IMPORTANT DATES FOR STUDENTS 2018-2019 Fall 2018 August 3, Friday August 18, Saturday August 19, Sunday August 20-21, Monday- Tuesday August 21, Tuesday August 22, Wednesday August 23, Thursday August 29, Wednesday Fall 2018 payment due. New transfer student check-in and orientation. Opening day for new students. New student check-in Dorsey Center 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Convocation New Student Orientation Opening day for returning students. Returning Student Advising/Orientation. Opening Celebration. First Day of Classes. Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. 5:00pm deadline to submit to Registrar s office paperwork and emails for courses requiring special approval (ex. pre-req overrides, closed course overrides) for: 1. Add for 1 st 7 week courses advisor and instructor approval required 2. Drop for 1 st 7 week courses advisor approval required 3. Electing audit option of 1 st 7 week courses advisor and instructor approval required 4. Add for semester course advisor and instructor approval required Last day to drop a course online. Paper form drops are permitted through September 6 th, must be submitted to Registrar s Office in SAS. Last day for students to submit work to faculty sponsors for Summer 2018 independent work or completed Intensive Course Abroad (ICA) (courses not having a Fall 2018 Post Course.) August 31, Friday End of Week 1 Last day for students to submit work to faculty sponsors for Summer 2018 internships Internship learning agreements for Fall I 2018 session due in Career Development Office (CDO). September 2, Sunday September 3, Monday No refund of room charges after this date if moving out of the Residence halls (100% refund prior to this date) Labor Day (no classes) 1
September 6, Thursday Last day to elect audit option for a semester course already enrolled in - instructor s and adviser s signatures required. Last day to drop a semester course without a W adviser s signature required. Last day to submit meal plan changes at www.goucher.edu/mealchange. Semester tuition, fees, room, and board charges are based on course load, room assignment, and meal plan selection as of this date. No reduction in tuition and fee charges for students who withdraw from a course after this date (excluding withdrawn students). September 14, Friday End of week 3 Last day to withdraw from a half course (1 st 7 week) with a W adviser s signature required. Last day to elect pass/no pass, or change a pass/no pass to a regular grade, for a half course (1 st 7 week) adviser s signature required. September 28, Friday End of week 5 September 30, Sunday October 1, Monday October 5-7, Friday-Sunday October 10, Wednesday October 11-14, Thursday-Sunday October 15, Monday October 19, Friday End of week 8 No refund of tuition and fees for semester withdrawals after this date. Final deadline to submit health insurance waiver and Tuition Refund Insurance Waiver. Last day to submit online Application for Degree for December 2018/January 2019 seniors graduating and expecting to participate in the May 2019 commencement ceremony. Family Weekend Last day of 1 st 7 week courses. Fall Break, no classes. First day of the 2 nd 7 week courses. Instructor s and adviser s signatures required to add a 2 nd 7 week course. 5:00pm deadline to submit to the Registrar s Office paperwork and emails to: 1. Drop a half course (2 nd 7 week) without a W advisor 2. Add a half course (2 nd 7 week) instructor and advisor 3. Elect audit option half course (2 nd 7 week) instructor and adviser Internship Learning Agreements (ILA s) for Fall II 2018 due to Career Development Office (CDO) October 24, Wednesday Summer 2019 ICA application deadline. 2
October 26, Friday End of Week 9 Deadline for second semester sophomores to declare a major - form should be submitted to Associate Provost for Undergraduate Studies Office (Van Meter G24). Registration Guidebook for Spring 2019 is posted at http://www.goucher.edu/registrar/course-information/ October 29, Monday October 29- November 9, Monday-Friday November 2, Friday End of week 10 Registration begins for Goucher January 2019 J term courses. Academic advising for Spring 2019 course selection. 5:00pm deadline to submit to the Registrar s office paperwork and emails to: 1. Withdraw from semester courses with a W advisor 2. Elect pass/no pass, or change from pass/no pass to regular grade, in a semester course advisor approval required. 