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Important Dates

Master's Degree Information Sessions

Application Deadlines

  • Fall 2009: July 24, 2009
  • Winter 2010: October 23, 2009
  • Spring 2010: January 22, 2010
  • Summer 2010: April 23, 2010
  • Fall 2010: July 23, 2010

Term Start Dates

Academic Calendar 2009-2010

For information about previous academic year calendars please click here.

September 2009
7 Monday Labor Day: legal holiday
8 Tuesday Deadline for submitting 590/499 registration forms (PDF Format) for Fall Quarter to SCS Graduate Office
Fall Quarter 2009
22 Tuesday Fall Quarter classes begin.

Change of registration (drop/add) period begins 9 a.m.
28 Monday End of change of registration period. Last day to add or drop a course for Fall Quarter; no full tuition refunds for changed registrations after this date.
October 2009
23 Friday Application for Admission/Readmission for Winter Quarter due.
30 Friday Last day to drop a course for Fall Quarter; no tuition adjustments for changes in registration after September 28.
November 2009
6 Friday Application for a Degree due to The Graduate School or SCS to receive a December 2009 degree.
16 Monday Advance registration for Winter Quarter begins
25 Wednesday
(evening)
Thanksgiving: legal holiday - no classes
26, 27, 28 Thursday, Friday, Saturday
(all day)
30 Monday Classes for Fall Quarter resume
December 2009
5 Saturday Last day of Fall Quarter
11 Friday Master's Completion/Certification Form and all supporting materials due for December 2009 master's degree candidates
14 Monday Fall Quarter Grades due by instructors by 3pm
21 Monday Deadline for submitting 590/499 Intent to Register forms (PDF Format) for Winter Quarter to SCS Graduate Office
30 Wednesday December 2009 degrees awarded
Winter Quarter 2010
January 2010
4 Monday

Winter Quarter classes begin

Change of registration (drop/add) period begins 9 a.m.

8 Friday

End of change of registration period. Last day to add or drop a course for Winter Quarter; no full tuition refunds for changed registrations after this date

18 Monday Martin Luther King Day observance, no classes; instructors schedule make-up meetings or assignments
22 Friday

Application for Admission/Readmission for Spring Quarter due.

February 2010
12 Friday Last day to drop a course for Winter Quarter; no tuition adjustments for changes in registration after January 8.
22 Monday Advance registration for Spring Quarter begins
March 2010
13 Saturday Last day of Winter Quarter

Deadline for submitting 590/499 registration forms (PDF Format) for Spring Quarter to SCS Graduate Office
22 Monday Winter Quarter Grades due by 3pm (instructors)
Spring Quarter 2010
29 Monday

Spring Quarter classes begin

Change of registration (drop/add) period begins 9 a.m.

April 2010
2 Friday End of change of registration period. Last day to add or drop a course for Spring Quarter; no full tuition refunds for changed registrations after this date.

Application for a Degree due to The Graduate School or SCS to receive a degree in June 2010
12 Monday Advance registration for Summer Quarter begins for all current students
23 Friday Application for Admission/Readmission for Summer Quarter due
May 2010
7 Friday Last day to drop a course for Spring Quarter; no tuition adjustments for changes in registration after April 2
14 Friday Master's Completion/Certification Form and all supporting materials due for June 2010 master's degree candidates
17 Monday

Advance registration for Fall Quarter 2010 begins

31 Monday Memorial Day: Legal holiday - no classes.
June 2010
5 Saturday

Last day of Spring Quarter

7 Monday Deadline for submitting 590/499 registration forms (PDF Format) for Summer Session to SCS Graduate Office
14 Monday Spring Quarter Grades due by instructors by 3pm
18 Friday

June 2010 Degrees Awarded

One Hundred Fifty-Second Annual Commencement; general ceremony for all NU graduates (See Northwestern University commencement webpage for further information.)
19 Saturday School of Continuing Studies Convocation and MA, MFA and MS Hooding Ceremony (See School of Continuing Studies commencement webpage for further information.)
Summer Quarter 2010
21 Monday Summer Quarter classes begin

Change of registration (drop/add) period begins 9 a.m.

25 Friday Last day to add or drop a course for Summer Quarter
July 2010
3 and 5 Saturday, Monday Independence Day; no classes
23 Friday Application for Admission/Readmission for Fall Quarter due
30 Friday Last day to drop a course for Summer Quarter; no tuition adjustments for changes in registration after June 25
August 2010
28 Saturday Last day of nine-week Summer Quarter classes

 


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