registrar
Academic Calendar: 2007/2008
- Academic year: Fall 2007/Spring 2008
Fall 2007 | Spring 2008 - Summer Session
The academic calendar for summer sessions is determined by the School of Liberal Studies & Continuing Education (LS&CE) and published by March each year on the LS&CE site.
Academic year 2007/2008 at a glance:
- Fall 2007 classes: Wed., Sept. 5–Fri., Dec. 21, 2007
- Spring 2008 classes: Wed., Jan. 23–Tues., May 13, 2008
- Commencement: Fri., May 16, 2008
- Class holidays:
- Yom Kippur: Sat., Sept. 22, 2007
- Thanksgiving Recess: Wed., Nov. 21–Sun., Nov. 25, 2007
- Winter Break: Sat., Dec. 22, 2007–Tues., Jan. 22, 2008
- Spring Recess: Sat., Mar. 15–Sun., Mar. 23, 2008 (coincides with Easter)
Please note:
- Hours of in-person registration and add/drop: Please refer to the main campus calendar or the Registrar’s Course Schedule.
- Add/drop period:
Students are responsible for absences and any coursework missed during the add/drop period. Before adding any course, students are advised to check with the individual faculty member to ensure that they can make up any missed coursework. - Attendance on religious holidays (College policies)
- Some offices may close on holidays when classes are in session.
- In Fall 2007, Columbus Day and Election Day are not official class holidays; Veterans Day falls on a Sunday. In Spring 2008, President’s Day is not an official class holiday and Passover falls on a weekend (from sundown Sat., April 19, through Sun., April 20).
| Fall 2007 Detailed Calendar: July | Aug.–Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |||
| July 2007 | |||
| July 11–17 | Wed.–Tues. | New Student Orientation (visit www.purchase.edu/orientation for details) | |
| August–Sept. 2007 | |||
| Aug. 1–Sept. 11 | Wed.–Tues. | Late registration continues for matriculated students [$30 late fee] | |
| Sept. 3 | Mon. | Labor Day: Some offices close | |
| Sept. 3–4 | Mon.–Tues. | New students move into on-campus residences on Mon., Sept. 3; returning students move in on Tues., Sept. 4, after 10 a.m. | |
| Sept. 5 | Wed. | Fall 2007 classes begin | |
| Sept. 5–11 | Wed.–Tues. | Add/drop period for all students Late in-person registration [$30 late fee] for nonmatriculated Continuing Education students | |
| Sept. 11 | Tues. | Last day to add or drop a Fall 2007 course Last day to submit NY State residency application to the Registrar | |
| Sept. 12 | Wed. | Senior citizen in-person registration | |
| Sept. 12–13 | Wed.–Thurs. | Rosh Hashanah (begins at sundown Wed., Sept. 12): Classes are in session | |
| Sept. 14 | Fri. | Deadline for final Spring 2008 course changes from academic offices | |
| Sept. 22 | Sat. | Yom Kippur (begins at sundown Fri., Sept. 21): No classes on Sat., Sept. 22 | |
| Sept. 25 | Tues. | Last day to apply for Pass/No Credit (P/NC) option | |
| October 2007 | |||
| Oct. 8 | Mon. | Columbus Day: Classes are in session | |
| Oct. 22–31 | Mon.–Wed. | Midterm reports for Liberal Arts & Sciences students in academic difficulty | |
| November 2007 | |||
| Nov. 5–9 | Mon.–Fri. | Advising week | |
| Nov. 5 | Mon. | Second-semester juniors submit applications for Aug. 2008 and Jan. 2009 graduation to the Registrar [deadline: Fri., Dec. 21, 2007] | |
| Nov. 6 | Tues. | Last day to withdraw from Fall 2007 courses without academic penalty (“W” grade) | |
| Nov. 12–16 | Mon.–Fri. | Spring 2008 registration for matriculated students (no in-person) | |
| Nov. 19–20 | Mon.–Tues. | Spring 2008 in-person registration for all matriculated students | |
| Nov. 21 | Wed. | Spring 2008 late registration [$30 late fee] for all matriculated students | |
| Nov. 21–25 | Wed.–Sun. | Thanksgiving Recess: No classes; Residence Halls close at 9 a.m. on Nov. 21 and re-open at 2 p.m. on Nov. 25 | |
