| Summer
Session 2003 |
| Apr 7-9, Mon-Wed |
| Registration for
summer and fall for Divinity students |
| Apr 7-11, Mon-Fri |
| Registration for
summer for all Nursing students |
| Apr 7-16 |
| Registration
for Fall for Med Physics and Audiology Students |
| Apr 18, Fri |
| Last day for Peabody
professional students graduating in August to file
intent forms |
| Apr 21-23, Mon-Wed |
| Registration for
May Session courses |
| Apr 25-26, Fri-Sat |
| Spring Board of
Trust meeting |
|
|
|
| May 2, Fri |
| Date by which
undergraduate students and Graduate School students
must register for fall to avoid the late registration
fee; deadline for Intra-University transfer applications |
| May 3, Sat |
| Residence halls
open for May session at 2:00 P.M. |
| May 5, Mon |
| Check-in for Registered
students and final registration for May Session; May
Session classes begin; Summer classes begin in Nursing |
| May 6, Tue |
| English Language
Center registration - Summer I term |
| May 7, Wed |
| Deadline for students
to add or drop a May Session course without entry
on their records; last day of Graduate School change
period |
| May 16, Fri |
| Deadline for students
to withdraw from a May Session course |
| May 30, Fri |
| May Session ends;
May Session examinations |
| May 31, Sat
|
| Residence halls
close for May Session at 9:00 A.M.
|
|
|
|
| June 1, Sun |
| Residence halls
open for first half Summer Session at noon |
| June 2, Mon |
| Registration for
Summer Session in most schools |
| June 2-6, Mon-Fri |
| Registration for
Fall for all Nursing students |
| June 3, Tue |
| First half and
full summer classes begin in A&S, Blair, Engineering,
Graduate School and Peabody; Summer classes begin
for Audiology and Med Physics students |
| June 3-4, Tue-Wed |
| Summer Academic
Orientation Program for A&S and Engineering fall freshmen
and parents |
| June 5, Thur |
| Deadline for students
to add a first-half or full-term summer course, register
for pass-fail status in a course, or drop a course
without entry on record; last day to drop Blair performance
courses with no music fee charged; last day of Graduate
School change period |
| June 5-7 Thur-Sat |
| Summer Academic
Orientation Program for Blair fall freshmen and parents |
| June 6-7, Fri-Sat |
| Summer Academic
Orientation Program for A&S fall freshmen and parents |
| June 9, Mon |
| Peabody Module
I registration and classes begin |
| June 10-11, Tue-Wed |
| Summer Academic
Orientation Program for A&S and Engineering fall freshmen
and parents |
| June 11, Wed |
| Last day students
may add or drop Peabody Module I courses with no entry
on the record |
| June 13-14, Fri-Sat |
| Summer Academic
Orientation Program for A&S and Peabody fall freshmen
and parents |
| June 17-18, Tue-Wed |
| Summer Academic
Orientation Program for A&S and Peabody fall freshmen
and parents |
| June 20-21, Fri-Sat |
| Summer Academic
Orientation Program for A&S and Peabody fall freshmen
and parents |
| June 20, Fri |
| Deadline for students
to withdraw from a first-half course; deadline for
students to change from pass-fail to graded status
in a first-half course; last day to drop Peabody Module
I courses; deadline for Graduate School students to
submit Intent to Graduate forms for August graduation |
| June 21, Sat |
| Fall registration
- Course Request Period ends at 4:00 P.M. |
| June 27, Sat |
| English Language
Center registration - Summer II term |
|
|
|
| July 2, Wed |
| First-half classes
end |
| July 2-3, Wed-Thur |
| Orientation
for first start date of third year Medical students |
| July 3, Thur |
| Examinations for
first-half courses; Peabody Module I ends |
| July 4, Fri |
| Independence
Day holiday |
| July 5, Sat |
| Residence halls
close for first half Summer Session at 9:00 A.M. |
| July 6, Sun |
| Residence halls
open for second half Summer Session at noon |
| July 7, Mon |
| Peabody Module
