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2017-2018 Graduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Cox School of Business: Academic Calendar



Fall Term 2017

August 18, Friday: Last day to withdraw from the term (drop all classes) with full refund

Fall Term 2017

Module A - Fall 2017

August 21, Monday: First day of class

August 25, Friday: Last day to enroll, add a course or drop a course without tuition billing while remaining enrolled for the term

September 1, Friday: Last day to drop a course without academic record (tuition charges apply).  Last day to withdraw from the university without academic record (withdrawal refund schedule applies). See Bursar’s website for more information.

September 4, Monday: University holiday - Labor Day (no classes held)

September (date TBA), Makeup for September 2 (Sat.) and September 4 (Mon.) for all Dallas campus courses (required and elective)

September 23, Saturday: 60% point of the term that federal financial aid has been earned if a student officially withdraws from SMU; prior to this date a partial calculated return to federal programs will be required. 

October 6, Friday: Last day to drop module A courses with a grade of W (no refund)

October 7, Saturday: Last day of class 

October 9 - 14, Monday - Saturday: Final Exams 

Module B - Fall 2017

October 16, Monday: First day of class

October 20, Friday: Last day to enroll, add a course or drop a course without tuition billing while remaining enrolled for the term

October 27, Friday: Last day to drop a course without academic record (tuition charges apply).  Last day to withdraw from the university without academic record (withdrawal refund schedule applies). See Bursar’s website for more information.

November (dates TBA), Makeup for November 22 - 25 (Wednesday - Saturday) courses

November 18, Saturday: 60% point of the term that federal financial aid has been earned if a student officially withdraws from SMU; prior to this date a partial calculated return to federal programs will be required.

November 22, Wednesday: No classes held

November 23-24, Thursday - Friday: University holiday - Thanksgiving (no classes held)

November 25, Saturday: No classes held

December 1, Friday: Last day to withdraw from the University for the term or drop module B courses with a grade of W (no refund)

December 2, Saturday: Last day of class 

December 4-9, Monday - Saturday: Final Exams

December 11 - January 6, Winter break

December 16, Saturday: December Commencement Convocation/Degree Conferrals

Spring Term 2018

January 5, Friday: Last day to withdraw from the term (drop all classes) with full refund

Module A - Spring 2018

January 8, Monday: First day of class

January 12, Friday: Last day to enroll, add a course or drop a course without tuition billing while remaining enrolled for the term

January 15, Monday: University holiday - Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. (no classes held)

January 19, Friday: Makeup for January 15 (Mon.) for all Dallas campus courses (required and elective)

January 22, Monday: Last day to drop a course without academic record (tuition charges apply). Last day to withdraw from the university without academic record (withdrawal refund schedule applies). See Bursar’s website for more information.

February 10, Saturday: 60% point of the term that federal financial aid has been earned if a student officially withdraws from SMU; prior to this date a partial calculated return to federal programs will be required. 

February 23, Friday: Last day to drop module A courses with a grade of W (no refund)

February 24, Saturday: Last day of class 

February 26-March 3, Monday - Saturday: Final Exams

March 5-10, Monday - Saturday: Spring Break

Module B - Spring 2018

March 12, Monday: First day of class

March 16, Friday: Last day to enroll, add a course or drop a course without tuition billing while remaining enrolled for the term

March 23, Friday: Last day to drop a course without academic record (tuition charges apply). Last day to withdraw from the university without academic record (withdrawal refund schedule applies). See Bursar’s website for more information.

March 30, Friday: University holiday - Good Friday

March 31, Saturday: No classes held

April 14, Saturday: 60% point of the term that federal financial aid has been earned if a student officially withdraws from SMU; prior to this date a partial calculated return to federal programs will be required. 

April 27, Friday: Last day to withdraw from the University for the term or drop a course with a grade of W (no refund)

April 28, Saturday: Last day of class

April 30-May 5, Monday - Saturday: Final Exams 

May 19, Saturday: May Commencement Convocation/Degree Conferral (Cox ceremony in midafternoon)

Summer Term 2018

May 4, Friday: Last day to withdraw from the term (drop all classes) with full refund

Module A - Summer 2018

May 7, Monday: First day of class

May 9, Wednesday: Last day to enroll, add a course or drop a course without tuition billing while remaining enrolled for the term

May 18, Friday: Makeup for May 19 (Sat.) courses

May 28, Monday: University holiday - Memorial Day 

June 5, Tuesday: 60% point of the term that federal financial aid has been earned if a student officially withdraws from SMU; prior to this date a partial calculated return to federal programs will be required. 

June 15, Friday: Last day to drop a Module A course or withdraw from university with a grade of W.

June 16, Saturday: Last day of class 

June 18-23, Monday - Saturday: Final Exams 

Module B - Summer 2018

June 25, Monday: First day of class

June 27, Wednesday: Last day to enroll, add a course or drop a course without tuition billing while remaining enrolled for the term

July 4, Wednesday: University holiday - Independence Day (no classes held)

July 24, Tuesday: 60% point of the term that federal financial aid has been earned if a student officially withdraws from SMU; prior to this date a partial calculated return to federal programs will be required. 

August 3, Friday: Last day to drop a Module B course or withdraw from university with a grade of W.

August 4, Saturday: Last day of class

August 6-11 Monday - Saturday: Final Exams 

August 11, Saturday: Degree Conferrals

 

Note: Absences due to observance of religious holy days are addressed by the State of Texas in 1985 legislation. Allowance is made for completion of an assignment or examination within a reasonable period of time after the absence for this reason. Notification of intended absence is the responsibility of the student and must be given in writing to the instructor of each class the student is to miss no later than the 15th day after the first day of the module. A listing of religious holidays for use in requesting excused absences is available at www.smu.edu/registrar/academic_calendar.asp or from the Office of the Chaplain. The last day for a medical withdrawal is the last day of class instruction of the term the student is requesting to withdraw from. The University does not grant retroactive medical withdrawals.