| December 2007 | |||
| Dec. 17–21 | Mon.–Fri. | Final exam week for Liberal Arts & Sciences and Music courses (schedule available in the Registrar’s Fall 2007 Course Schedule) | |
| Dec. 21 | Fri. | Last day of Fall 2007 classes Last day for Jan. 2008 graduates to submit senior or master’s projects to the Library Last day to submit Aug. 2008 and Jan 2009 graduation applications to the Registrar’s Office On-campus residences close at 7 p.m. for winter break | |
| Dec. 27 | Thurs. | Last day for faculty to submit Fall 2007 grade lists to the Registrar’s Office (deadline for resolution of INC grades: Jan. 18, 2008) | |
| Spring 2008 Detailed Calendar: Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | |||
| January 2008 | |||
| Jan. 2–29 | Wed.–Tues. | Late registration for matriculated students continues [$30 late fee] | |
| Jan. 18 | Fri. | Last day for faculty to resolve Fall 2007 Incomplete [INC] grades | |
| Jan. 21 | Mon. | Martin Luther King Day: Some offices close | |
| Jan. 21–22 | Mon.–Tues. | New Student Orientation: New students move into on-campus residences on Mon., Jan. 21; returning residents move in on Tues., Jan. 22 | |
| Jan. 23 | Wed. | Spring 2008 classes begin | |
| Jan. 23–29 | Wed.–Tues. | Add/drop period for all students Late in-person registration [$30 late fee] for nonmatriculated (CE) students | |
| Jan. 29 | Tues. | Update (added 10/23/07): Last day to submit NY residency application to the Registrar’s Office | |
| Jan. 30 | Wed. | Senior citizen in-person registration | |
| February 2008 | |||
| Feb. 1 | Fri. | Deadline for final Fall 2008 course changes from academic offices | |
| Feb. 12 | Tues. | Last day to apply for Pass/No Credit (P/NC) option | |
| Feb. 18 | Mon. | President’s Day: Classes are in session | |
| March 2008 | |||
| Mar. 13–26 | Thurs.–Wed. | Midterm reports for Liberal Arts & Sciences students in academic difficulty | |
| Mar. 14 | Fri. | Residence Halls close at 7 p.m. for Spring Recess | |
| Mar. 15–23 | Sat.–Sun. | Spring Recess: No classes Residence Halls re-open at 2 p.m. on Sun., March 23 | |
| Mar. 31 | Mon. | Advising week begins (through Fri., April 4) | |
| April 2008 | |||
| April 1 | Tues. | Last day to withdraw from Spring 2008 courses without academic penalty (“W” grade) Second-semester juniors submit applications for May 2009 graduation to the Registrar’s Office [deadline: Tues., May 13, 2008] | |
| April 1–4 | Tues.–Fri. | Advising week continues | |
| April 7–11 | Mon.–Fri. | Fall 2008 registration for matriculated students (no in-person) | |
| April 14–15 | Mon.–Tues. | Fall 2008 in-person registration for all matriculated students | |
| April 16 | Wed. | Fall 2008 late registration [$30 late fee] for all matriculated students | |
| May 2008 | |||
| May 7–13 | Wed.-Tues. | Final exam week for Liberal Arts & Sciences and Music courses (schedule available in the Registrar’s Spring 2008 Course Schedule) | |
| May 13 | Tues. | Last day of Spring 2008 classes Last day for May 2008 graduates to submit senior or master’s projects to the Library Last day to submit May 2009 graduation applications to the Registrar’s Office | |
| May 14 | Wed. | On-campus residents (excluding graduating students) must check out of residences within 24 hours of their last exam or class, or by 10 a.m. on May 14, whichever comes first. | |
| May 16 | Fri. | Commencement | |
| May 17 | Sat. | On-campus residences close at 10 a.m. for all graduates | |
| May 20 | Tues. | Last day for faculty to submit Spring 2008 grade lists to the Registrar’s Office (deadline for resolution of Spring 2008 INC grades: Tues., June 10) | |
| June 2008 | |||
| June 10 | Tues. | Last day for faculty to resolve Spring 2008 Incomplete (INC) grades | |
Posted June 28, 2006