II registration and classes begin; Clerkships begin
for first start date of third year Medical students
and all fourth year Medical students; Supplemental
registration for second-half courses |
| July 8, Tue |
| Second-half classes
begin |
| July 9, Wed |
| Last day students
may add or drop Peabody Module II classes without
an entry on record |
| July 10, Thur |
| Deadline for undergraduates
to add, register for pass-fail status in, or drop
a second-half course without entry on record; last
day undergraduates may withdraw from a full summer
course; deadline for undergraduates to change from
pass-fail to graded status in a full summer course |
| July 18, Fri |
| Last day Peabody
students may drop Module II courses |
| July 21, Mon |
| Fall Registration
Period begins for A&S, Blair, Engineering, Graduate
School, and Peabody |
| July 25, Fri |
| Deadline for undergraduates
to change from pass-fail to graded status in a second
half summer course; Peabody and Graduate School deadline
for presentation of theses and dissertations for August
graduation; deadline for undergraduates to withdraw
from a second half course |
| July 31-Aug
1, Thur-Fri
|
| Orientation
for second start date of third year Medical students |
|
|
|
| Aug 1, Fri |
| Peabody Module
II ends |
| Aug 4, Mon |
| Clerkships begin
for second start date of third year Medical students |
| Aug 6, Wed |
| Second-half and
full-term summer courses end for most schools; Summer
classes end for Audiology and Med Physics students |
| Aug 7, Thur |
| Classes begin
for second-year Executive Management students |
| Aug 7-8, Thur-Fri |
| Examinations for
second-half and full-term summer courses; Exams for
Audiology and Med Physics students |
| Aug 8, Fri |
| Summer session
ends; graduation date for August graduates |
| Aug 9, Sat |
| Second-half summer
session residence halls close at 9:00 A.M. |
| Aug 10, Sun |
| School of Nursing
Pinning Ceremony for August graduates at 2:00 P.M. |
|
|
|
| Fall
Semester 2003 |
| Aug 9-16, Sat-Sat |
| Registration and
week-in-residence for first-year Executive Management
students |
| Aug 11-12, Mon-Tue |
| Registration and
orientation for second-year Medical students |
| Aug 11-13,
Mon-Wed |
| Registration
and orientation for first year Medical students |
| Aug 13, Wed |
| Classes begin
for second year Medical students |
| Aug 13-22,
Wed-Fri |
| Orientation
for Management students |
| Aug 14, Thur |
| Classes begin
for first year Medical students |
| Aug 16, Sat |
| Doreways - Wilskills
begins |
| Aug 18, Mon |
| Electives begin
for first and second year Medical students, Drop/Add
begins for electives for Medical students only; Orientation
and Pre-MBA Programs for Management students |
| Aug 18-23, Mon-Sat |
| Teaching Assistant
& International Teaching Assistant Orientation Workshops |
| Aug 19, Tue |
| Deadline for all
students to pay fall charges without a late payment
fee; Doreways - Big Horizons, Kaleidoscope, Leadership
Odyssey begins |
| Aug 20, Wed |
| Doreways - Squirrel
Camp begins |
| Aug 20-22, Wed-Fri |
| Orientation and
registration for new Law students |
| Aug 21, Thur |
| Teaching at Vanderbilt,
Incoming Faculty Orientation |
| Aug 23, Sat |
| Orientation begins
for new undergraduate students; residence halls open
9:00 A.M. for new students, including transfer students |
| Aug 24, Sun |
| Residence halls
open at 12 noon for upper-class students; International
Student Orientation (1-4 PM) |
| Aug 25, Mon |
| Registration for
upper-class Law students; all classes begin in Law;
classes begin in Management; orientation for all new
Graduate School students; International Undergraduate
welcome dinner; first day of Change Period for Law
students |
| Aug 25-26, Mon-Tue |
| Orientation for
new Divinity students |
| Aug 25-28, Mon-Thur |
| Orientation for
all new Nursing students (mandatory) |
| Aug 26, Tue |
| Founder's Walk;
