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.
2012-2013 Academic Year |
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| Orientation for new students | Monday, August 27 - Friday, August 31 |
| Quarter I Registration | Monday, August 27 - Friday, August 31 |
| Labor Day Holiday | Monday, September 3 |
| Quarter I begins | Tuesday, September 4 |
| Deadline for Quarter I course withdrawal | Friday, September 21 |
| Quarter I ends | Friday, October 19 |
| Quarter I Examinations | Monday, October 22 - Friday, October 26 |
| Quarter II Registration | Monday, October 29 - Friday, November 2 |
| Quarter II begins | Monday, November 19 |
| Thanksgiving recess | Monday, November 19 - Friday, November 23 |
| Deadline for Quarter II course withdrawal | Friday, December 14 |
| Winter recess | Monday, December 17 - Monday, December 31 |
| New Year's Day Observed | Tuesday, January 1 |
| Classes resume 9:00 am | Wednesday, January 2 |
| Quarter II ends | Friday, January 4 |
| Quarter II Examinations | Monday, January 7 - Friday, January 11 |
| Deadline for January degree thesis submission | Friday, January 11 |
| Quarter III Registration | Tuesday, January 14 - Friday, January 18 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Holiday Observed | Monday, January 21 |
| Quarter III begins | Tuesday, January 22 |
| Conferral of January degrees | Monday, January 28 |
| Recruitment Days | Wednesday, February 13 - Friday, February 15 |
| Deadline for Quarter III course withdrawal | Friday, February 15 |
| President's Day Holiday Observed | Monday, February 18 |
| Quarter III ends | Friday, March 15 |
| Quarter III Examinations | Monday, March 18 - Friday, March 22 |
| Quarter IV Registration | Monday, March 25 - Friday, March 29 |
| Spring Break | Monday, April 1 - Friday, April 5 |
| Quarter IV begins | Monday, April 8 |
| 33rd Annual Vincent du Vigneaud Memorial Symposium - no classes | Thursday, May 2 |
| Deadline for May degree thesis submission | Friday, May 3 |
| Deadline for Quarter IV course withdrawal | Friday, May 3 |
| Conferral of May degrees | Sunday, May 26 |
| Memorial Day Holiday Observed | Monday, May 27 |
| Convocation Ceremony (Uris Auditorium) | Wednesday, May 29 |
| Commencement Exercises (Carnegie Hall) | Thursday, May 30 |
| Quarter IV ends | Friday, May 31 |
| Quarter IV Examinations | Monday June 3 - Friday, June 7 |
| Registration (Summer Term) | Monday, June 10 - Friday, June 14 |
| Summer research term begins | Wednesday, June 12 |
| Independence Day Holiday Observed | Thursday, July 4 |
| Deadline for August degree thesis submission | Friday, August 2 |
| Summer research term ends | Monday, August 12 |
| Conferral of August degrees | Monday, August 19 |