3. Withdraw from a half course (2 nd 7 week) with a W advisor 4. Elect pass/no pass, or change from pass/no pass to regular grade, for a half course (2 nd 7 week) adviser Juniors must complete the Statement of Intent for Senior Thesis and submit it to the office of the Associate Provost on or before the last day of classes of the preceding semester in which senior thesis work formally begins. http://www.goucher.edu/registrar/documents/senior-thesis- Guidelines.pdf November 12-16, Monday-Friday Online registration for Spring 2019 begins, depending on number of completed credits. Days and times are published at http://www.goucher.edu/registrar/registration-info-anddates November 21, Wednesday November 21-25, Wednesday Sunday November 25, Sunday Residence halls close at noon. Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes) Residence halls open at 9:00 a.m. 3
November 26, Monday Classes resume at 8:00 a.m. Non-refundable $500 enrollment deposit and $100 housing deposit due in SAS for students returning for Spring 2019 who were not enrolled at Goucher Fall 2018. Housing deposit applies only to students residing on campus. November 29, Thursday December 7, Friday Summer 2019 ICA deposit due in SAS. Spring 2019 E-bill notification emailed to students and their authorized parties. Last day of classes. Deadline for incomplete grade requests for Fall 2018 courses. Due at 5pm in SAS. Last day to submit work to faculty sponsors for Fall 2018 internships, independent work and extended incompletes. Internship learning agreements (ILA s) for Winter 2019 due to Career Development Office (CDO) December 8-10, Saturday Monday December 10, Monday December 11-14, Tuesday-Friday Reading Period Capstone Day Final Experience/Exam week December 15, Saturday Last day for students to initially register for Spring 2019 courses to avoid the $100 late registration fee. December 15, Saturday Residence Halls close at 10:00am INTERSESSION/J-TERM 2019 January 3-25, Thursday-Friday January 9, Wednesday January 16, Wednesday January 18, Friday January 21, Monday Intersession/J-Term Last day to add/drop for January intersession courses (Not J-Term). Instructor s and advisor s signatures required to add a course. Last day to withdraw from a winter internship, intersession courses and J-term courses with a W adviser s signature required. Work due to faculty for fall 2018 incompletes. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (no classes). 4
SPRING 2019 January 4, Friday January 26, Saturday January 26-27, Saturday-Sunday January 28, Monday January 30, Wednesday Spring 2019 payment due. Opening day for all students. Residence halls open at 9:00 a.m. January orientation program for incoming first year and transfer students. Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. Schedule adjustments/advising. 1098T forms for 2018 will be mailed by this date. February 1, Friday Last day to submit online the Application for Degree for End of first week of classes seniors expecting to graduate in either May or August 2019 and/or participate in the 2019 commencement ceremony held in May. After this date, students with late submissions or changes must make them in writing to the SAS office. Internship learning agreements (ILA) for Spring I 2019 due in Career Development Office (CDO). Last day to submit work to faculty sponsors for Winter 2019 internship 5:00pm deadline to submit to Registrar s office paperwork and emails for courses requiring special approval (ex. pre-req overrides, closed course overrides) for: 5. Add for 1 st 7 week courses 6. Drop for 1 st 7 week courses 7. Electing audit option of 1 st 7 week courses 8. Add for semester course (1 st 7 week and semester courses not requiring special approval may be added online through Sunday, February 3) February 3, Sunday February 4, Monday Last day to add or drop online a 1 st 7 week or semester course not requiring special approval. (Drops of semester courses may still be done with a paper course change form through February 8.) Last day to submit work to faculty sponsors for Winter 2019 independent work. Intensive course abroad (ICA) work due for courses that do not have a spring post-course. No refund of room charges after this date if moving out of Residence halls (100% refund prior to this date). Date confirmed by Billing 5
