Academic Calendar 2004-2005

The Academic Calendar is also
available in pdf format.

It requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader,
which is freely distributed.

Summer Session 2004 | Fall Semester 2004 | Spring Semester 2005 | Summer Session 2005

Summer Session 2004
Apr 5-7, Mon-Wed Registration for summer and fall for Divinity students
Apr 5-9, Mon-Fri Registration for summer for all Nursing students
Apr 12-18 Mon-Sun Registration for Fall for Med Physics and Audiology students
Apr 23, Thur-Fri Spring Board of Trust meeting
Apr 23, Fri Last day for Peabody professional students graduating in August to file intent forms
Apr 26-28,Mon-Wed Registration for May Session courses
Apr 30, Fri Deadline for Intra-University Transfer applications


May 3, Mon Summer classes begin in Nursing
May 4, Tue English Language Center registration - Summer I term

May 7, Fri

Date by which undergraduate students and Graduate School students must register for fall to avoid the late registration fee; registration for Division of Unclassified Studies May Session courses
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; Summer classes begin for Med Physics students
May 12, 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 21, Fri Deadline for students to withdraw from a May Session course


June 4, Fri May session ends; May session examinations
June 5, Sat Residence halls close for May Session at 9:00 A.M.
June 6, Sun Residence halls open for first half Summer Session at noon
June 7, Mon Registration for Summer Session in most schools
June 7-11, Mon-Fri Registration for fall for all Nursing students
June 8, Tue

First half and full summer classes begin in A&S, Blair, Engineering, Graduate School and Peabody; summer classes begin for Audiology students

June 8-9, Tue-Wed Summer Academic Orientation Program for A&S and Peabody fall freshmen and parents
June 10, 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 11-12, Fri-Sat Summer Academic Orientation Program for A&S and Peabody fall freshmen and parents
June 14, Mon Peabody Module I registration and classes begin
June 15-16 , Tue-Wed Summer Academic Orientation Program for A&S and Peabody fall freshmen and parents
June 16, Wed Last day students may add or drop Peabody Module I courses with no entry on the record
June 18-19, Fri-Sat Summer Academic Orientation Program for A&S and Engineering fall freshmen and parents
June 22-23, Tue-Wed Summer Academic Orientation Program for A&S and Engineering fall freshmen and parents
June 25, Fri Deadline for Graduate School students to submit intent to graduate forms for August graduation
June 25-26, Fri-Sat Summer Academic Orientation Program for A&S and Blair fall freshmen and parents
June 26, Sat Fall registration course request period ends at 4:00 P.M.
June 29, Tue English Language Center registration - Summer II term
June 30, Wed New student orientation for MSCI and MPH students


July 1-Apr 30 Internship - fourth year Audiology students
July 1-2, Thur-Fri Orientation for first start date of third year Medical students
July 2, Fri Summer classes end for Med Physics students
July 4, Sun Independence Day holiday
July 5,Mon Clerkships begin for first start date of third year medical students and all fourth year Medical students
July 8,Thur First half classes end
July 9, Fri Examination for first-half courses; Peabody Module I ends
July 10, Sat Residence halls close for first-half summer session at 9:00 A.M.
July 11, Sun Residence halls open for second-half summer session at noon
July 12, Mon Peabody Module II registration and classes begin; supplemental registration for second-half courses
July 13, Tue Second-half classes begin
July 14, Wed Last day students may add or drop Peabody Module II classes without an entry on record
July 15,Thur Deadline for undergraduates to change from pass-fail to graded status in, or drop a second half summer 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 19, Mon Fall registration period begins for A&S, Blair, Engineering, Graduate School, and Peabody
July 23, Fri Last day Peabody students may drop Module II courses
July 28, Wed Deadline for undergraduates to change from pass-fail to graded status in a second-half summer course; Peabody deadline for presentation of theses and dissertations for August graduation; deadline for undergraduates to withdraw from a second-half course
July 29-30, Thur-Fri Orientation for second start date of third year Medical students
July 30, Fri Graduate School deadline for presentation of theses and dissertations for August graduation


