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Asbury Building - Office of the Registrar

Registrar@american.edu
Registrar's Office
4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW,
Asbury Building, Room 200,
Washington, DC 20016-8064
Tel:202-885-2200
Fax 202-885-1052
Office hours:
M - F 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Last Update: 08/10/2004 15:35:45

AY 2005-2006 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

The academic calendar is divided into fall and spring semesters of approximately 15 weeks each and summer sessions of varying length. The last week of the fall and spring semesters is set aside for final examinations. If no final examination is given, the course will meet for a final class during the scheduled final examination period.

The holidays and vacations usually observed by the university are as follows: Labor Day; Thanksgiving (Wednesday–Sunday); Christmas Eve/Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve/New Year’s Day (included in the mid-year intersession break); Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; Inauguration Day (every four years); Memorial Day; and Independence Day. Fall break is two days in October; spring break is the week following the spring semester midterm. Classes continue until 10:40 p.m. the evening before a holiday or vacation period.
FALL SEMESTER 2005

August 21–28  Su–Su

Welcome Week

August 26 F

Last day to register for fall 2005 without a late fee

August 29 M

Fall classes begin
Late registration (with $50 fee) begins

September 1 Th

Freshman/undergraduate transfer spring semester admission application deadline for students living outside the United States

September 2 F

Late registration for fall ends
Last day to drop MBA 1st Module courses for 100% refund and without a "W" recorded

September 5 M

Labor Day; no classes, university offices closed

September 9 F

Mathematics Equivalency Examination

September 12 M

Last day to add a fall course or change a grade option
Last day to drop a fall course for a 100% refund and without a "W" recorded
Last day to drop MBA 1st Module courses for a 50% refund(no refunds for 1st Modules after this date)

September 19 M

Last day to drop a fall course for a 50% refund
Last day to add an internship or Cooperative Education Field Experience

September 22 Th

Last day to drop MBA 1st Module courses

September 26 M

Last day to drop a fall course for a 25% refund (no refunds after this date) Last day to add an independent reading course or study project

October  3 M

Early warning notices due in Registrar's Office

October 10–11   M–T

Fall Break; no classes, university offices open
October 19 W MBA 2nd Module courses begin

October 22 S

English Competency Examination

October 21 F

Last day to drop a fall course (mid-term)

October 21–23  F–Su

Family Weekend
October 26 W Last day to drop MBA 2nd Module courses for 100% refund and without a "W" recorded

October 31 M

Spring 2006 advance registration (with billing) begins
Students registering for final semester begin submitting applications for spring graduation

November 1T

Undergraduate transfer spring semester admission application deadline for students living in the United States
November 2 W Last day to drop MBA 2nd Module courses for a 50% refund
(no refunds for 2nd Modules after this date)
November 9 W Last day to drop MBA 2nd Module courses

November 11 F

Theses and dissertations due in deans' offices for fall degree candidates

November 15 T

Early Decision freshman fall semester admission/financial aid application deadline

November 23–27    W–Su

Thanksgiving holiday; no classes; university offices closed Thursday and Friday

December 1 Th

Freshman spring semester admission application deadline for students living in the United States

December 2 F

Spring 2006 advance registration (with billing) ends

December 12 M

Fall classes end
Theses and dissertations due in Registrar's Office for fall degree candidates

December 13–14     T–W

Fall study days; no classes

December 15–21     Th–W

Fall final examinations

December 19–27     M–T

Final grades due in Registrar's Office

December 23–26     F–M

Winter holiday; university offices closed

December 30-January 2  F–M

New Year holiday; university offices closed
SPRING SEMESTER 2006

January 9–13  M–Su

Spring Welcome Week

January 13 F

Last day to register for spring 2006 without a late fee

January 15 Su

Freshman fall semester admission application deadline

January 16 M

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no classes, university offices closed

January 17 T

Spring classes begin
 

Late registration (with $50 fee) begins

January 23 M

Late registration for spring ends
Last day to drop MBA 1st Module courses for 100% refund and without a "W" recorded

January 27 F

Mathematics Equivalency Examination

January 30 M

Last day to add a spring course or change a grade option
Last day to drop a spring course for a 100% refund and without a "W" recorded
Last day to drop MBA 1st Module courses for a 50% refund (no refunds for 1st Modules after this date)

February 4 S

English Competency Examination

February 6 M

Last day to drop a spring course for a 50% refund
Last day to add an internship or Cooperative Education Field Experience
Last day to drop MBA 1st Module courses

February  13 M

Last day to drop a spring course for a 25% refund (no refunds after this date)
Last day to add an independent reading course or study project

February 15  W

Freshman fall semester financial aid application deadline

February 20  M

Early warning notices due in Registrar's Office

March 1 W

Undergraduate transfer fall and spring semester financial aid application deadline

March 7 T

MBA 2nd Module courses begin

March 10 F

Last day to drop a spring class (mid-term)

March 12–19   S–Su

Spring break; no classes, university offices open Monday through Friday

March 18 S

English Competency Examination

March 20 M

Last day to drop MBA 2nd Module courses for 100% refund and without a "W" recorded

March 27 M

Last day to drop MBA 2nd Module courses for a 50% refund
(no refunds for 2nd Modules after this date)

April 3  M

Summer 2006 registration (with payment) and Fall 2006 advance registration (with billing) begins
Theses and dissertations due in deans' offices for spring degree candidates
Students registering for final semester begin submitting applications for summer and fall graduation

April 7 F

Last day to drop MBA 2nd Module courses

May 1 M

Spring classes end
Theses and dissertations due in Registrar's Office for spring degree candidates
Undergraduate transfer fall semester admission application deadline for students living outside the United States

May 2–3 T–W

Spring study days; no classes

May 4–10  Th–W    

Spring final examinations

May 9–15 T–M

Spring final grades due in Registrar's Office

May 13 S

Honors Convocation

May 14 Su

Commencement
SUMMER SESSIONS
(Dates subject to change)
 2006

May 15 M

7-week summer session begins

May 22 M

First 6-week, first 3-week, and cross summer sessions begin

May 26 F

Last day to add an internship for the summer.

May 29 M

Memorial Day; no classes, university offices closed

June 3 S

English Competency Examination

June 9 F

First 3-week summer session ends

June 12 M

Second 3-week summer session begins

June 29 Th

7-week, second 3-week, and first 6-week summer sessions end

July 3 M

Second 6-week day and evening summer sessions begin

July 1 S

Undergraduate transfer fall semester admission application deadline for students living in the United States

July 4 T

Independence Day; no classes, university offices closed

July 15 F

Fall 2006 advance registration (with billing) ends

July 21  F

Theses and dissertations due in deans' offices for summer degree candidates

August 10   Th

End of summer sessions
Theses and dissertations due in Registrar's Office for summer degree candidates
Approved by the Provost 11/23/04
 
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