Registration for new Divinity and Division of Unclassified
Studies students; Fall Registration Period ends |
| Aug 25-26,
Mon-Tue |
| Blair interviews
for new performance students (non-majors) and auditions
for Vanderbilt Orchestra and Vanderbilt Symphonic
Choir |
| Aug 27, Wed |
| Classes begin
in A&S, Blair, Divinity, Engineering, Graduate School,
and Peabody; Classes begin for Audiology and Med Physics
students |
| Aug 27-28 Wed-Thur |
| English Language
Center registration - Fall I term |
| Aug 28, Thur |
| Fall registration
- Change Period begins; meeting of the Faculty Assembly;
last day Management students may add or drop Module
I courses with no entry on record |
| Aug 29, Fri |
| Last day for Drop/Add
for first and second year Medical students; Last day
Law students may add or drop a course with no entry
on record; Classes begin in Nursing |
|
|
|
| Sept 1, Mon |
| Labor Day holiday
for Nursing and first, second, third, and fourth year
Medical students |
| Sept 3, Wed |
| Fall registration
Change Period ends; last day undergraduates and Peabody
professional students may add or drop a course with
no entry on their record; last day undergraduate students
may register for pass-fail status in a course; last
day to drop Blair performance courses with no music
fee charged; last day to declare a music minor or
second major; last day to add a course in Divinity |
| Sept 5, Fri |
| Last day for Peabody
professional students graduating in December to file
intent forms;End of Change Period for Audiology students |
| Sept 7, Sun |
| New international
student orientation picnic |
| Sept 9, Tue |
| End of Graduate
School change period; Last day for Drop/Add for Med
Physics students |
| Sept 10, Wed |
| End of Nursing
change period |
| Sept 19, Fri |
| Deadline for Graduate
School students to submit Intent to Graduate forms
for December graduation |
|
|
|
| Oct 1, Wed |
| Last day undergraduates
may apply to student teach spring semester, last day
for students to submit screening forms for admission
into the Teacher Education Program |
| Oct 4-5, Sat-Sun |
| Freshman Family
Weekend |
| Oct 6-11, Mon-Sat |
| Homecoming and
related Homecoming activities |
Oct 10-11 Fri-Sat
|
| EXTRAVUGANZA
Weekend - Alumni reunions for Undergraduates, Law,
Management, Nursing, Medicine |
| Oct 13-15,
Mon-Wed |
| Mid-Term Exams
for second year Medical students |
| Oct 13-17,
Mon-Fri |
| Module I examinations
in Management |
| Oct 15, Wed |
| Mid-semester undergraduate
deficiency reports due in to University Registrar |
| Oct 15-19,
Wed-Sun |
| Fall Break for
first-year Medical students |
| Oct 16-19,
Thur-Sun |
| Fall Break for
second-year Medical students |
| Oct 17, Mon |
| No electives
for first and second year Medical students |
| Oct 20, Mon |
| Module II classes
begin in Management |
| Oct 20-21, Mon-Tue |
| October break
in A&S, Blair, Divinity, Engineering, Peabody and
Graduate School; Fall break for Audiology and Med
Physics students |
| Oct 23, Thur |
| Last day Management
students may add or drop Module II courses with no
entry on record; English Language Center registration
- Fall II term |
| Oct 24, Fri |
| Last day undergraduates,
Nursing, Graduate School and Management students may
withdraw from fall semester courses; last day A&S,
Blair, Engineering, and Peabody students may change
from pass-fail to graded status in a course; Alumni
Board of Directors meeting |
| Oct 25-31, Sat-Fri |
| Spring/Summer
2004 registration for Med Physics students |
|
|
|
| Nov 3, Mon |
| Spring Registration
- Course Request Period begins in A&S, Blair, Engineering,
Peabody and most graduate/professional schools |
| Nov 3-5, Mon-Wed |
| Divinity registration
for spring semester |
| Nov 3-12, Mon-Wed |
| Registration for
Spring/Summer 2004 for Audiology students |
| Nov 10-11, Mon-Tue |
| Blair performance
interviews for non-majors for spring semester |
| Nov 14, Fri |
| Spring Registration
