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Academic Calendar
2012-2013 academic calendar
| AUTUMN TERM 2012 (September 5 - December 21) | ||
| April 2012 | 23 | Monday. Registration for the Autumn Term 2012 for continuing students via web registration begins. |
| May 2012 | 14 | Monday. Opening day of Registration for the Autumn Term 2012 for new students via web. Registration is a continuous process through the end of add/drop on September 19.Students should contact their departments for program specific procedures and timelines. |
| August 2012 | 30 | Thursday. Beginning of occupancy in Teachers College residence halls for new students attending the Autumn Term. |
| September | 3-4 | Monday. Labor Day. University Holiday. Tuesday. New Student Experience (Orientation). |
| 4 | Tuesday. In-person Registration for Autumn Term. Hours: 10:00a.m. to 7:00p.m. Advisors available from 2p.m. to 7p.m. | |
| 5 | Wednesday. Classes begin. Autumn Term 2012. | |
| 5-7 | Wednesday-Friday. Registration and add/drop period. Hours: 9:30a.m. to 6:00p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; 9:30a.m. to 5:00p.m. Friday. Advisors available from 3:00p.m. to5:00p.m. | |
| 6 | Thursday. Last day to file application for Doctoral Certification Examination (Ed.D./Ph.D.)to be given October 19 or November 2. | |
| 13 | Thursday. Last day to file notification in Office of Doctoral Studies of intention to defendEd.D. and Ph.D. dissertation during the Autumn Term 2012. | |
| 14 | Friday. Last day to submit, to the Registrar’s Office, formal Master’s essays for the October 17 award of degree | |
| 19 | Wednesday. Last day to add and drop courses for the Autumn 2012 term, file aCertificate of Equivalency, and enroll in, upgrade, or submit a waiver request for the ColumbiaHealth Program and the Columbia Student Medical Insurance. | |
| 20 | Thursday. Requests for late registration under exceptional circumstances on or after this date require Registrar’s approval and payment of $100 late registration fee. | |
| 24 | Monday. Last day to complete the final deposit of Ed.D. dissertation which has been corrected in accordance with the Dissertation Secretary’s evaluation for the October 17award of degree. | |
| October 2012 | 2 | Tuesday. Last day to change points in variable point courses. |
| 12 | Friday. Last day to complete the final deposit Ph.D. dissertation with the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for the October 17 award of degree. | |
| 17 | Wednesday. Award of October degrees and certificates. No ceremony. | |
| 19 | Friday. Doctoral Certification Examination (Ed.D./Ph.D.) for students not majoring in an area of psychology, 9:00a.m. to 12 noon and 1:45p.m. to 4:45p.m. | |
| 25 | Thursday. Midterm date, Autumn Term 2012. | |
| November 2012 | 1 | Thursday. Last day to file or to renew an application, in the Registrar’s Office, for Master’s degrees and certificates to be awarded in February. (After this date, application may be filed only until November 15 upon payment of $25 late fee.) |
| 2 | Friday. Doctoral Certification Examination (Ed.D./Ph.D.) for students majoring in an area of psychology, 9:00a.m. to 12 noon and 1:45p.m. to 4:45p.m. | |
| 21 | Wednesday. No Classes. Offices open. | |
| 22-25 | Thursday - Sunday. Thanksgiving Holidays. | |
| December 2012 | 3 | Monday. Registration for the Spring Term 2013 for continuing students via web registration begins. |
| 21 | Friday. End of Autumn Term 2012. | |
| 22 | Saturday. Termination of occupancy in Teachers College residence halls for Autumn Term students not returning for Spring Term 2013. | |
SPRING TERM 2013 (January 23 - May 14) | ||
| January 2013 | 15 | Tuesday. Last day to submit, to the Registrar’s Office, formal Master’s essays for the February 13 award of degree. |
| 20 | Sunday. Beginning of occupancy in the Teachers College residence halls for the Spring Term. | |
| 21 | Monday. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed. University Holiday. | |
| 22 | Tuesday. New Student Experience (Orientation). Hours: 9a.m. to 1p.m. | |
| 22 | Tuesday. In-person Registration for Spring Term 2013. Hours: 10:00a.m. to 7:00p.m. Advisors available from 2p.m. to 7p.m. | |
| 23 | Wednesday. Classes begin. Spring Term 2013. | |
| 23-25 | Wednesday-Friday. Late registration and change period. Hours: Wednesday - Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 6:00p.m.; Friday 9:30a.m. to 5:00p.m. Advisors available from 3:00p.m. to 5:00p.m. | |
| 24 | Thursday. Last day to file application for Doctoral Certification Examination (Ed.D./Ph.D.) to be given February 22 or March 1. | |
| 31 | Thursday. Last day to file notification in Office of Doctoral Studies of intention to defend Ph.D. and Ed.D. dissertation during Spring Term 2013. | |
| February 2013 | 1 | Friday. Last day to complete the final deposit Ed.D. dissertation which have been corrected in accordance with Dissertation Secretary’s evaluation for February 13 award of degree. |
| 1 | Friday. Last day to file or to renew an application, in Registrar’s Office, for Master’s degrees and certificates to be awarded in May. (After this date, application may be filed only until February 15 upon payment of $25 late fee.) | |
| 5 | Tuesday. Last day to add and drop courses for Spring Term 2013, file a Certificate of Equivalency, and for new students to enroll in, upgrade and waive the Columbia Health Program and the Columbia Student Medical Insurance. | |
| 6 | Wednesday. Requests for late registration under exceptional circumstances on or after this date require Registrar’s approval and payment of $100 late registration fee. | |
| 8 | Friday. Last day to deposit Ph.D. dissertation with the Office of Doctoral Studies and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for the February 13 award of degree. | |
| 13 | Wednesday. Award of February degrees and certificates. No ceremony. | |
| 19 | Tuesday. Last day to change points in variable-point courses. | |
| 22 | Friday. Doctoral Certification Examination (Ed.D./Ph.D.) for students not majoring in an area of psychology, 9:00a.m. to 12 noon and 1:45p.m. to 4:45p.m. | |
| March 2013 | 1 | Friday. Doctoral Certification Examination (Ed.D./Ph.D.) for students majoring in an area of psychology, 9:00a.m. to 12 noon and 1:45p.m. to 4:45p.m. |
| 14 | Thursday. Midterm date, Spring Term 2013. | |
| 17-24 | Sunday - Sunday. Spring Holidays. | |
| April 2013 | 1 | Monday. Last day to submit, to the Registrar’s Office formal Master’s essay for May 22 award of degree. |
| 29 | Monday. Registration for the Summer Term 2013 and Autumn Term 2013 for continuing students via web registration begins. | |
| 29 | Monday. Last day to hold the dissertation defense (Ed.D./Ph.D.) for May 22 award of degree. | |
| May 2013 | 3 | Friday. Last day to deposit Ed.D. dissertation for May 22 award of degree. |
| 14 | Tuesday. End of Spring Term 2013. | |
| 15 | Wednesday. Termination of occupancy in Teachers College residence halls for Spring Term 2013 for students not remaining for Summer Session A. Extensions granted for students participating in Commencement. | |
| 17 | Friday. Last day to deposit Ph.D. dissertation with the Office of Doctoral Studies and theGraduate School of Arts and Sciences for the May 22 award of degree. | |
| 21 | Tuesday. Teachers College Master’s degrees Convocations. | |
| 22 | Wednesday. Conferring of degrees at Columbia University, 10:30a.m.; Teachers CollegeDoctoral degrees Convocation. | |