Aug 2, Mon Clerkships begin for second start date of third year Medical students
Aug 6, Fri Peabody Module II ends
Aug 8, Sun School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony for August graduates at 2:00 P.M.
Aug 9-20, Mon Orientation and Statistics Camp for first-year Management students (required)
Aug 11,Wed Second-half and full-term summer courses end for most schools; summer classes end for Audiology students
Aug 12, Thur Classes begin for second-year Executive Management students
Aug 12-13, Thur-Fri Examination for second-half and full-term summer courses; exams for Audiology and Med Physics students
Aug 13, Fri Summer session ends; graduation date for August graduates
Aug 14, Sat Residence halls close for second-half summer session at 12:00 noon


Fall Semester 2004
Aug 7, Sat Registration and week-in-residence for first-year Executive Management students
Aug 9-10, Mon-Tue Registration and orientation for second-year Medical students
Aug 9-13, Mon-Fri Registration and orientation for first year Medical students
Aug 11, Wed Classes begin for second year Medical students
Aug 16, Mon Classes begin for first year Medical students; electives begin for first and second year medical students; Drop/Add begins for electives for Medical students only
Aug 16-20, Mon-Fri Teaching Assistant & International Teaching Assistant Orientation Workshops, DoreWays-Big Horizons, Kaleidoscope, Leadership Odyssey
Aug 16-21, Mon-Sat Doreways - Wilskills
Aug 17, Tue Deadline for all students to pay fall charges without a late payment fee
Aug 17-20,Tue-Fri DoreWays - Squirrel Camp
Aug 18-20, Wed-fri Orientation and registration for new Law students
Aug 20, Fri Teaching at Vanderbilt, Incoming Faculty Orientation
Aug 21, Sat Orientation begins for new undergraduate students; residence halls open at 8:00 A.M. for new students, including transfer students
Aug 22, Sun Residence halls open at 9:00 A.M. for upper-class students; International Student Orientation (1-5 P.M.)
Aug 22-24, Sun-Tue Orientation for new Divinity students
Aug 23, Mon Registration for upper-class Law students; all classes begin in Law; classes begin in Management; orientation for all new Graduate School students; first day of change period for Law students
Aug 23-24, , Mon-Tue Blair interviews for new performance students (non-majors); orientation for Med Physics and Audiology students
Aug 23-24, Mon-Tue Blair auditions for Vanderbilt Symphonic choir
Aug 23-25, Mon-Wed Orientation for all new Nursing students (mandatory)
Aug 23-31, Mon-Tue Registration for Audiology students
Aug 24, Tue Founder's Walk; registration for new Divinity and Division of Unclassified Studies students; fall registration period ends
Aug 24-26, Tue-Thur Blair auditions for large instrumental ensembles
Aug 25, Wed Classes begin in A&S, Blair, Divinity, Engineering, Graduate School, and Peabody; Classes begin for Audiology and Med Physics Students
Aug 26, 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; classes begin in Nursing
Aug 27, 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; international undergraduate welcome dinner (5:30-7:00 P.M.)
Aug 31, Tue English Language Center registration - Fall I term


Sept 1,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; classes begin for MPH students
Sept 3, Fri Last day for Peabody professional students graduating in December to file intent forms
Sept 6, Mon Labor Day holiday for Nursing, Labor Day holiday for first, second and fourth year Medical students; classes begin for MSCI students
Sept 7, Tue End of Graduate School change period; last day for Drop/Add for Med Physics students; last day to change from "graded" to "audit" status and from "graded" to "pass/fail" status for Divinity students
Sept 8, Wed End of Nursing change period
Sept 17, Fri Deadline for Graduate School students to submit Intent to Graduate forms for December graduation


