2012-2013 Official Academic Calendar

Fall 2012 Semester

Semester: (M-14, T-15, W-14, Th-14, F-13) Total=70 Mini-1: (M-7, T-7, W-7, Th-7, F-7) Total=35 Mini-2: (M-7, T-7, W-6, Th-6, F-6) Total=32

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Date
August 27 August 31 August 31 August 31 September 3 September 10 September 10 September 10 September 10 September 10 September 10 September 11 September 11 September 11 September 26 October 8-19 October 10 October 12-13 October 15 October 15 October 15 October 15-18 October 16 October 16-18 October 17 October 19 October 19 October 22 October 20-21 October 22 October 24 October 24 October 26 October 26 October 26 October 29 November 2 November 5 November 8 November 12-16 November 20 November 21-23 Nov. 26-Dec. 18 December 7

Day
M F F F M M M M M M M T T T W M-F W F-Sa M M M M-Th T T-Th W F F M Sa-Su M W W F F F M F M Th M-F T W-F M-T F Semester & Mini-1 Classes Begin Mini-1 Course Add Deadline without Dean's Permission (except MBA/Tepper/Heinz) Mini-1 Course Audit Grade Option Deadline (except MBA/Tepper/Heinz) Mini-1 Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment (except MBA/Tepper/Heinz) Labor Day; No Classes (University Closed) Semester and Mini-1 Course Add Deadline Semester and Mini-1 Course Audit Grade Option Deadline Semester and Mini-1 Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment Mini-1 Course Add Deadline without Dean's Permission (MBA/Heinz only) Mini-1 Course Audit Grade Option Deadline (MBA/Heinz only) Mini-1 Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment (MBA/Heinz only) Mini-1 Course Add Deadline without Dean's Permission (Tepper only) Mini-1 Course Audit Grade Option Deadline (Tepper only) Mini-1 Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment (Tepper only) Mini-1 Course Drop and Pass/Fail Grade Option Deadline; Assign Withdrawal Grade for Course Dropping After This Date (except for MBA/Tepper/Heinz) Mini-1 Faculty Course Evaluations Mini-1 Last Day of Classes (MBA only) Mini-1 Exams (MBA only) Mini-1 Exams (MBA only) Mini-1 Last Day of Classes (except MBA) Mini-1 Course Drop Deadline to Receive a Withdrawal Grade Mini-1 Exams (Heinz only) No Graduate Mini-1 Course Meetings (Reading Day) (except for Heinz eve classes) No Undergraduate Mini-1 Course Meetings (Reading Period) Mini-1 Exams (Tepper only) Mini-1 Undergraduate Exams Mid-Semester Break; No Classes (except Mini-1 exams) Mid-Semester Grades Due by 9 p.m. Mini-1 Exams (Tepper only) Mini-2 Classes Begin (except MBA/Tepper) Mini-1 Final Grades Due by 6 p.m. Mini-2 Classes Begin (Tepper only) Mini-2 Course Add Deadline without Dean's Permission (except MBA/Tepper/Heinz) Mini-2 Course Audit Grade Option Deadline (except MBA/Tepper/Heinz) Mini-2 Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment (except MBA/Tepper/Heinz) Mini-2 Classes Begin (MBA only) Mini-2 Course Add, Audit Grade Option & Course Drop to Receive Tuition Adjustment Deadlines (Heinz only) Semester Course Drop and Pass/Fail Grade Option Deadline; Assign Withdrawal Grade for Course Dropping After This Date Mini-2 Course Add, Audit Grade Option & Course Drop to Receive Tuition Adjustment Deadlines (MBA/Tepper only) Spring 2013 Registration Week Mini-2 Course Drop & Pass/Fail Grade Option Deadlines; Assign Withdrawal Grade for Course Dropping After This Date (except MBA/Tepper/Heinz) Thanksgiving Holiday; No Classes Semester & Mini-2 Faculty Course Evaluations Semester & Mini-2 Last Day of Classes (except MBA/Tepper)

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Proposed: 22 January 2010 Approved: 24 October 2011 Update: 31 August 2012

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December 7 December 10-11 December 12 December 13 December 13 December 13-14 December 15 December 17 December 18 December 19 December 20 F M-T W Th Th Th-F Sa M T W Th Semester & Mini-2 Course Drop Deadine to Receive a Withdrawal Grade (except MBA/Tepper) Final Examinations (except MBA/Tepper) Reading Day (except MBA/Tepper/Heinz) Semester & Mini-2 Last Day of Classes (MBA/Tepper only) Semester & Mini-2 Course Drop Deadline to Receive a Withdrawal Grade (MBA/Tepper only) Final Examinations (except MBA/Tepper) Final Examinations (MBA/Tepper only) Final Examinations (except Heinz) Final Examinations (except Tepper/Heinz) Final Examinations (Tepper only) Final Grades Due by 4 p.m.

