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CUSSW ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2010-11
For the 2009-10 calendar, click here

FALL 2010
August
2 Mon Information Session – incoming Advanced Standing
3 Tues Classes begin for Advanced Standing students
30 Mon Orientation begins (required for all entering students; ends Sept 3)
September
6 Mon Labor Day observed
7 Tues First day of classes
13 Mon Preparation for the Profession (required for all entering students)
17 Fri Last day to add/drop courses without penalty
20 Mon Field Instruction begins
October
20 Wed Conferring of October degrees
25 Mon Community Day
November
2 Tues Election Day - University Holiday (no field if placement if closed)
18 Thurs Last day to drop a class (no refund given)
25 Thurs Thanksgiving Day - University Holiday
26 Fri University Holiday
December
10 Fri Field Evaluations due
16 Thurs Last day of classes
17 Fri Last day of field education (Winter Break begins)
SPRING 2011
January
3 Mon Field education begins (continuing students)
10-13 Mon-Thurs January Orientation (16-Month students)
17 Mon Martin Luther King Day observed
18 Tues First day of classes
24 Mon Preparation for the Profession (16-Month students)

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31

Fri

Mon

Last day to add/drop courses without penalty

Field instruction begins (16 -Month students)

February
28 Mon Placement Fair
March
14-18 Mon-Fri Spring Break
28 Mon Community Day
April
28 Thurs Last day of classes
29 Fri Field Instruction ends & Field Evaluations due [graduating 2-Yrs, Reduced Residency (4d/wk), and Adv. Standing]
May
2-6 Mon-Fri Capstone Project (all graduating students)
6 Fri Field Evaluations due (continuing students and 16-Month students)
13 Fri Spring Field instruction ends (16-Month students)
18 Wed Commencement
SUMMER 2011
May
23 Mon Summer session begins
23 Mon Summer Field Instruction begins [16-Month and Reduced Res. (3d/wk) students]
July
29 Fri Field instruction ends & Field Evaluations due (16-Month)


The Policy of the University is to respect its members' beliefs. No student will be penalized for absence due to religious beliefs and alternative means will be sought for satisfying the academic requirements involved.

*This calendar is subject to change.

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