Hint: For past, present and future academic dates, be sure to visit the Duke Registrar's website.
Spring 2012 | |
| January | |
| January 11 | 8:30 a.m. Spring Semester begins: All Monday classes meet on this day regardless of meeting pattern; Regular class meeting schedule begins on Thursday, January 12th; Classes meeting in a Wednesday/Friday meeting pattern begin January 13th; Drop/Add continues. |
| January 12 | 8:30 a.m. Regular class meeting schedule begin. |
| January 16 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday; classes are rescheduled on Wednesday, January 11th. |
| January 18 | 5:00 p.m. Wait lists for Spring 2012 courses erased. |
| January 25 | 5:00 p.m. Drop/Add ends. NOTE: No course may be added after this date. Between January 25th and March 28th, students may withdraw from a course with permission from their academic dean only. A grade of W will be assigned by the instructor. Deadline for enrollment on Audit basis: Form available on Pratt's website. |
| FE applications are due in the Dean's Office. | |
| February | |
| February 2 | Deadline for making course corrections. Any correction in course enrollments require documentation of attendance history from the instructor and approval by your academic dean. Instructors are not permitted to make changes to a student's record. |
| Deadline for switching a course to Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) grading basis. (See March 28th below). | |
| February 14 | Deadline to submit work for Fall 2011 incompletes. |
| February 20 | Registration for Summer 2012 begins. NOTE: Available to all students through Friday, March 2nd. |
| February 24 | Last day to report midterm grades |
| March | |
| March 2 | Spring recess begins, 7:00 p.m. |
| March 12 | Classes resume at 8:30 a.m. |
| March 28 | Deadline for withdrawing from a course 5:00 p.m. (See note January 25th) |
| | Deadline for switching from Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) to letter grade basis: Contact Registrar's Office before this deadline to make change. |
| | April |
| April 4 | Registration begins for Fall 2012 Semester; Summer 2012 registration continues. |
| Last day to petition for relief from 3 final exams in 24 hours. (Forms available on Registrar's website) | |
| April 14 | FE Exam |
| Drop/Add begins for Fall 2012. | |
| Engineering Awards Banquet - Washington Duke Inn | |
| April 16 | Last day for juniors to declare intention to be part-time during the last semester of their senior year. Forms are available in the Dean's Office. |
| Registration ends for Fall 2012 Semester; Summer 12 registration continues. | |
| April 25 | Undergraduate classes end. |
| April 26 | Undergraduate reading period (April 26-29) begins. |
| April 30 | Final examinations begin. |
| May | |
| May 2 | Undergraduate reading period (9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.) |
| May 5 | Final examinations end. NOTE: Graduating Seniors - Call Dean Simmons at 660-5386 in case of emergencies regarding graduating, i.e. unexpected D of F, etc. |
| May 11 | Commencement weekend begins. |
| May 12 | Reception on Chapel Quad, 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. |
| May 13 | Graduation exercises; Engineering Diploma and Honor Ceremony, Cameron Indoor Stadium |
| May 16 | Summer session begins |