Oct 1, Fri 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 1-3, Sat-Sun Freshman Family Weekend
Oct 7, Thur Module I classes end in Management
Oct 11-14, Mon-Thur
Mid-Term exams for second year Medical students
Oct 11-15, Mon-Fri Module I examinations in Management; no electives for first and second year Medical students
Oct 13, Wed Mid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports due in to University Registrar
Oct 13-17, Wed-Sun Fall break for first-year Medical students
Oct 15, Fri Registration for spring courses for MSCI students
Oct 15-17, Fri-Sun Fall Break for second-year Medical students
Oct 18, Mon Module II classes begin in Management
Oct 18-19, Mon-Tue October break in A&S, Blair, Divinity, Engineering, Peabody, Nursing and Graduate School; fall break for Audiology and Med Physics students
Oct 21, Thur Last day Management students may add or drop a Module II course with no entry on record; English Language Center registration - Fall II term
Oct 22, 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
Oct 25-29, Mon-Fri Spring 2005 registration for Med Physics students


Nov 1, Mon Spring Registration - Course Request Period begins in A&S, Blair, Engineering, Peabody and most graduate/professional schools
Nov 1-3, Mon-Wed Divinity registration for spring semester
Nov 1-6, Mon-Sat Homecoming and related Homecoming activities
Nov 1-12, Mon-Fri Registration for Spring 2005 for Audiology students
Nov 4-5, Thur-Fri Alumni Board of Directors meeting
Nov 5-6, Fri-Sat EXTRAVUGANZA Weekend - Alumni Reunions for undergraduate schools, Law, Management, Nursing, Medicine
Nov 8-9, Mon-Tue Blair performance interviews for non-majors for spring semester
Nov 12, 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 15, Mon Registration for Spring classes for MPH students
Nov 15-19, Mon-Fri International Education Week
Nov 18-19, Thur-Fri Fall Board of Trust meeting
Nov 20, Sat Undergraduate residence halls close at 9:00 A.M.
Nov 20-28, Mon-Sun Thanksgiving holidays in all schools except Medicine
Nov 22-28, Mon-Sun Thanksgiving holidays for Med Physics students
Nov 25-28, Thru-Sun Thanksgiving holidays in Medicine
Nov 28, Sun Undergraduate residence halls open at 9:00 A.M.


Dec 1, Wed Deadline for Blair juniors to declare a concentration or minor instrument
Dec 3, Fri Classes end in Law; Graduate School deadline for presentation of theses and dissertations for December graduation
Dec 4, Sat Blair Auditions for prospective freshmen for Fall semester
Dec 6-10, Mon-Fri Exam period for elective courses for first and second year Medical students
Dec 6-17, Mon-Sat Examinations in Law
Dec 9, Thur Classes end in A&S, Blair, Engineering, Peabody, Management, Divinity and Graduate School; Classes end for Audiology and Med Physics students
Dec 10, 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; reading day in Divinity
Dec 10-17, Fri-Fri Blair performance examinations
Dec 10-18, Fri-Sat Examinations and reading day for A&S, Blair, Engineering, Peabody, and Graduate School
Dec 11-16, Sat-Thur Module II examinations in Management
Dec 11-17, Sat-Fri Exam period for Audiology and Med Physics students
Dec 13-15, Mon-Wed Examinations in Nursing
Dec 13-16, Mon-Thur Examinations in Divinity
Dec 13-17, Mon-Fri Exam period for required courses for first and second year Medical students
Dec 17, Fri Fall Semester ends for Med Physics students
Dec 18, Sat Classes end for Executive Management students; graduation date for December graduates
Dec 18-Jan 2, Sat-Sun Holiday break for all Medical students and Med Physics students
Dec 18-Jan 11, Sat-Tue Holiday break for Audiology students
Dec19, Sun Undergraduate residence halls close at 9:00 A.M.
Dec 24, 25, Jan 1 Holiday break for fourth year Audiology students
Dec 31, Fri Classes end for MPH students


