Fall 2022
August
8, Monday: First day of Internships
9–10, Tuesday–Wednesday: Intern Orientation Module II and III (online), 8:30 a.m.
11, Thursday: Lay Teaching Committee Orientation (online), 7:30 p.m.
18-19, Thursday–Friday: Late registration, 206 Kirby Hall, Registrar’s Office
19, Friday: New Student Orientation (Dallas)
19, Friday: Last day to cancel enrollment and withdraw from all classes without any tuition charge
22, Monday: First day of classes in Dallas
26, Friday: Last day to register, add courses or drop a course without grade record or tuition billing
26, Friday: Last day to file for December graduation
29, Monday: New Student Orientation (Houston)
29-September 3, Monday-Saturday: Houston hybrid classes meet face to face at Houston Methodist Hospital and St. Paul’s UMC
September
2, Friday: Last day to drop a course or withdraw from the university without academic record
5, Monday: Labor Day – University holiday (offices closed)
9, Friday: Faculty conference
12, Monday: Perkins faculty meeting, 9:30 a.m.
16, Friday: Connect with SMU Perkins Dallas (online) - Tentative
16, Friday: Divisional meetings, 11:30 a.m.
19, Monday: Internship Applications Deadline for 2023-24 Internships
20, Tuesday: Discern your Call with Current Perkins Students (online) – Tentative
22, Thursday: Inside Perkins, 9:30 a.m.
TBD: Roy D. Barton Lecture
October
3, Monday: Perkins faculty meeting, 9:30 a.m.
7, Friday: Divisional meetings, 11:30 a.m.
10, Monday: Mentor Pastor Colloquy (online)
10-11, Monday–Tuesday: Perkins fall break
13, Thursday: Connect with the Houston-Galveston Program at SMU Perkins (online)
17, Monday: Faculty as Guild, 9:30 a.m.
20, Thursday: Inside Perkins, 9:30 a.m.
27, Thursday: A Discernment Conversation with SMU Perkins Faculty (online)
27, Thursday: Explore the Culture of SMU Perkins with Current Students (online)
31, Monday: 60 percent 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
31-November 18, Monday–Friday: Advance registration for Houston spring term and interterm
November
5-18, Saturday–Friday: Advance registration for all Perkins spring term and interterm
7, Monday: Perkins faculty meeting, 9:30 a.m.
7-12, Monday-Saturday: Houston hybrid classes meet face to face at Houston Methodist Hospital and St. Paul’s UMC
9, Wednesday: Connect with SMU Perkins Admission (online)
11, Friday: Last day to drop a class for Fall Term (grade of W) (updated 11/2/2022)
14, Monday: Inside Perkins, 12:30 p.m.
14-15, Monday-Tuesday: Fall Convocation
22, Tuesday: Last day to withdraw from the University (grade of W)
23, Wednesday: Perkins Thanksgiving recess (no classes)
24-25, Thursday–Friday: Thanksgiving holiday – University holidays (no classes and offices closed)
TBD: Connect with SMU Perkins at Convocation
December
1, Thursday: Advent worship service, 6:00 p.m.
1, Thursday: Inside Perkins
5, Monday: Last day of classes in Dallas
5, Monday: Perkins faculty meeting, 9:30 a.m.
6, Tuesday: Discernment and Decision Making with SMU Perkins (online)
6-7, Tuesday-Wednesday: Reading and writing period
7, Wednesday: Last day for submission of all written work, 5:00 p.m.
8, Thursday: Connect with the Houston-Galveston Program at SMU Perkins (online)
8-14, Thursday-Wednesday: Final examinations in Dallas
14, Wednesday: Explore the SMU Perkins Community (online)
15, Thursday: Grades must be posted by noon
17, Saturday: December Commencement Convocation; Official close of term and conferral of degrees
23-January 2, Friday-Monday: Winter break – University holidays (offices closed)
January Term 2023
January
2, Monday: New Year’s Day observed – University holiday (offices closed)
2, Monday: First day of classes
2–14, Monday–Friday: Perkins January interterm for masters and doctoral programs
3, Tuesday: Last day to enroll and change classes for January interterm
6-13, Friday-Friday: Certificate for Practical Ministry
9, Monday: 60 percent 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
9-12, Monday-Thursday: Perkins School of Youth Ministry
11, Wednesday: Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the University for January interterm (grade of W)
11, Wednesday: Doctor of Ministry Information Session, 12:00pm (online)
13, Friday: Last day of instruction and class (includes exam)
20, Friday: Perkins Internship Consultant Convocation
TBD: United Methodist Studies Certification Course
Spring 2023
January
12-13, Thursday–Friday: Late registration, 206 Kirby Hall, Registrar’s Office
13, Friday: New Student Orientation (Dallas)
16, Monday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – University holiday (offices closed)
16, Monday: Last day to cancel enrollment and withdraw from all classes without any tuition charge
17, Tuesday: First day of classes in Dallas
23, Monday: Last day to add courses or drop courses without grade record or tuition billing
23, Monday: Last day to file for May graduation
23-28, Monday-Saturday: Houston hybrid classes meet face to face at Houston Methodist Hospital and St. Paul’s UMC
24, Tuesday: New Student Orientation (Houston), 1:00p.m.
30, Monday: Perkins faculty meeting, 9:30 a.m.
