergraduate classes end
Apr 23-May 2, Tues-Thur	Undergraduate examinations and reading days
Apr 26, Fri	Fall 2013 registration windows close for currently enrolled undergraduate students
May 4, Sat	First-year residence halls close at 9 a.m.
May 4, Sat	Deadline for submission of Spring 2013 final grades at 11:59 p.m. CDT
May 8, Wed	Commencement event - "The Party" - for degree candidates, their friends and families; Vanderbilt Community, their friends and families
May 9, Thur	Commencement event - "Senior Class Day" - Senior Day speaker and faculty seminars
May 10, Fri	Commencement event - Ceremony on Alumni Lawn
May 11, Sat	Residence halls close at 1 p.m.

Summer 2013

Mar 25-May 5	Registration windows for all Summer sessions
May 3, Fri	Division of Unclassified Studies Maymester registration
May 4, Sat	Residence halls open for Maymester at 2 p.m.
May 6, Mon	Maymester begins
May 6-7, Mon-Tues	Maymester change period
May 31, Fri	Maymester ends;  Maymester examinations
June 1, Sat	Maymester residence halls close at 9 a.m.
June 2, Sun	First-half summer session residence halls open at noon
June 3, Mon	Registration for summer session in most schools
June 3, Mon	Division of Unclassified Studies summer registration
June 4, Tues	First-half and full-term summer classes begin
June 4-6, Tues-Thur	First-half and full-term summer change period
June 10, Mon	Peabody Module I registration and classes begin
July 1, Mon	Deadline for health questionnaires to be returned to Student Health for first-year students
July 4, Thur	First-half classes end
July 5, Fri	Examinations for first-half classes; Peabody Module 1 classes end
July 6, Sat	First-half session residence halls close at 9 a.m.
July 7, Sun	Second-half session residence halls open at noon
July 8, Mon	Supplementary registration for second-half classes; Peabody Module II classes begin
July 8, Mon	Division of Unclassified Studies registration second-half classes
July 9, Tues	Second-half classes begin
July 9-11, Tues-Thur	Second-half change period
TBA	Fall 2013 Open enrollment / change period begins;  No registration window is needed
Aug 1, Thur	Deadline to waive summer student health insurance
Aug 2, Fri	Peabody Module II classes end
Aug 8, Thur	Second-half classes end
Aug 9, Fri	Examinations for second-half and full-term summer classes;  Summer semester ends;  Graduation date for August graduates
Aug 10, Sat	Second-half session residence halls close at 9 a.m.