- Course Request Period ends at 4:00 P.M.; last day
for Peabody professional students to submit intent
to graduate forms for May graduation; deadline for
Intra-University transfer applications |
| Nov 14-15, Fri-Sat |
| Fall Board of
Trust meeting |
| Nov 17-21, Mon-Fri |
| International
Education Week |
| Nov 22, Sat |
| Undergraduate
residence halls close at 9 A.M. |
| Nov 22-Nov 30,
Sat-Sun |
| Thanksgiving holidays
in all schools except Medicine; Thanksgiving holidays
for Audiology and Med Physics students |
| Nov 27-Nov 30,
Thur-Sun |
| Thanksgiving holidays
in Medicine |
| Nov 30, Sun |
| Undergraduate
residence halls open at 9:00 A.M. |
|
|
|
| Dec 1, Mon |
| Deadline for Blair
juniors to declare a concentration or minor instrument |
| Dec 5, Fri |
| Classes end in
Law; Graduate School deadline for presentation of
theses and dissertations for December graduation |
| Dec 6, Sat |
| Blair Auditions
for prospective freshmen for Fall semester |
| Dec 8-12, Mon-Fri |
| Exam period
for elective courses for first and second year Medical
students |
| Dec 8-19, Mon-Sat |
| Examinations in
Law |
| Dec 11, Thur |
| Classes end in
A&S, Blair, Engineering, Peabody, Management, Divinity
and Graduate School; Classes end for Audiology and
Med Physics students |
| Dec 12, Fri |
| Classes end in
Nursing; last day Peabody professional students may
submit formal papers for December graduation; School
of Nursing Pinning Ceremony for December graduates
at 4:00 P.M.; Required courses end for first and second
year Medical students |
| Dec 12-19, Fri-Fri |
| Blair performance
examinations |
| Dec 12-20, Fri-Sat |
| Examinations and
reading day for A&S, Blair, Engineering, Peabody,
and Graduate School |
| Dec 13, Sat |
| Classes end for
Executive Management students |
| Dec
13-14, Sat-Sun |
| Exam period
for Audiology and Med Physics students |
| Dec 13-18, Sat-Thur |
| Module II examinations
in Management |
| Dec 15-17, Mon-Wed |
| Examinations in
Nursing |
| Dec 15-18, Mon-Thur |
| Exam period
for required courses for first and second year Medical
students |
| Dec
15-19, Mon-Fri |
| Examinations in
Divinity |
| Dec 20, Sat |
| Graduation date
for December graduates |
| Dec 20-Jan
4, Sat-Sun |
| Holiday Break
for all Medical students and Med Physics students |
| Dec 20-Jan
13, Sat-Tue |
| Holiday Break
for Audiology students |
| Dec 21, Sun |
| Undergraduate
residence halls close at 9:00 A.M. |
|
|
|
| Spring
Semester 2004 |
| Jan 5, Mon |
| Classes begin
in Nursing; International Student Spring Orientation
(1-3 P.M.) |
| Jan 7, Wed |
| Deadline for all
students to pay spring charges without a late payment
fee |
| Jan 8, Thur |
| Classes begin
for Executive Management students |
| Jan 10, Sat |
| Undergraduate
residence halls open at 8:00 P.M. |
| Jan 11, Sun |
| Orientation
begins for new transfer students |
| Jan 12, Mon |
| Registration and
classes begin in Law; Module III classes begin in
Management; Spring semester begins in Medicine and
Med Physics; English Language Center registration
- Spring-I term; Elective classes and Drop/Add of
elective classes begin for first and second year Medical
students; first day of Change Period for Law and Nursing
students |
| Jan 12-13 Mon-Tue |
| Orientation and
registration for new Divinity students |
| Jan 13, Tue |
| Registration for
Division of Unclassified Studies |
| Jan 14, Wed |
| Classes begin
in A&S, Blair, Engineering, Graduate School, Peabody,
and Divinity; Spring semester begins for Audiology
students and change period begins |
| Jan 15, Thur |
| Spring registration
Change Period begins; last day Management students
may add or drop Module III courses with no entry on
record |
| Jan 16, Fri |
| Last day to add
or drop a course in Law with no entry on record |
| Jan 19, Mon |
| Martin Luther
King, Jr. Holiday - no Divinity classes |
| Jan 19-23,
Mon-Fri |
| Martin Luther
King, Jr. commemorative series |