30, Monday: Last day to drop a course or withdraw from the university without academic record
February
9, Thursday: Inside Perkins in Dallas
10, Friday: Divisional meetings, 11:30 a.m.
13, Monday: Mentor Pastor Colloquy (0nline)
16, Thursday: Explore the Culture of SMU Perkins with Current Students (online)
March
6, Monday: Perkins faculty meeting, 9:30 a.m.
10, Friday: Divisional meetings, 11:30 a.m.
13-19, Monday–Sunday: Perkins and SMU spring break
23, Thursday: Inside Perkins
23-25, Thursday-Saturday: Perkins Summit for Faith and Learning
30, Thursday: 60 percent 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
3, Monday: Perkins faculty meeting, 9:30 a.m.
3-21, Monday–Friday: Advance registration for Houston summer and fall terms
5, Wednesday: Last day to drop a class for spring term (grade of W)
6, Thursday: Easter recess (no classes)
7, Friday: Good Friday – University holiday (no classes and offices closed)
8-21, Saturday–Friday: Advance registration for all summer and fall terms
10, Monday: Faculty as Guild, 9:30 a.m.
14, Friday: Divisional meetings, 11:30 a.m.
20, Thursday: Inside Perkins in Dallas
24, Monday: Last day to withdraw from the University (grade of W)
24-29, Monday-Saturday: Houston hybrid classes meet face to face at Houston Methodist Hospital and St. Paul’s UMC
25, Tuesday: Discernment and Decision Making with SMU Perkins (online)
May
1, Monday: Perkins faculty meeting, 9:30 a.m.
1, Monday: Last day of Monday classes in Dallas
2-3, Tuesday -Wednesday: Reading and writing period (no classes)
2-3, Tuesday-Wednesday: New Mentor Pastor Institute (online)
4, Thursday: Last day of Thursday classes in Dallas
5, Friday: Last day of Friday classes in Dallas
5, Friday: Last day for submission of all written work, 5:00 p.m.
7, Sunday: Last day of Internship
8-10, Monday -Wednesday: Final examinations in Dallas
12, Friday: Grades must be posted by noon
13, Saturday: Commencement, 9:30 a.m., Moody Coliseum; A Celebration of Degrees and Academic Achievements, 2:00 p.m., Highland Park United Methodist Church; Official close of term and date for conferral of degrees
Summer 2023
May
22-26, Monday-Friday: Certificate for Practical Ministry
22–August 4, Monday-Friday: Perkins full summer session (Houston only)
25, Thursday: Last day to add courses or drop courses without grade record for Summer (Houston only)
29, Monday: Memorial Day – University holiday (offices closed)
30–August 4, Tuesday–Friday: Perkins full summer session (Main Campus and Immersion Courses)
31, Wednesday: Explore the Culture of SMU Perkins with Current Students, 12:00 p.m. noon
June
2, Friday: Last day to add courses or drop courses without grade record for Summer (Main Campus and Immersion Courses)
2, Friday: Last day to file for August graduation
5–16, Monday–Friday: Doctor of Ministry and Doctor of Pastoral Music classes meet (Dallas)
8, Wednesday: Connect with the Houston-Galveston Program at SMU Perkins, 12:00 p.m. noon
July
4, Tuesday: Independence Day – University holiday (offices closed)
7, Friday: 60 percent 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 (Houston only)
10, Monday: 60 percent 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 (Dallas only)
14, Friday: Last day to drop a class for session (grade of W) (Houston only)
20, Thursday: Last day to withdraw from the University for Summer (Houston only)
21, Friday: Last day to drop a class for session (grade of W) (Dallas only)
27, Thursday: Last day to withdraw from the University for Summer (grade of W) (Dallas only)
27, Thursday: Discernment and Decision Making with SMU Perkins, 12:0o p.m. noon
TBD: Houston hybrid classes meet face to face at Houston Methodist Hospital and St. Paul’s UMC
TBD: Course of Study School
August
4, Friday: Official close of summer term and date for conferral of degrees
More information about the academic calendar for the Houston-Galveston program is available from the program’s office in Houston and online at www.smu.edu/Perkins/FacultyAcademics/housgal/schedules.
(August 2022 - August 2023)
Listing of religious holidays for use in requesting excused absences according to University Policy, Excused Absences for University Extracurricular Activities and Religious Holidays. For religious holidays not listed, the instructor or supervisor may contact the Office of the Chaplain.
Christian
Christmas: December 25, 2022
Good Friday: April 7, 2023
Easter Sunday: April 9, 2023
Easter Sunday (Orthodox): April 16, 2023
Hindu
Janmashtami: August 19, 2022
Dasera: October 5, 2022
Diwali: October 24, 2022
Jewish*
Rosh Hashanah: September 26-27, 2022
Yom Kippur: October 5, 2022
Sukkot/Simchat Torah: October 10-17/October 18, 2022
Hanukkah: December 19-26, 2022
Purim: March 7, 2023
Pesach (Passover): April 6-13, 2023
Shavuot: May 26-27, 2023
Muslim
Eid al Adha: July 9, 2022
Islamic New Year: Jul 30, 2022
Ashura: August 8, 2022
Mawlid an Nabi: October 8, 2022
Ramadan: March 22-April 22, 2023
Eid al Fitr: April 22, 2023
* All holidays begin at sundown before the first day noted and conclude at sundown on the day(s) noted.
Tuition and fees payment due dates are set for each term by the Office of the University Bursar.
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