February 8, Friday Last day to drop a semester course without a W in SAS office adviser s signature required. Last day to elect audit option for a semester course already enrolled in instructor s & adviser s signatures required. Semester tuition, fees, room, and board charges are based on course load, room assignment, and meal plan selection as of this date. No reduction in tuition and fee charges for students who withdraw from a course after this date (excluding withdrawn students.) Last day to submit meal plan changes at www.goucher.edu/mealchange. February 15, Friday End of week 3 Last day to withdraw from a half course (1 st 7 weeks) with a W adviser s signature required. Last day to elect pass/no pass, or change from pass/no pass to a regular grade, for a half course (1 st 7 weeks) adviser s signature required. February 28, Thursday March 1, Friday March 3, Sunday March 15, Friday March 16, Saturday March 16-24, Saturday-Sunday March 24, Sunday March 25, Monday March 29, Friday End of week 8 Final deadline for new spring students to submit health insurance waiver and Tuition Refund Insurance Waiver. Work due to faculty for winter 2019 incompletes. No refund of tuition and fees for semester withdrawals after this date. 1 st 7 week courses end. Residence halls close at 10:00 am. Spring Break no classes. Residence halls open at 9:00 a.m. Classes resume at 8:00 a.m. 2 nd 7 week courses begin. 5:00pm deadline to submit to the Registrar s Office paperwork and emails to 1. Add a half course (2 nd 7 Week) instructor and advisor 2. Drop a half course (2 nd 7 Week) without a W advisor 3. Elect audit option half course (2 nd 7 Week) instructor and advisor Internship Learning Agreements (ILA) for Spring II 2019 due to Career Development Office (CDO) Registration Guidebook for Fall 2019 posted on Goucher s website http://www.goucher.edu/registrar/courseinformation/ 6
April 1, Monday Registration for Goucher Summer 2019 courses begins. April 1-12, Monday-Friday April 5, Friday End of Week 9 Academic advising for Fall 2019 course selection. Deadline for second semester sophomores to declare a major - form should be submitted to Associate Provost for Undergraduate Studies Office (Van Meter G24). Get Into Goucher (GIG) Day. No classes that start after 12:00 p.m. April 12, Friday End of week 10 5:00pm deadline to submit to Registrar s office papework and emails to: 1. Withdraw from a semester course with a W advisor 2. Elect pass/no pass, or change pass/no pass to a regular grade, in a semester course. Advisor 3. Withdraw from a half course (2 nd 7 Week) with a W advisor signature required. 4. Elect pass/no pass, or change from a pass/no pass to a regular grade, for a half course (2 nd 7 Week) advisor Juniors must complete the Statement of Intent for Senior Thesis and submit it to the office of the Associate Provost on or before the last day of classes of the preceding semester in which senior thesis work formally begins. http://www.goucher.edu/registrar/documents/senior-thesis- Guidelines.pdf April 15-19, Monday-Friday May 9, Thursday Online registration for Fall 2019 begins, depending on number of completed credits. Days and times are published in the Registration Guidebook on Goucher s website: http://www.goucher.edu/registrar/registration-info-and-dates Last day of classes. Deadline for incomplete Grade requests for Spring 2019 courses. Due at 5pm in SAS. Last day for students to submit work to faculty sponsors for spring 2019 internships. May 10, Friday Goucher Symposium Day/Spring Convocation Deadline for settlement of tuition account balance for graduating seniors. May 11-13, Saturday-Monday May 14-17, Tuesday-Friday Reading Period Final Experience/Exam week 7
May 15, Wednesday May 18, Saturday May 23, Thursday May 24, Friday May 25, Saturday May 31, Friday Last day for students to initially register for Fall 2019 courses to avoid the $100 late registration fee. Residence Halls close for non-graduating students at 10:00am Baccalaureate Commencement 10:30 a.m. Residence halls close for graduating seniors at noon. Last day to submit registration for Summer 2019 independent work, field work, practicum, directed reading and research. Summer 2019 June 7, Friday June 21, Friday Internship Learning Agreement (ILA) due in Career Development Office (CDO) for Summer I 2019 session. Work due to faculty for spring 2019 incompletes. July 12, Friday Internship Learning Agreement (ILA) for Summer II 2019 session due in Career Development Office (CDO) Within 1 week of Summer I & II start date Within 3 weeks of Summer I & II start date To drop a summer internship (Summer I or II), submit a drop form to the Registrar s Office no later than 1 week after the start of the internship. To withdraw from a summer internship (Summer I or II) with a W, submit a drop form to the Registrar s Office no later than 3 weeks after the start of the internship, or if the internship is less than 3 weeks in length, submit it before the end of the internship. Updated 01/12/18 GC S:\Registration and Records\Academic Calendars\Important dates\dates-students-2018_19 8