Spring Semester 2005
Jan 3, Mon Classes begin in Pre-Specialty Nursing courses; classes begin for MSCI students; Spring semester begins in Medicine
Jan 5, Wed Deadline for all students to pay spring charges without a late payment fee; classes begin in Specialty Nursing courses; classes begin for Med Physics students
Jan 6, Thur Classes begin for Executive Management students
Jan 8, Sat Undergraduate residence halls open at 8:00 P.M.
Jan 9, Sun Orientation begins for new transfer students
Jan 10, Mon Registration and classes begin in Law; Module III classes begin in Management; 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 students; International Students spring orientation (1-3 P.M.); Classes begin for MPH students
Jan 10-11, Mon-Tue Orientation and registration for new Divinity students
Jan 11, Tue Registration for Division of Unclassified Studies; Blair performance interviews and registration for non-majors
Jan 12, Wed Classes begin in A&S, Blair, Engineering, Graduate School, Peabody, and Divinity; spring semester begins for Audiology students and change period begins
Jan 13, Thur Spring registration change period begins; last day Management students may add or drop Module III courses with no entry on record; Blair performance interviews and registration for non-majors
Jan 14, Fri Last day to add or drop a course in Law with no entry on record; end of Nursing change period
Jan 17, Mon Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - no Divinity classes; school-wide Martin Luther King, Jr. Day program for Medical students
Jan 17-21 Mon-Fri Martin Luther King, Jr. commemorative series
Jan 18, Tue Last day for Drop/Add for Med Physics students
Jan 19, 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 21, Fri Last day for Drop/Add for Medical students
Jan 25, Tue End of Graduate School change period; last day to change from graded to audit status and from graded to pass/fail status for Divinity students
Jan 29-30, Fri-Sat Blair Auditions weekend for prospective freshmen for fall semester


Feb 1-28 Black History Month
Feb 1, Tue 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
Feb 7, Mon Deadline for Graduate School students to submit intent to graduate forms for May graduation
Feb 11-12, Fri-Sat Blair Auditions weekend for prospective freshmen for Fall semester
Feb 21-25, Mon-Fri Mid-Term exams for first and second year Medical Students
Feb 24, Thur Module III classes end in Management
Feb 25, Fri Last day Nursing students may drop spring semester courses
Feb 25-26, Fri-Sat Blair Auditions weekend for prospective majors
Feb 26-Mar 6, Sat-Sun Spring Break for Med Physics students and first and second year Medical students
Feb 28, Mon English Language Center registration - Spring II term
Feb 28-Mar 4, Mon- Fri Module III examinations in Management


Mar 5, Sat Undergraduate residence halls close at 9:00 A.M.
Mar5-13, Sat-Sun Spring holidays in most schools; Audiology students spring break
Mar 9, Wed Mid-semester undergraduate deficiency reports due in to University Registrar
Mar 12-20, Sat-Sun Spring holidays in Medicine (third-year students finishing Medicine/Surgery only)
Mar 13, Sun Undergraduate residence halls open at 9 A.M.
Mar 14, Mon Module IV classes begin in Management
Mar 17, Thur Founder's Day, the anniversary of Cornelius Vanderbilt's founding gift; last day Management students may add or drop a Module IV course with no entry on record
Mar 18, 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 18-25, Fri-Fri International Awareness Festival
Mar 25, Fri Good Friday - no classes in Divinity
Mar 29,Tue Housing random selections (Carmichael Towers Suites) in Branscomb Recreation Room
Mar 30, Wed Housing random selections (for apartments and lodges) in Memorial Gymnasium; spring semester and classes end for second year MSCI students