| Jan 20, Tue |
| Last day for
Drop/Add for Med Physics students |
| Jan 21, Wed |
| Spring registration
Change Period ends; last day undergraduates and Peabody
professional students may add a course or drop a course
with no entry on their records; last day undergraduates
may register for pass-fail status in a course; last
day to drop Blair performance courses with no music
fee charged; last day Divinity students may add a
course |
| Jan 23, Fri |
| Last day for Drop/Add
for Medical and Audiology students; End of Nursing
change period |
| Jan 27, Tue |
| End of Graduate
School change period |
| Jan 30-31, Fri-Sat |
| Blair Auditions
weekend for prospective freshmen for Fall semester |
|
|
|
| Feb 1-29 |
| Black History
Month |
| Feb 2, Mon |
| Last day undergraduates
may apply to be screened for fall student teaching;
last day to submit screening forms for admission into
the Teacher Education Program; Deadline for Graduate
School students to submit Intent to graduate forms
for May graduation |
| Feb 13-14, Fri-Sat |
| Blair Auditions
weekend for prospective freshmen for Fall semester |
| Feb 15-17, Sun-Tue |
| Impact Symposium |
| Feb
23-27, Mon-Fri |
| Mid-Term exams
for first and second year Medical Students |
| Feb 26, Thur |
| Module III classes
end in Management |
| Feb 27, Fri |
| Last day Nursing
students may drop spring semester courses |
| Feb 27-28, Fri-Sat |
| Blair Auditions
weekend for prospective majors |
| Feb 28-Mar
7, Sat-Sun |
| Spring Break
for Med Physics students and first and second year
Medical students |
|
|
|
| Mar 1, Mon |
| English Language
Center registration - Spring -II term |
| Mar 1-5, Mon-Fri |
| Module III classes
end in Management |
| Mar 6, Sat |
| Undergraduate
residence halls close at 9:00 A.M. |
| Mar 6-14, Sat-Sun |
| Spring holidays
in most schools; Audiology students Spring Break |
| Mar 10, Wed |
| Mid-semester
undergraduate deficiency reports due in to University
Registrar |
| Mar 13-21,
Sat-Sun |
| Spring holidays
in Medicine (third-year students finishing Medicine/Surgery
only) |
| Mar 14, Sun |
| Undergraduate
residence halls open at 9 A.M. |
| Mar 15, Mon |
| Module IV classes
begin in Management |
| Mar 17, Wed |
| Founder's Day,
the anniversary of Cornelius Vanderbilt's founding
gift |
| Mar 18, Thur |
| Last day Management
students may add or drop a Module IV course with no
entry on record |
| Mar 19, Fri |
| Last day undergraduates,
Peabody professional, Graduate School and Management
students may withdraw from spring semester courses;
last day undergraduates may change from pass-fail
to graded status in a course; |
| Mar 19-26, Fri-Fri |
| International
Awareness Festival |
| Mar 26-28, Fri-Sun |
| Parents Weekend |
| Mar 27, Sat |
| Alumni Association Ring
Ceremony |
| Mar 30, Tue |
| Housing random
selections (Carmichael Towers Suites) in Branscomb
Recreation Room |
| Mar 31, Wed |
| Housing random
selections (for apartments and lodges) in Memorial
Gymnasium |
|
|
|
| Apr 1, Thur |
| Graduate School
deadline for presentation of theses and dissertations
for May graduation |
| Apr 5-7, Mon-Wed |
| Divinity registration
for fall |
| Apr 5-9, Mon-Fri |
| Nursing registration
for summer |
| Apr 6-7, Tue-Wed |
| Housing random
selections (for singles and doubles) in Memorial Gymnasium |
| Apr 8, Thur |
| Meeting of the
Faculty Assembly |
| Apr 9, Fri |
| Good Friday
- no classes in Divinity |
| Apr 12, Mon |
| Fall Registration
Course Request Period begins for some schools |
| Apr 19-20, Mon-Tue |
| Blair performance
interviews and registration for non-majors for fall
semester |
| Apr 20, Tue |
| Classes end
for Med Physics students |
| Apr 22-24,
Thur-Sat |
| Rites of Spring |
| Apr 22-29,
Thur-Thur |
| Final Exam Period
for Med Physics students |
| Apr 23, Fri |
| Classes end
in Law; last day Peabody professional students may
submit formal papers for May graduation; Instruction
