Undergraduate Student Handbook
Johns Hopkins University


 

2008–2009 Academic Calendar

Fall 2008Intercession Spring 2009Summer 2009

Fall 2008
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September 4

First day of classes.

September 4–19 Two-week schedule adjustment period. Online/in-person add/drop, no approval required unless class is filled.
September 19 Last day to register for Fall semester.

Last day to add classes (including Research, Independent Study, and Internship credit)
September 22– October 17
(in-person)

October 19
(on-line)
Last day to drop classes (AS students: no approval required; EN students: need advisor signature or hold released).
September 26 Last day to complete I and ND grades from spring and summer.
October 6

First day of AS freshman advising for spring term.

October 13 Fall break. No classes.
October 20–
October 31
Course Withdrawals (EN students: faculty advisor approval required)
October 31 Last day to change S/U grading option (AS students: faculty advisor approval if required for major; A&S Academic Advising approval if writing-intensive; EN students: faculty advisor approval in all cases).
November 10–14 Engineering Advising Week
November 17–26 Undergraduate Web registration for spring term
November 27–30 Thanksgiving vacation
December 10 Last day of classes
December 11–12 Reading period
December 13–20 Final exam period
December 21–January 6 Midyear Vacation
Intersession 2009
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January 5–23 Intersession
January 7 Last day to add an Intersession course
January 12 Last day to drop an Intersession course without a W.
January 19 Martin Luther King Jr. birthday observance. No Intersession classes
January 14 Last day to drop an Intersession course with a W.
Spring 2009
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January 26

First day of classes.

January 26–February 6 Two-week schedule adjustment period. Online/in-person add/drop, no approval required unless class is filled.
February 6 Last day to register for Spring semester.
Last day to add classes
February 9–
March 6
(in-person),

March 8 (online)
Last day to drop classes (AS students: no approval required; EN students: need advisor signature or hold released).
February 13

Last day to resolve I and ND grades from the fall term and Intersession.

March 2 First day of AS freshman advising for fall term.
March 9–27 Course withdrawals (EN students: faculty advisor approval required)
March 16–22 Spring break. No classes.
March 27 Last day to change S/U grading option (AS: faculty advisor approval if required for major; A&S academic advising if writing-intensive; EN: faculty advisor approval in all cases)
April 6–10 Engineering Advising Week
April 13–24 Undergraduate Web registration for fall term
May 1 Last day of classes
May 4–6 Reading period
May 7–14 Final exam period
May 21 University Commencement
Summer Sessions 2009
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May 26–June 26 Term I
June 29–July 31 Term II
Note Regarding Final Examination Schedule for Fall and Spring Semesters
The Registrar establishes the final examination schedule. The schedule, available on the Registrar’s website, assures that students will have no more than two final examinations scheduled for the same day, which is official university policy. Instructors may administer final examinations only at the officially scheduled time, not during class time or during the reading period. Take-home final examinations, and other final exercises (such as papers), that are expected to be prepared for and completed after classes have concluded, are due at the end of scheduled in-class final examination time for the course. All other papers can be due at any deadline during the semester set by the professor, including the reading and final examination periods. Students who are concerned that any of these policies are being violated by their instructors should notify their academic advising office.