21-23
Advising and registration for new undergraduate students — Academic Campus

21-23
Orientation and registration — MCV Campus

24
Registration for new graduate and new certificate students — Academic Campus

24
Fall classes begin at 8 a.m. — MCV Campus

24-26
Orientation for new freshmen, transfer and readmitted students — Academic Campus

24-Sep 1
Add/drop and late registration — MCV Campus

25
Registration for continuing students — Academic Campus

26
Official date for certifying August diplomas

28
Fall classes begin at 8 a.m. — Academic Campus

28-Sep 1
Add/drop and late registration — Academic Campus

1
Deadline for submission of all approved change of major requests effective for the fall 2000 semester

4
University closed

7
Faculty Convocation
4 p.m.
Medical Sciences Building

8
Deadline for students to provide advance written notification to instructors of intent to observe religious holidays*

22
Last day for fall degree candidates to submit graduation applications to their advisers for December degrees — Academic Campus

Fall degree candidates should follow departmental deadlines — MCV Campus

26
Last day for undergraduate students to submit work for removal of incomplete grades from spring semester or summer sessions — Academic Campus

20
Last day to withdraw from a course with a mark of "W" — both campuses (except for courses not scheduled for the full semester)

23-27
Advising for spring semester — Academic Campus

Students should follow departmental schedule — MCV Campus

30
Spring semester advance registration begins for all students

23-26
University closed — evening classes (classes begining at noon or later) do not meet on Nov 22

8
Final date for graduate dean's approval signature on completion of graduate thesis/dissertation for December degree candidates (check with graduate program director regarding internal schedules for submission of copy, defense and school/college dean approval)

8
Last day of classes for fall semester — both campuses; Saturday classes meet on Dec 9

9
President's reception in honor of August and December graduates

11-15
Final examinations for fall semester — MCV Campus

11-16
Final examinations for fall semester — evening classes

11-19
Final examinations for fall semester — Academic Campus

22
University closed 23
Official date for certifying December diplomas

25-26
University closed

27
Holiday intersession classes begin

29
Deadline for students to provide advance written notification to instructors of intent to observe religious holidays — holiday intersession*

29
University closed — holiday intersession classes meet

1-2
University closed

9
Holiday intersession classes end

9-11
Advising, registration and orientation for new undergraduate students — Academic Campus

11
Registration for new graduate and new certificate students — Academic Campus

12
Registration for continuing students — Academic Campus

15
University closed

16
Spring classes begin at 8 a.m. — both campuses

16-19
Add/drop and late registration for all students

19
Deadline for submission of all approved change of major requests effective for the spring 2001 semester

26
Last day for spring degree candidates to submit graduation applications to their advisers for May degrees — Academic Campus

Spring degree candidates should follow departmental deadlines — MCV Campus

26
Deadline for students to provide advance written notification to instructors of intent to observe religious holidays*

13
Last day for undergraduate students to submit work for removal of incomplete grades for fall semester — Academic Campus

9
Last day to withdraw from a course with a mark of "W" — both campuses (except for courses not scheduled for the full semester)

10-18
Spring break for both campuses — Saturday classes meet on Mar 10

19
Summer advance registration begins

26-30
Advising for fall semester — Academic Campus

Students should follow departmental schedule — MCV Campus

2
Fall semester advance registration begins

1
Final date for graduate dean's approval signature on completion of graduate thesis/dissertation for May degree candidates (check with graduate program director regarding internal schedules for submission of copy, defense and school/college dean approval)

1
Classes end for spring semester — Academic Campus; evening classes continue through May 5

2
Study day — Academic Campus

3-11
Final examinations for spring semester — Academic Campus

4
Last day of classes for spring semester — MCV Campus

7-11
Final examinations for spring semester — MCV Campus

7-12
Final examinations for spring semester — evening classes

19
Commencement (including 2000 August and December graduates)

Summer 2001

21-Jun 8
3-week session

21-Jun 21
5-week session

23
Deadline for students to provide advance written notification to instructors of intent to observe religious holidays — 3-week session*

25
Deadline for students to provide advance written notification to instructors of intent to observe religious holidays — 5-week session*

28
University closed

29-Jul 19
8-week evening session

8
Deadline for students to provide advance written notification to instructors of intent to observe religious holidays — 8-week evening session*

18-Jul 18
4 1/2-week session

18-Jul 26
6-week session

18-Aug 9
8-week evening session

22
Deadline for students to provide advance written notification to instructors of intent to observe religious holidays — 4 1/2-week, 6-week and 8-week sessions*

25-Jul 26
5-week session

29
Deadline for students to provide advance written notification to instructors of intent to observe religious holidays — 5-week session*

29
Last day for summer degree candidates to submit graduation applications to their advisers for August degrees — Academic Campus

Summer degree candidates should follow departmental deadlines — MCV Campus

4
University closed

19-Aug 17
4 1/2-week session

27
Deadline for students to provide advance written notification to instructors of intent to observe religious holidays — 4 1/2-week session*

30-Aug 17
3-week session

1
Deadline for students to provide advance written notification to instructors of intent to observe religious holidays — 3-week session*

17
Final date for graduate dean's approval signature on completion of graduate thesis/dissertation for August degree candidates (check with graduate program director regarding internal schedules for submission of copy, defense and school/college dean approval)

17
Summer sessions end

* 

Reasonable accommodations for completion of work missed should be made for students observing religious holidays. A partial list of major religious holidays is provided on the Web.
— — — www.vcu.edu/hr/communications/major%20holidays3.htm

Virginia Commonwealth University | Division of University Outreach
Outreach Publications | outreach@vcu.edu
Posted: May 19, 1999 |