Monday, June 1-Thursday, July 23, 2015 Friday, July 3, 2015 Tuesday, July 14-Friday, August 21, 2015 Monday, July 20-Monday, September 7, 2015 Monday, July 27-Tuesday, August 25, 2015 Friday, August 21, 2015 Monday, August 31, 2015 Monday, September 7, 2015 Thursday, September 10-Saturday, September 12, 2015 Friday, September 25, 2015 Sunday, November 22-Sunday, November 29, 2015 Friday, December 4, 2015 Monday, December 7, 2015 Wednesday, December 30, 2015 Monday, January 11-Friday, January 22, 2016 Monday, January 25, 2016 Thursday, February 18-Saturday, February 20, 2016 Friday, March 4, 2016 Sunday, March 13-Sunday, March 20, 2016 Saturday, April 30, 2016 Wednesday, May 18, 2016 SAIS Washington DC 2015-2016 Academic Calendar* *subject to revision, as needed Key Dates Independence Day observed SAIS is closed MIEF Summer term Fall 2015 classes begin Labor Day SAIS is closed GPP Orientation and Residency I GPP Module 1 begins Fall Break/Thanksgiving Week GPP Module 2 begins Fall 2015 classes end Conferral date for fall degree completion MIEF intersession Spring 2016 classes begin GPP Residency II GPP Module 3 begins Spring break Spring 2016 classes end JHU graduation ceremony in Baltimore and conferral date for spring degree completion Thursday, May 19, 2016 SAIS graduation ceremony Monday, May 16-Monday, June 13, 2016 MIEF summer term for students in 2015-2016 cohort Friday, May 20, 2016 Monday, May 30-Thursday, July 21, 2016 Monday, July 4, 2016 Monday, July 11-Thursday, August 18, 2016 Monday, July 18-Monday, September 5, 2016 Monday, July 25-Tuesday, August 23, 2016 Thursday, August 25-Saturday, August 27, 2016 Friday, August 26, 2016 GPP Module 4 begins Independence Day SAIS is closed MIEF Summer term for 2016-2017 cohort GPP Residency III
Summer 2015 Monday, May 18 MIEF summer term begins for students in 2014-2015 cohort Monday, June 1-Thursday, July 23 Saturday, June 6-Sunday, June 7 Monday, June 15 MIEF summer term ends for students in 2014-2015 cohort Friday, July 3 Independence Day observed SAIS is closed Monday, July 6 Course registration opens online for Fall 2015 Thursday, July 9 Tuition due for Summer and Fall for MIEF students Monday, July 13 MIEF Orientation Tuesday, July 14-Friday, August 21 MIEF Summer term for 2015-2016 cohort Monday, July 20-Monday, September 7 Monday, July 27-Tuesday, August 25 Tuesday, August 25-Thursday, August 27 MIEF Summer final exams Friday, August 21
Fall 2015 Monday, August 17 Tuesday, August 25 Tuesday, August 25-Thursday, August 27 Thursday, August 27-Friday, August 28 Friday, August 28 Sunday, August 30 Monday, August 31 Monday, August 31-Friday, September 11 Tuesday, September 1-Friday, September 4 Friday, September 4 Monday, September 7 Tuesday, September 8 Tuesday, September 8-Wednesday, September 9 Tuesday, September 8-Monday, September 21 Thursday, September 10-Saturday, September 12 Friday, September 11 Monday, September 14-Friday, September 25 Friday, September 25 Monday, September 28-Friday, October 16 Monday, October 12 Tuesday, October 13-Monday, October 19 Tuesday, October 20 Part-time/non-degree application/registration deadline for Fall 2015 Payment for Fall 2015 tuition and fees is due at 5:00pm for MA, MIPP, non-degree, certificate, and PhD students Orientation for new MA, MIPP, and PhD students 6:00pm deadline for registration for all nonlanguage courses ALL STUDENTS MUST BE REGISTERED TO PARTICIPATE IN BIDDING. ROUND ONE OF BIDDING OCCURS THE WEEKEND BEFORE CLASSES BEGIN. GPP Module 1 tuition due Fall 2015 classes begin Online Drop/Add for non-language courses. Drop/Add ends at noon on Friday, September 11, 2015 Language Placement/Proficiency Exams European & Eurasian Studies Comps I, II, and III 5:00pm DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR ROUND TWO OF BIDDING FOR THE FALL TERM Labor Day SAIS is closed Language classes begin Online Language Drop/Add GPP Orientation and Residency I Last day to change a first-half-term course from Exceptional Drop/Add in person in the Registrar s Office for non-language courses w/ faculty consent GPP Module 1 begins Last day to change a full-semester course from Course withdrawal period a W will appear on a student s transcript when a non-language or language course is dropped during this period Last day of classes for first 7-week courses Final Exams for first 7-week courses Second 7-week classes begin
