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.
2011-2012 Academic Year |
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| Conferral of August degrees | Monday, August 22 |
| Orientation for new students | Monday, August 29 - Friday, September 2 |
| Quarter I registration | Monday, August 29 - Friday, September 2 |
| Labor Day Holiday | Monday, September 5 |
| Quarter I begins | Tuesday, September 6 |
| Deadline for Quarter I course withdrawal | Friday, September 23 |
| Quarter I ends | Friday, October 21 |
| Quarter I examinations | Monday, October 24 - Friday, October 28 |
| Quarter II registration | Monday, October 31- Friday, November 4 |
| Quarter II begins | Monday, November 7 |
| Thanksgiving recess | Monday, November 21 - Friday, November 25 |
| Deadline for Quarter II course withdrawal | Friday, December 16 |
| Winter recess | Monday, December 19 - Friday, December 30 |
| New Years' Day Observed | Monday, January 2 |
| Classes resume 9:00 am | Tuesday, January 3 |
| Deadline for January degree thesis submission | Friday, January 6 |
| Quarter II ends | Friday, January 6 |
| Quarter II examinations | Monday, January 9 - Friday, January 13 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Holiday observed | Monday, January 16 |
| Quarter III registration | Tuesday, January 17 - Friday, January 20 |
| Quarter III begins | Monday, January 23 |
| Conferral of January degrees | Monday, January 30 |
| Deadline for Quarter III course withdrawal | Friday, February 17 |
| President's Day Holiday observed | Monday, February 20 |
| Recruitment Days | Wednesday, February 22 - Friday, February 24 |
| Quarter III ends | Friday, March 16 |
| Quarter III examinations | Monday, March 19 - Friday, March 23 |
| Quarter IV registration | Monday, March 26 - Friday, March 30 |
| Spring Break | Monday, April 2 - Friday, April 6 |
| Quarter IV begins | Monday, April 9 |
| 32nd Annual Vincent du Vigneaud Memorial Research Symposium - no classes | Tuesday, April 17 |
| Deadline for May degree thesis submission | Friday, May 4 |
| Deadline for Quarter IV course withdrawal | Friday, May 4 |
| Convocation Ceremony (Uris Auditorium) | Wednesday, May 30 |
| Commencement Exercises (Carnegie Hall) | Thursday, May 31 |
| Conferral of May degrees | Sunday, May 27 |
| Memorial Day Holiday observed | Monday, May 28 |
| Quarter IV ends | Friday, June 1 |
| Quarter IV examinations | Monday, June 4 - Friday June 8 |
| Registration (Summer Term) | Monday, June 11 - Friday, June15 |
| Summer research term begins | Wednesday, June 13 |
| Independence Day Holiday Observed | Wednesday, July 4 |
| Deadline for August degree thesis submission | To Be Announced |
| Summer research term ends | Monday, August 13 |
| Conferral of August degrees | Monday, August 20 |