Apr 1, Fri Graduate School deadline for presentation of theses and dissertations for May graduation
Apr 1-3, Fri-Sun Parents Weekend
Apr 4-6, Mon-Wed Divinity registration for fall
Apr 4-8, Mon-Fri Nursing registration for summer
Apr5-6, Tue-Wed Housing random selections (for singles and doubles) in Memorial Gymnasium
Apr 7, Thur Meeting of the Faculty Assembly
Apr 11, Mon Fall registration course request period begins for some schools
Apr 11-27, Mon-Wed Registration for fall courses for Audiology students
Apr 12-14, Tue-Thur Rising sophomore single/double selections
Apr 15, Fri Deadline for Intra University Transfer applications
Apr 18-19, Mon-Tue Blair performance interviews and registration for non-majors for fall semester
Apr 19, Tue Classes end for Med Physics students
Apr 21-23, Thur-Sat Rites of Spring
Apr 21-28, Thur-Thur Final Exam Period for Med Physics students
Apr 22, 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-May 1 ,Sat-Sun Spring holidays in Medicine (third-year students finishing Pediatrics, OB/GYN or Psych/Neuro only)
Apr 25-May 6, Mon-Fri Examinations in Law
Apr 26, Tue Classes end in A&S, Blair, Engineering, Peabody, Graduate School, International Stress Fest; Instruction ends for required courses for first year Medical students only
Apr 27-28, Wed-Thur Reading period in Divinity
Apr 27-May 4, Wed-Wed Blair performance examinations
Apr 27-May 5, Wed-Thur Reading days and examinations in A&S, Blair, Engineering, Peabody, and Graduate School
Apr 28, Thur Module IV classes end in Management
Apr 28-29, Thur-Fri Spring Board of Trust meeting
Apr 29-May 6, Thur-Thur Final exam period for Audiology students
Apr 29, Fri Classes end for Audiology students; spring semester ends for MPH students
Apr 29-May 5, Fri-Thur Examinations in Divinity


May 3-6, Mon-Thur Exam Period for required courses for first-year Medical students only
May 2-6, Mon-Fri Module IV examinations in Management
May 3, Tue Instruction ends for required courses for second-year Medical students only; English Language Center registration - Summer I term
May 6, Fri Date by which undergraduate students and Graduate School students must register for fall to avoid the late registration fee
May 7, Sat Classes end for Executive Management students
May 9-12, Mon-Thur Exam Period for required courses for second-year Medical students only
May 11, Wed "The Party" - Party for all graduating students, families and VU Community
May 12, Thur Class Day in Medicine (fourth-year students only)
May 13, Fri Commencement
May 14, Sat Residence halls close at 9:00 A.M.
May 16-Aug 7 Emphasis program for Medical students


Summer Session 2005
Apr 25-27, Mon-Wed Registration for May Session courses
May 2, Mon Summer classes begin in Nursing
May 7, Sat Residence halls open for May session at 2:00 P.M.
May 9, Mon Check-in for registered students and final registration for May session; May session classes begin
June 3, Fri May session ends; May session examinations
June 4, Sat May session residence halls close at 9:00 A.M.
June 5, Sun First-half summer session residence halls open at noon
June 6, Mon registration for summer session in most schools
June 6-10, Mon-Fri Registration for fall for all Nursing students
June 7, Tue Classes begin in A&S, Blair, Engineering and Graduate School and Audiology students
June 28, Tue English Language Center registration - Summer-II term
June 30, Thur Spring semester ends for first year MSCI and MPH students
July 1, Wed Summer semester ends for Med Physics students
July 8, Fri Examinations for first-half courses
July 9, Sat First-half summer session residence halls close at 9:00 A.M.
July 10, Sun Second-half summer session residence halls open at noon
July 11, Mon Supplementary registration for second-half courses
July 12, Tue Second-half courses begin
Aug 5, Fri Classes end in Nursing
Aug 7, Sun School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony for August graduates at 2:00 P.M.
Aug 10, Wed Classes end for Audiology students
Aug 11-12, Thur-Fri Exams for Audiology students; examinations for second-half and full-term summer courses
Aug 12, Fri Summer term ends; graduation date for August graduates
Aug 13, Sat Second-half summer session residence halls close at 9:00 A.M.
   





Copyright 1997-2004, Vanderbilt University