Monday, October 26 Friday, October 30 Friday, October 30 Saturday, November 14 Sunday, November 22 Sunday, November 22-Sunday, November 29 Monday, November 30-Friday, December 4 Friday, December 4 Monday, December 7 Tuesday, December 8 Wednesday, December 9 Thursday, December 10 Friday, December 11 Saturday, December 12 Monday, December 14-Friday, December 18 Monday, December 28 Wednesday, December 30 Deadline to submit incomplete grades for Spring 2015 without grade restriction Deadline to drop a 7-week course that began week of October 19 Deadline to request Leave of Absence for Spring 2016 Last day to change a second-half-term course from GPP Module 2 tuition due Fall Break/Thanksgiving Week Language Proficiency Exams GPP Module 2 begins Last day of fall semester classes Incomplete grades from spring semester become failures Last day to change a course from audit to credit European & Eurasian Studies Comps II and III Final exams for all microeconomics (a.m.) and international trade (p.m.) courses European & Eurasian Studies Comp I Final exams for all macroeconomics (a.m.) and monetary theory (p.m.) courses Final exams; consult the final exam schedule Fall semester final grades due Conferral date for fall degree completion
Monday, December 7, 2015 Friday, January 15-Sunday, January 17 Monday, January 11 Monday, January 18 Friday, January 22 Monday, January 25 Friday, January 29 Monday, January 25-Friday, February 5 Tuesday, January 26-Friday, January 29 Friday, January 29 Tuesday, February 2 Tuesday, February 2-Friday, February 12 Friday, February 5 Monday, February 8-Friday, February 19 Monday, February 15 Thursday, February 18-Saturday, February 20 Friday, February 19 Saturday, February 20 Sunday, February 21 Monday, February 22-Friday, March 11 Spring 2016 Online registration for Spring 2016 opens open to all firstyear DC students. This is the last opportunity for first-year students to attempt the waiver exams. MIEF intersession begins MIEF tuition and fees due for Spring and Summer Payment for Spring 2016 tuition and fees is due at 5:00pm for MA, MIPP, non-degree, certificate, and PhD students MIEF intersession ends Orientation for new MA, MIPP, and PhD students 6:00pm deadline for registration for all nonlanguage courses ALL STUDENTS MUST BE REGISTERED TO PARTICIPATE IN BIDDING. ROUND ONE OF BIDDING OCCURS THE WEEKEND BEFORE CLASSES BEGIN. MIPP Orientation for class starting Spring 2015 Spring semester classes begin 6:00pm DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR ROUND TWO OF BIDDING FOR THE SPRING TERM Online Drop/Add for non-language courses; online Drop/Add will close at 5:00pm Friday, February 6 Language Placement/Proficiency Exams European & Eurasian Studies Comps I, II, and III Language classes begin Online Language Drop/Add Last day to change a first-half-term course from Exceptional Drop/Add in person in the Registrar s Office for non-language courses with faculty consent Presidents Day classes will be held GPP Residency II Last day to change a full-term course from credit to audit GPP Module 3 tuition due Course withdrawal period a W will appear on a student s transcript when a non-language or language course is dropped during this period
Friday, March 4 First 7-week classes end Friday, March 4 GPP Module 3 begins Monday, March 7-Friday, March 11 Final exams for first 7-week classes Sunday, March 13-Sunday, March 20 Spring break Monday, March 21 7-week classes begin Friday, March 25 Deadline to submit incomplete grades for Fall 2015 without grade restriction Saturday, March 26 Friday, April 1 Deadline to drop a 7-week course that began week of March 21 Last day to change a second-half-term course from Monday, April 25-Friday, April 29 Language Proficiency Exams Friday, April 29 Incomplete grades from fall semester become failures Last day to change a course from audit to credit Saturday, April 30 Last day of Spring semester classes Monday, May 2 Tuesday, May 3 European & Eurasian Studies Comps I and III Wednesday, May 4 Final exams for all microeconomics (a.m.) and international trade (p.m.) courses Thursday, May 5 European & Eurasian Studies Comp II Friday, May 6 Final exams for all macroeconomics (a.m.) and monetary theory (p.m.) courses Sunday, May 8 GPP Module 4 tuition due Monday, May 9-Friday, May 13 Final exams; consult the final exam schedule Monday, May 16 Spring semester final grades due Wednesday, May 18 JHU graduation ceremony in Baltimore and conferral date for spring degree completion Thursday, May 19 SAIS graduation ceremony Friday, May 20 GPP Module 4 begins Tuesday, May 31 Deadline to request a Leave of Absence for Fall 2016
Summer 2016 Monday, May 16 MIEF summer term begins for students in 2015-2016 cohort Monday, May 30-Thursday, July 21 Saturday, June 4-Sunday, June 5 Monday, June 13 MIEF summer term ends for students in 2015-2016 cohort Monday, June 20-Thursday, July 28 Summer programs in Nanjing, China Monday, July 4 Independence Day SAIS is closed Monday, July 11 Course registration opens online for Fall 2016 Thursday, July 7 Tuition due for Summer and Fall for MIEF students Friday, July 8 MIEF Orientation Monday, July 11-Thursday, August 18 MIEF Summer term for 2016-2017 cohort Monday, July 18-Monday, September 5 Monday, July 25-Tuesday, August 23 Monday, August 22-Wednesday, August 24 MIEF Summer final exams Thursday, August 25-Saturday, August 27 GPP Residency III Friday, August 26 Sunday, August 28 GPP Module 5 tuition due