Academic Information
Academic Calendar
Note: Courses are taught on a quarterly basis. Degrees are conferred in January, May and August. Calendar dates are subject to change at any time by official action of the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University.
2009-2010 Academic Year |
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| Deadline for August degree thesis submission | Friday, August 7 |
| Summer research term ends | Monday, August 17 |
| Conferral of August degrees | Monday, August 17 |
| Orientation for new students | Monday, August 24 - Friday, August 28 |
| Quarter I registration | Monday, August 24 - Friday, August 28 |
| Quarter I begins | Monday, August 31 |
| Labor Day holiday | Monday, September 7 |
| Deadline for Quarter I course withdrawal | Friday, September 25 |
| Quarter I ends | Friday, October 23 |
| Quarter I examinations | Monday, October 26 - Friday, October 30 |
| Quarter II registration | Monday, November 2 - Friday, November 6 |
| Quarter II begins | Monday, November 9 |
| Thanksgiving recess | Monday, November 23 - Friday, November 27 |
| Deadline for Quarter II course withdrawal | Friday, December 18 |
| Winter recess | Monday, December 21 - Friday, January 1 |
| New Year's Day observed | Friday, January 1 |
| Classes resume 9:00 a.m. | Monday, January 4 |
| Deadline for February degree thesis submission | Tuesday, January 5 |
| Quarter II ends | Friday, January 8 |
| Quarter II examinations | Monday, January 11 - Friday, January 15 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday holiday observed | Monday, January 18 |
| Quarter III registration | Tuesday, January 19 - Friday, January 22 |
| Quarter III begins | Monday, January 25 |
| Conferral of February degrees | Monday, February 1 |
| President's Day holiday observed | Monday, February 15 |
| Recruitment Days | Wednesday, February 17 - Friday, February 19 |
| Deadline for Quarter III course withdrawal | Friday, February 19 |
| Quarter III ends | Friday, March 19 |
| Quarter III examinations | Monday, March 22 - Friday, March 26 |
| Quarter IV registration | Monday, March 29 - Friday, April 2 |
| Spring Break | Monday, April 5 - Friday, April 9 |
| Quarter IV begins | Monday, April 12 |
| 30th Annual Vincent duVigneaud Memorial Research Symposium; no classes | Tuesday, May 4 |
| Deadline for May degree thesis submission | Friday, May 7 |
| Deadline for Quarter IV course withdrawal | Friday, May 7 |
| Conferral of May degrees | Sunday, May 30 |
| Memorial Day holiday observed | Monday, May 31 |
| Convocation ceremony | Wednesday, June 2 |
| Commencement exercises (Carnegie Hall) | Thursday, June 3 |
| Quarter IV ends | Friday, June 4 |
| Quarter IV examinations | Monday, June 7 - Friday, June 11 |
| Registration (Summer Term) | Monday, June 14 - Friday, June 18 |
| Summer research term begins | Wednesday, June 16 |
| Independence Day holiday observed | Monday, July 5 |
| Deadline for August degree thesis submission | |
| Summer research term ends | Monday, August 16 |