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Spring 2013 Semester

Semester: (M-14.5, T-15, W-15, Th-14, F-13) Total=71.5 Mini-3: (M-7.5, T-7, W-7, Th-7, F-7) Total=35.5 Mini-4: (M-7, T-7, W-7, Th-6, F-6) Total=33

Date
January 14 January 18 January 21 January 24 January 25 January 25 February 11 Feb. 25-Mar. 4 February 26 February 26 February 28 February 28 Feb. 28-Mar. 2 March 2 March 4-6 March 5-7 March 5-7 March 8 March 8 March 8 March 11 March 11-15 March 13 March 18 March 20 March 22 March 29 April 1 April 2 April 15 April 16

Day
M F M Th F F M M-M T T Th Th Th-Sa Sa M-W T-Th T-Th F F F M M-F W M W F F M T M T Semester & Mini-3 Classes Begin Mini-3 Course Add, Course Audit Option, and Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment (except MBA/Tepper/Heinz) Martin Luther King Day; No Classes after 12:30 p.m. (all colleges, all courses; including evening classes) Mini-3 Course Add, Course Audit Option, and Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment (MBA/Tepper only) Semester Course Add, Course Audit Option, and Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment Mini-3 Course Add, Course Audit Option, and Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment (Heinz only) Mini-3 Course Drop and Pass/Fail Grade Option Deadline; Assign Withdrawal Grade for Course Dropping After This Date (except MBA/Tepper/Heinz) Mini-3 Faculty Course Evaluations Mini-3 Last Day of Classes (MBA only) Mini-3 Course Drop Deadline to Receive a Withdrawal Grade (MBA only) Mini-3 Last Day of Classes (Tepper only) Mini-3 Course Drop Deadline to Receive a Withdrawal Grade (Tepper only) Mini-3 Final Examinations (MBA only) Mini-3 Final Examinations (Tepper only) Mini-3 Final Examinations (Tepper only) Mini-3 Final Examinations (Heinz only) No Undergraduate Mini-3 Course Meetings (Reading Period) Mini-3 Final Examinations (Tepper only) Mini-1 Undergraduate Exams Mid-Semester Break; No Classes (except Mini-1 exams) Mid-Semester Grades Due by 9 p.m. Spring Break; No Classes Mini-3 Final Grades Due by 6 p.m. Mini-4 Classes Begin (except MBA) Mini-4 Classes Begin ( MBA only) Mini-4 Course Add, and Audit Grade Option Deadlines; Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment (except MBA/Tepper/Heinz) Mini-4 Course Add, and Audit Grade Option Deadlines; Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment (Heinz only) Semester Course Drop and Pass/Fail Grade Option Deadline; Assign Withdrawal Grade for Course Dropping After This Date Mini-4 Course Add, and Audit Grade Option Deadlines; Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment (MBA/Tepper only) Summer 2013 Registration begins Mini-4 Course Drop and Pass/Fail Grade Option Deadline; Assign Withdrawal Grade for Course Dropping After This Date (except MBA/Tepper/Heinz)

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Proposed: 22 January 2010 Approved: 24 October 2011 Update: 31 August 2012

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April 18-20 April 22-26 Apr. 22-May 14 May 2 May 2 May 3 May 3 May 4 May 4 May 6-7 May 8 May 8 May 9-10 May 13-14 May 16 May 19 May 21 Th-Sa M-F M-T Th Th F F Sa Sa M-T W W Th-F M-T Th Su T Spring Carnival; No Classes (except Tepper/Heinz) Fall 2013 Registration Week Semester & Mini-4 Faculty Course Evaluations Semester & Mini-4 Last Day of Classes (MBA/Tepper only) Semester & Mini-4 Course Drop Deadline to Receive a Withdrawal Grade (MBA/Tepper only) Semester & Mini-4 Last Day of Classes (except MBA/Tepper) Semester & Mini-4 Course Drop Deadline to Receive a Withdrawal Grade (except MBA/Tepper) Reading Day (except MBA/Tepper) Final Examinations (MBA/Tepper only) Final Examinations Reading Day (except Tepper/Heinz) Final Examinations (Tepper/Heinz only) Final Examinations Final Examinations (except MBA/Tepper/Heinz) Final Grades for graduating students due by 6 p.m. Commencement Final Grades for non-graduating students due by 4 p.m.

