20-22
Advising and registration for new undergraduate students — Academic Campus

20-22
Orientation and registration — MCV Campus

23
Registration for new graduate and new certificate students — Academic Campus

23
Fall classes begin at 8 a.m. — MCV Campus

23-25
Orientation for new freshmen, transfer, and readmitted students — Academic Campus

23-31
Add/drop and late registration — MCV Campus

24
Registration for continuing students — Academic Campus

25
Official date for certifying August diplomas

27
Fall classes begin at 8 a.m. — Academic Campus

27-31
Add/drop and late registration — Academic Campus

31
Deadline for submission of all approved change of major requests effective for the fall 2001 semester

3
University closed⁺

TBA
Faculty Convocation

7
Deadline for students to provide advance written notification to instructors of intent to observe religious holidays*

21
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

25
Last day for undergraduate students to submit work for removal of incomplete grades from spring semester or summer sessions — Academic Campus

19
Last day to withdraw from a course with a mark of "W" — both campuses (except for courses not scheduled for the full semester)

22-26
Advising for spring semester — Academic Campus

Students should follow departmental schedule — MCV Campus

29
Spring semester advance registration begins for all students

22-25
University closed⁺ — evening classes (classes begining at 4 p.m. or later) do not meet on Nov 21

7
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)

7
Last day of classes for fall semester — both campuses; Saturday classes meet on Dec 8

10-14
Final examinations for fall semester — MCV Campus

8
August-December Graduation Recognition Ceremony

10-15
Final examinations for fall semester — evening classes

10-18
Final examinations for fall semester — Academic Campus

22
Official date for certifying December diplomas

24-25
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*

31
University closed⁺ — holiday intersession classes meet

1
University closed⁺

8-10
Advising, registration and orientation for new undergraduate students — Academic Campus

9
Holiday intersession classes end

10
Registration for new graduate and new certificate students — Academic Campus

11
Registration for continuing students — Academic Campus

14
Spring classes begin at 8 a.m. — both campuses

14-18
Add/drop and late registration for all students

18
Deadline for submission of all approved change of major requests effective for the spring 2002 semester

21
University closed⁺

25
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

25
Deadline for students to provide advance written notification to instructors of intent to observe religious holidays*

12
Last day for undergraduate students to submit work for removal of incomplete grades for fall semester — Academic Campus

8
Last day to withdraw from a course with a mark of "W" — both campuses (except for courses not scheduled for the full semester)

9-17
Spring break for both campuses — Saturday classes meet on Mar 9

18
Summer advance registration begins

25-29
Advising for fall semester — Academic Campus

Students should follow departmental schedule — MCV Campus

1
Fall semester advance registration begins

30
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)

30
Classes end for spring semester — Academic Campus; evening classes continue through May 4

1
Study day — Academic Campus

2-10
Final examinations for spring semester — Academic Campus

3
Last day of classes for spring semester — MCV Campus

6-10
Final examinations for spring semester — MCV Campus

6-11
Final examinations for spring semester — evening classes

18
Commencement (including 2001 August and December graduates)

Summer 2002

20-Jun 7
3-week session

20-Jun 20
5-week session

22
Deadline for students to provide advance written notification to instructors of intent to observe religious holidays — 3-week session*

24
Deadline for students to provide advance written notification to instructors of intent to observe religious holidays — 5-week session*

27
University closed⁺

28-Jul 18
8-week evening session

7
Deadline for students to provide advance written notification to instructors of intent to observe religious holidays — 8-week evening session*

17-Jul 17
4 1/2-week session

17-Jul 25
6-week session

17-Aug 8
8-week evening session

21
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*

24-Jul 25
5-week session

28
Deadline for students to provide advance written notification to instructors of intent to observe religious holidays — 5-week session*

28
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⁺

18-Aug 16
4 1/2-week session

26
Deadline for students to provide advance written notification to instructors of intent to observe religious holidays — 4 1/2-week session*

29-Aug 16
3-week session

31
Deadline for students to provide advance written notification to instructors of intent to observe religious holidays — 3-week session*

16
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)

16
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

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