2011/2012 On-Campus Academic Calendar

April 2011  
Apr 4 - Sep 6 WebReg for fall 2011; payment required as of Aug 15
Start dates:
 Graduate and LCAL: Apr 4
 AIB and LC rising seniors: Apr 12
 AIB and LC rising juniors: Apr 13
 AIB and LC rising sophomores: Apr 14
May 2011  
May 9 Fall 2011 walk-in/mail-in registration; payment required as of Aug 15
July 2011  
Jul 1 Deadline to file declaration of intent to graduate for August degree conferral
Jul 25 Grades due for August conferral candidates (including INC grade changes)
August 2011  
Aug 25 August degree conferral
September 2011  
Sep 4 Residence halls open for new students: AIB and LC
Sep 5 Labor Day: no classes; administrative offices closed
Residence halls open at 10:00 am for  returning students: AIB and LC
Sep 7 Lesley University fall 2011 classes begin
Late registration begins; payment required; late fees apply
Grades due for summer courses
Sep 13 Threshold classes begin
Sep 20 Deadline to:
Add/drop courses
Register for courses without scheduled class meetings (e.g., practicum, thesis, INDS)
Register for fall IGS, Studio Assistantship, and Independent Study courses
October 2011  
Oct 1 Deadline to file declaration of intent to graduate for November degree conferral
Oct 10 Fall weekend: no classes; administrative offices closed
Oct 22 College Classes for High School Students begins: AIB
Oct 25 Grades due for November conferral candidates (including INC grade changes)
Oct 31 - Jan 22 WebReg for January mini-semester and spring 2012: payment required: Dec 15 for mini-semester, Jan 15 for spring
Start dates REVISED
 Graduate and LCAL students: Nov 2
 AIB and LC seniors: Nov 15
 AIB and LC juniors: Nov 16 
 AIB and LC sophomores: Nov 17
 AIB and LC freshmen: Nov 18
November 2011  
Nov 11 Veterans Day: no classes; administrative offices closed
Nov 15 Last Day to drop with a 'W' grade for standard, on-campus classes
Nov 21 - Jan 20, 2012 January mini-semester and spring walk-in/mail-in registration; payment required: Dec 15 for mini-semester, Jan 15 for spring
Nov 22 - 27 Threshold Program recess: classes end at noon
Threshold residence halls close at 2:00 pm
Nov 23 - 27 Thanksgiving recess: no classes; administrative offices close at noon on Wednesday
Residence halls close at 10:00 am
Nov 25 November degree conferral
Nov 27 Residence halls reopen at noon
December 2011  
Dec 10 College Classes for High School students ends: AIB
Dec 12 Classes end: LC and AIB Art History
Dec 13 Reading day: LC and AIB Art History
Dec 14 - 20 Undergraduate final examination period: LC courses and AIB Art History courses
Dec 20 Lesley University fall semester ends; last day of scheduled studio courses: AIB
Threshold classes end at noon
Threshold residence hall closes at 5:00 pm
Dec 21 Residence halls close at noon
Dec 23 - Jan 2, 2012 Winter break: no classes, administrative offices closed
January 2012  
Jan 1 Deadline to file declaration of intent to graduate for February conferral
Jan 3 January mini-semester classes begin
Late registration begins, payment required; late fees apply
Grades due for fall courses: AIB, LC, and LCAL students
Deadline to submit spring/summer 2011 INC grade changes
Jan 3 - 4 Citizen Schools/Out of School Time residency
Jan 4 Grades due for fall courses: graduate students
Deadline to submit spring/summer 2011 INC grade changes
Jan 6 - 14 MFA Creative Writing residency
Jan 6 - 15 MFA Fine Arts (Visual Arts) residency (Orientation Thu Jan 5)
Jan 7 - 13 PhD Educational Studies residency (Adult Learning and Development)
Jan 16 Martin Luther King Jr.: no classes; administrative offices closed
Jan 19 Residence halls open for new students: AIB and LC
Jan 20 Weekday mini-semester classes end
Jan 22 Weekend mini-semester classes end
Residence halls open at noon for returning students: AIB and LC
Residence halls open at noon: Threshold
Spring WebReg ends
Jan 23 Spring 2012 classes begin: LC, AIB, LCAL, GSASS, GSOE, and Threshold
Late registration begins; payment required; late fees apply
Jan 25 Grades due for February conferral candidates (including INC grade changes)
February 2012  
Feb 3 Deadline to:
Add/drop courses
Register for courses without scheduled class meetings (e.g., practicum, thesis, INDS)
Register for spring IGS, Studio Assistantship, and Independent Study courses
Feb 6 Grades due for January mini-semester courses
Feb 18 College Classes for High School students begins: AIB
Feb 25 February degree conferral
March 2012  
Mar 9 Designated residence halls close at 6 pm
Mar 12 - 18 Spring student vacation
Mar 18 Residence halls that were closed reopen at 10:00 am
Mar 19 WebReg for summer 2012: all eligible students; payment required as of May 15
Mar 29 A Community of Scholars: A Celebration of Research and Inquiry at Lesley University; special schedule for all students; administrative offices open
April 2012  
Apr 1 Deadline to file declaration of intent to graduate for May commencement
Apr 2 Summer 2012 walk-in/mail-in registration; payment required as of May 15
Apr 3 - Sep 4 WebReg for fall 2012: payment required: Aug 15
Start dates:
 Graduate and LCAL students: Apr 3
 AIB and LC rising seniors: Apr 10
 AIB and LC rising juniors: Apr 11
 AIB and LC rising sophomores: Apr 12
Apr 6 Last day to drop with a 'W' grade for standard, on-campus classes
Apr 8 College Classes for High School students ends: AIB
Apr 16 Patriot's Day: no classes; administrative offices closed
May 2012  
May 4 Classes end: AIB and LC
Threshold graduation: noon
May 5 Threshold residence halls close
May 5 - 6 Reading days: LC
May 7 Grades due, including INC grade changes, for May graduation candidates:
 Graduate students
 LCAL students taking graduate or LCAL courses
May 7 - 11 Undergraduate final examination period: LC courses and AIB Art History courses
Junior and Senior juries: AIB
May 11 Lesley University spring semester ends (except AIB)
Residence halls close at 8:00 pm (except AIB and graduating seniors)
May 12 Grades due, including INC grade changes, for May graduation candidates:
 AIB and LC students
 LCAL students taking LC or AIB courses
May 14 - 18 Critique Week: AIB (all students except those in senior juries or photo junior juries)
May 18 Spring semester ends: AIB
AIB residence halls close except for graduation seniors
May 19 Commencement
May 20 Residence halls close at noon for graduating students
May 26 Grades due for non-graduating students
Deadline to submit fall 2011 INC grade changes
May 28 Memorial Day: no classes; administrative offices closed

 

 

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