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Notes: * Exception for Heinz refers to all Heinz School programs. Exceptions for TBA refer only to the Tepper MBA graduate program. Exceptions for Tepper refer only to the Computational Finance and Doctoral programs. 1. Students dropping a course while maintaining enrollment will receive a tuition adjustment only if they drop by this date. Students taking a Leave of Absence or Withdrawing from the University should consult the official Tuition Adjustment Policy. 2. Applicable only for graduate students CIT, MCS & Tepper.

Proposed: 22 January 2010 Approved: 24 October 2011 Update: 31 August 2012

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Carnegie Mellon University

Summer Session All 2013

(12 week session, inc. mini sect. 5/6 courses) Date May 13 May 20 May 23 May 23 May 23 May 27 June 3 June 3 June 3 June 26 June 24-25 June 28-29 July 2 July 4 July 5 July 8 July 15 July 18 August 5-9 August 5-9 August 8 August 8 August 9 August 13 August 20 August 22-23 Day M M Th Th Th M M M M W M-T F-Sa T Th F M M Th M-F M-F Th Th F T T T-F

[includes Tepper, MBA or Heinz programs] Session All: (M=11, T=12, W=11, Th=12, F=10) Total=56
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Session All Classes Begin (MBA only) Session All Classes Begin (except MBA) Session All Course Add Deadline without Dean's Permission (MBA only) Session All Audit Grade Option Deadline (MBA only) Session All Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment (MBA only) Memorial Day; No Classes Session All and Mini-5 Course Add Deadline without Dean's Permission (except MBA) Session All and Mini-5 Audit Grade Option Deadline (except MBA) Session All and Mini-5 Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment (except MBA) Mini-5 Last Day of Classes (MBA only) Mini-5 Final Exams Heinz only) Mini-5 Final Exams (MBA only) Mini-5 Final Grades Due by 4:00 p.m. Independence Day; No Classes Session All Course Drop or Pass/Fail Grade Deadline; Assign Withdrawal Grade for Course Dropping After This Date (except MBA, Heinz) Mini-6 Classes Begin (MBA only) Mini-6 Course Add Deadline; Audit Grade Option Deadline; Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment (Heinz only) Mini-6 Course Add Deadline; Audit Grade Option Deadline; Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment (MBA only) Session All Faculty Course Evaluations Final Exams (Heinz only) Session All Last Day of Classes (except MBA) Session All Course Drop Deadline to Receive a Withdrawal Grade (except MBA, Heinz) Session All Final Exams (except MBA) Session All & Mini-6 Final Grades Due by 4:00 p.m. Mini-6 Last Day of Classes (MBA only) Mini-6 Final Exams (MBA only)

Summer Session One 2013

(6 week undergraduate session) May 20 May 24 May 24 May 24 May 27 June 17 June 24-28 June 27 June 27 June 28 July 2 M F F F M M M-F Th Th F T

[does not include Tepper, MBA or Heinz programs] Session One: (M=5, T=6, W=6, Th=6, F=5) Total= 28 Session One Classes Begin Session One Course Add Deadline without Dean's Permission Session One Audit Grade Option Deadline Session One Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment Memorial Day; No Classes Session One Course Drop or Pass/Fail Grade Deadline; Assign Withdrawal Grade for Course Dropping After This Date Session One Faculty Course Evaluations Session One Last Day of Classes Session One Course Drop Deadline to Receive a Withdrawal Grade Session One Final Examinations Session One Final Grades Due by 4:00 p.m.

Summer Session Two 2013

(6 week undergraduate session) July 1 July 4 July 8 July 8 July 8 July 23 August 5-9 August 8 August 8 August 9 August 13 M Th M M M T M-F Th Th F T

[does not include Tepper, MBA or Heinz programs] Session Two: (M=6, T=5, W=6, Th=6, F=5) Total=28 Session Two Classes Begin Independence Day; No Classes Session Two Course Add Deadline without Dean's Permission Session Two Audit Grade Option Deadline Session Two Course Drop Deadline to Receive Tuition Adjustment Session Two Course Drop or Pass/Fail Grade Deadline; Assign Withdrawal Grade for Course Dropping After This Date Session Two Faculty Course Evaluations Session Two Last Day of Classes Session Two Course Drop Deadline to Receive a Withdrawal Grade Session Two Final Exams Session Two Final Grades Due by 4:00 p.m.

Notes: * Exceptions for Tepper refer only to graduate programs. 1. Students dropping a course while maintaining enrollment will receive a tuition adjustment only if they drop by this date. Students taking a Leave of Absence or Withdrawing from the University should consult the official Tuition Adjustment Policy. 2. Not applicable for graduate students except graduate students in CIT, MCS & Tepper.

Proposed: 22 January 2010 Approved: 24 October 2011 Updated: 31 August 2012

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