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This archived information is dated to the 2009-10 academic year only and may no longer be current.

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Academic Calendar 2009-10

This calendar is also available at the University Registrar's web site: http://registrar.stanford.edu/academic_calendar.

AUTUMN QUARTER

August

1 (Sat) Axess opens for course enrollment

27 (Thu) M.D. students, first day of instruction

September

11 (Fri, 5:00 p.m.) Course enrollment deadline to receive stipend or refund check on first day of term

15 (Tue) New undergraduates arrive; Convocation

21 (Mon) First day of quarter; instruction begins; last day to file Leave of Absence; last day to receive full refund for Autumn Quarter

21 (Mon, 5:00 p.m.) Preliminary Study List deadline. Students must be "at status"; i.e., students must have a study list with sufficient units to meet requirements for their status, whether full-time, 8-9-10 units (graduate students only), or approved Special Registration Status.

21 (Mon, 5:00 p.m.) Deadline to submit Leave of Absence for full refund. A full refund schedule is available here.

24 (Thu) Conferral of degrees, Summer Quarter

28 (Mon) Yom Kippur (classes held: some students will be observing Yom Kippur and are not expected to attend classes; some faculty will not be holding classes).

October

9 (Fri, 5:00 p.m.) Final Study List deadline. Last day to add or drop a class; last day to adjust units on a variable-unit course. Students may withdraw from a course until the Course Withdrawal deadline and a 'W' notation will appear on the transcript.

November

9 (Mon, 5:00 p.m.) Term withdrawal deadline; last day to submit Leave of Absence to withdraw from the University with a partial refund. A full refund schedule is available here

13 (Fri, 5:00 p.m.) Change of grading basis deadline; course withdrawal deadline; application deadline for Autumn Quarter degree conferral

23-27 (Mon-Fri) Thanksgiving recess (holiday, no classes)

30-Dec 6 (Mon-Sun) End quarter period

December

4 (Fri) Last day of classes (unless class meets on Sat.); last opportunity to arrange incomplete in a course, at last class; (noon) University thesis, D.M.A. final project, or Ph.D. dissertation, last day to submit; (5:00 p.m.) late application deadline for Autumn Quarter degree conferral ($50 fee).

7-11 (Mon-Fri) End quarter examinations

15 (Tue) Grades due at 11:59 p.m

WINTER QUARTER

October

25 (Sun) Axess opens for course enrollment

December

11 (Fri) Course enrollment deadline to receive stipend or refund check on first day of term

January

4 (Mon) First day of quarter, instruction begins; (5:00 p.m.) Preliminary Study List deadline -- Students must be "at status"; i.e., students must have a study list with sufficient units to meet requirements for their status, whether full-time, 8-9-10 units (graduate students only), or approved Special Registration Status; (5:00 p.m.) Deadline to submit Leave of Absence for full refund.

7 (Thu) Conferral of degrees, Autumn Quarter

18 (Mon) Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (holiday, no classes)

22 (Fri, 5:00 p.m.) Final Study List deadline Final day to add or drop a class; last day to adjust units on a variable-unit course. Students may withdraw from a course until the Course Withdrawal deadline and a 'W' notation will appear on the transcript.

February

15 (Mon) Presidents' Day (holiday, no classes; Law and GSB do hold classes).

18 (Thu, 5:00 p.m.) Term withdrawal deadline; last day to submit Leave of Absence to withdraw from the University with a partial refund.

26 (Fri, 5:00 p.m.) Change of grading basis deadline; course withdrawal deadline; application deadline for Winter Quarter degree conferral.

March

8-14 (Mon-Sun) End quarter period

12 (Fri) Last day of classes (unless class meets on Sat.); last opportunity to arrange Incomplete in a course, at last class; (noon) University thesis, D.M.A. final project, Ph.D. dissertation, last day to submit; (5:00 p.m.) late application deadline for Winter Quarter degree conferral ($50 fee).

15-19 (Mon-Fri) End-Quarter examinations

23 (Tue) Grades due at 11:59 p.m.

SPRING QUARTER

February

7 (Sun) Axess opens for course enrollment

March

19 (Fri) Course enrollment deadline to receive stipend or refund check on first day of term

29 (Mon) First day of quarter; instruction begins; (5:00 p.m.) Preliminary Study List deadline -- Students must be "at status"; i.e., students must have a study list with sufficient units to meet requirements for their status, whether full-time, 8-9-10 units (graduate students only), or approved Special Registration Status; deadline to submit Leave of Absence for full refund. A full refund schedule is available here

April

1 (Thu) Conferral of degrees, Winter Quarter.

9 (Fri, 5:00 p.m.) Application deadline for Spring Quarter degree conferral.

16 (Fri, 5:00 p.m.) Final Study List deadline -- Last day to add or drop a class; last day to adjust units on a variable-unit course. Students may withdraw from a course until the Course Withdrawal deadline and a "W" notation will appear on the transcript.

May

12 (Wed, 5:00 p.m.) Term withdrawal deadline; last day to submit Leave of Absence to withdraw from the University with a partial refund. A full refund schedule is available here.

21 (Fri, 5:00 p.m.) Change of grading basis deadline; course withdrawal deadline.

28-June 3 (Thu-Wed) End-Quarter Period.

31 (Mon) Memorial Day (holiday, no classes)

June

2 (Wed) Last day of classes; last opportunity to arrange incomplete in a course, at last class; (noon) University thesis, D.M.A. final project, or Ph.D. dissertation, last day to submit; (5:00 p.m.) late application deadline for Spring Quarter degree conferral ($50 fee).

3 (Thu) Day before finals, no classes.

4-9 (Fri-Wed) End-Quarter examinations

10 (Thu) Grades for graduating students due at noon

12 (Sat) Senior Class Day; Baccalaureate Saturday

13 (Sun) Commencement

15 (Tue) Grades for non-graduating students due 11:59 p.m.

SUMMER QUARTER

April

11 (Sun) Axess opens for course enrollment

June

11 (Fri) Course enrollment deadline to receive stipend or refund check on first day of term.

21 (Mon) First day of quarter; instruction begins; (5:00 p.m.) Preliminary Study List deadline; deadline to submit Leave of Absence for full refund.

July

2 (Fri, 5:00 p.m.) Final Study List deadline -- Final day to add or drop a class; last day to adjust units on a variable-unit course. Students may withdraw from a course until the Course Withdrawal deadline and a 'W' notation will appear on the transcript.

5 (Mon) Independence Day observed (holiday, no classes)

23 (Fri, 5:00 p.m.) Term withdrawal deadline; last day to submit Leave of Absence to withdraw from the University with a partial refund.

30 (Fri, 5:00 p.m.) Change of grading basis deadline; course withdrawal deadline; application deadline for Summer Quarter degree conferral.

August

7-12 (Sat-Thu) End-Quarter Period.

12 (Thu) Last day of classes; last opportunity to arrange Incomplete in a course, at last class; (noon) University thesis, D.M.A. final project, or Ph.D. dissertation, last day to submit; (5:00 p.m.) late application deadline for Summer Quarter degree conferral ($50 fee).

13-14 (Fri-Sat) End-Quarter examinations

17 (Tue) Grades due at 11:59 p.m.

Academic Calendar 2010-11

First day of classes and last day of finals

Autumn 2010-11: September 20 and December 10

Winter 2010-11: January 3 and March 18

Spring 2010-11: March 28 and June 8 (Commencement June 12)

Summer 2010-11: June 20 and August 13

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