ends in Medicine (fourth-year students only); classes
end in Nursing |
| Apr 23-24,
Fri-Sat |
| Spring Board
of Trust meeting |
| Apr 26-May
4, Mon-Tue |
| Spring holidays
in Medicine (third-year students finishing Pediatrics,
OB/GYN or Psych/Neuro only) |
| Apr 26-May 7,
Mon-Sat |
| Examinations in
Law |
| Apr 27, Tue |
| Classes end in
A&S, Blair, Engineering, Peabody, Graduate School,
and Audiology students; International Stress Fest;
Instruction ends for required courses for first year
Medical students only |
| Apr 28-29, Wed-Thur |
| Reading period
in Divinity |
| Apr 28-30,
Wed-Fri |
| Reading Period
for first-year Medical students |
| Apr 28-May 5,
Wed-Wed |
| Blair performance
examinations |
| Apr 28-May 6,
Wed-Thur |
| Reading days and
examinations in A&S, Blair, Engineering, Peabody,
and Graduate School |
| Apr 29, Thur |
| Module IV classes
end in Management |
| Apr 29-May 6,
Thur-Thur |
| Final Exam Period
for Audiology students |
| Apr 30-May 5,
Fri-Wed |
| Examinations in
Divinity |
|
|
|
| May 1, Sat |
| Classes end
for Second Year Executive Management students |
| May 3-6, Mon-Thur |
| Exam Period
for required courses for first-year Medical students
only |
| May 3-7, Mon-Fri |
| Module IV examinations
in Management |
| May 4, Tue |
| Instruction ends
for required courses for second-year Medical students
only; English Language Center registration - Summer
I term |
| May 5-9, Wed-sun |
| Reading Period
for second-year Medical students |
| May 7, Fri |
| Date by which
undergraduate students and Graduate School students
must register for fall to avoid the late registration
fee; Deadline for Intra-University Transfer applications |
| May 8, Sat |
| Residence halls
close at 9:00 A.M. for everyone except graduating
seniors |
| May 10-13,
Mon-Thur |
| Exam Period
for required courses for second-year Medical students
only |
| May 12, Wed |
| "The Party"
- Party for all graduating students, families and
VU Community |
| May 13, Thur |
| Class Day in
Medicine (fourth-year students only) |
| May 14, Fri |
| Commencement |
| May 15, Sat |
| residence halls
close at 9:00 A.M. for graduating seniors |
| May 22, Sat |
| Classes end for
first-year Executive Management students |
|
|
|
| Summer
Session 2004 |
| Apr 26-28, Mon-Wed |
| Registration for
May Session courses |
| May 3, Mon |
| Summer classes
begin in Nursing |
| May 8, Sat |
| Residence halls
open for May session at 2:00 P.M. |
| May 10, Mon |
| Check-in for Registered
students and final registration for May Session; May
Session classes begin |
| June 4, Fri |
| May Session ends;
May Session examinations |
| June 5, Sat |
| May session residence
halls close at 9:00 A.M. |
| June 6, Sun |
| First-half summer
session residence halls open at noon |
| June 7-11, Mon-Fri |
| Registration for
Fall for all Nursing students |
| June 8, Tue |
| Classes begin
in A&S, Blair, Engineering and Graduate School and
Audiology students |
| June 25, Fri |
| English Language
Center registration - Summer-II term |
| July 2, Fri |
| Summer Semester
ends for Med Physics students |
| July 9, Fri |
| Examinations
for first-half courses |
| July 10, Sat |
| First-half summer
session residence halls close at 9:00 A.M. |
| July 11, Sun |
| Second-half summer
session residence halls open at noon |
| July 12, Mon |
| Supplementary
registration for second-half courses |
| July 13, Tue |
| Second-half courses
begin |
| Aug 6, Fri |
| Classes end in
Nursing |
| Aug 8, Sun |
| School of Nursing
Pinning Ceremony for August graduates at 2:00 P.M. |
| Aug 11, Wed |
| Classes end
for Audiology students |
| Aug 12-13,
Thur-Fri |
| Exams for Audiology
students; Examinations for second-half and full-term
summer courses |
| Aug 13, Fri |
| Summer Term
ends; graduation date for August graduates |
| Aug 14, Sat |
| Second-half summer
session residence halls close at 9:00 A.M. |
| |
| |
.gif)
