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Academic Calendar

July 2008 to August 2009

The academic year begins in July and ends in June of the following year. The major semesters, fall and spring, are 15 weeks in length. The fall term begins in September, and the spring term begins in January. Summer terms are held between May and August.


July
1 Tuesday — Grades are due for Summer I 2008 (7-week) Session
1-3 Tuesday-Thursday — No classes (Summer Intersession)
3 Thursday — Independence Day Holiday — College closed
7 Monday — Summer II 2008 Session begins
9 Wednesday — Final day to drop course(s) for Mid-summer 2008 Session without penalty of “F” grades
22 Tuesday — Deadline to submit all required financial aid documents and resolve all financial issues to hold Fall 2008 classes
23 Wednesday — Mid-summer 2008 Session ends
28 Monday — Grades are due for Mid-summer 2008 Session
31 Thursday — Final day to drop course(s) for Summer I (14-week) 2008 Session without penalty of “F” grades

August
5 Tuesday — Deadline for full payment of tuition and fees for all students registered by this date for Fall 2008 term
6 Wednesday — Deadline to submit Application for Reinstatement for Fall 2008 term
7 Thursday — Deadline to change “I” grades for Summer I 2008 (7-week) Session
12 Tuesday — Final day to drop course(s) for Summer II 2008 Session without penalty of “F” grades
15 Friday — End of Summer four-day work week — College closed
20 Wednesday — Summer II and Summer I (14-week) 2008 Sessions end
22 Friday — Grades are due for Summer II (7-week) and Summer I 2008 (14-week) Sessions
29 Friday — Final day to withdraw from Fall 2008 (15-week) term with full tuition refund
29 Friday — Deadline to settle all outstanding financial aid items for the prior (2007-2008) academic year. All aid will be cancelled after this date.

September
1 Monday — Labor Day — College closed
2 Tuesday — Fall 2008 (15-week) term begins
2 Tuesday — Fall 2008 Accelerated Paralegal Studies Program Session I begins
2-8 Tuesday-Monday — 75% refund for withdrawals from Fall 2008 (15-week) term
3 Wednesday — Deadline to change “I” grades for Mid-Summer 2008 Session
9-15 Tuesday-Monday — 50% refund for withdrawals from Fall 2008 (15-week) term
16-20 Tuesday-Monday — 25% refund for withdrawals from Fall 2008 (15-week) term

October
1 Wednesday — Final day to withdraw from Fall 2008 (10-week) term with full tuition refund
1 Wednesday — Deadline to change “I” grades for Summer II and Summer I 2008 (14-week) Sessions
2 Thursday — Fall 2008 (10-week) term begins
2-8 Thursday-Wednesday — 75% refund for withdrawals from Fall 2008 10-week term
9-15 Thursday-Wednesday — 50% refund for withdrawals from Fall 2008 10-week term
13 Monday — Professional Development Day — no classes
16-20 Thursday-Wednesday — 25% refund for withdrawals from Fall 2008 10-week term

November
8 Saturday — Fall 2008 Accelerated Paralegal Studies Program Session 1 ends
11 Tuesday — Fall 2008 Accelerated Paralegal Studies Program Session 2 begins
17 Monday — Final day to drop course(s) for Fall 2008 (15-week) term without penalty of “F” grades
26 Wednesday — Deadline to submit all required financial aid documents and resolve all financial issues to hold Spring 2009 classes
26 Wednesday — Final day to drop course(s) for Fall 2008 (10-week) term without penalty of “F” grade(s)
27-29 Thursday-Saturday — Thanksgiving Holiday — College closed

December
5 Friday — Spring 2009 Graduation. Application Deadline for May 2009 Commencement
8 Monday — Fall 2008 15-week and 10-week sessions end
9 Tuesday — Study Day
10 Wednesday — Deadline for full payment of tuition and fees for all students registered by this date for Spring 2009 term
10-16 Wednesday-Tuesday — Final Examinations, Fall 2008 term
18 Thursday — Grades are due for Fall 2008 15-week and 10-week terms
24 Wednesday — Christmas Holiday — College closed at noon
25-31 Thursday-Wednesday — Christmas Holiday — College Closed

2009

January
1 Thursday — New Year’s Day Holiday — College closed
2 Friday — Deadline to submit Application for Reinstatement for Spring 2009 term
16 Friday — Final day to withdraw from Spring 2009 (15-week) term with full tuition refund
19 Monday — Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday — College closed
20 Tuesday — Spring 2009 (15-week) term begins
20-26 Tuesday-Monday — 75% refund for withdrawals from Spring 2009 15-week term
27 Tuesday — Deadline to change “I” grades for Fall 2008 15-week term
27-30 Tuesday- Friday — 50% refund for withdrawals from Spring 2009 15-week term

February
2 Monday — 50% refund for withdrawals from Spring 2009 15-week term
3-9 Tuesday-Monday — 25% refund for withdrawals from Spring 2009 15-week term
13 Friday — Final day to withdraw from Spring 2009 (10-week) term with full tuition refund
14 Saturday — Fall 2008 Accelerated Paralegal Studies Program Session 2 ends
16 Monday — Spring 2009 Accelerated Paralegal Studies Program Session 3 begins
16 Monday — Spring 2009 10-week term begins
16-20 Monday-Friday — 75% refund for withdrawals from Spring 2009 10-week term
19 Thursday — Professional Development Day — no classes
23-27 Monday-Friday — 50% refund for withdrawals from Spring 2009 10-week term

March
2-6 Monday-Friday — 25% refund for withdrawals from Spring 2009 10-week term
9-14 Monday-Saturday — Spring Vacation — College closed

April
8 Wednesday — Deadline to submit all required financial aid documents and resolve all financial issues to hold Summer 2009 classes
10 Friday — Final day to drop course(s) for Spring 2009 (15-week) term without penalty of “F” grades(s)
11 Saturday — Continuing students deadline for Financial Aid for Fall 2009
16 Thursday — Final day to drop course(s) for Spring 2009 (10-week) term without penalty of “F” grade(s)
22 Wednesday — Deadline for full payment of tuition and fees for students registered by this date for Summer I 2009 Session
30 Thursday — Spring 2009 term ends

May
1 Friday – Study Day
1 Friday — 2009-2010 PHEAA grant filing deadline for all renewal and new applicants in two-year terminal programs
2-8 Saturday-Friday — Final Examinations, Spring 2009 term
8 Friday — Spring 2009 Accelerated Paralegal Studies Program Session 3 ends
10 Sunday — Commencement
12 Tuesday — Grades are due for Spring 2009 15-week and 10-week terms
15 Friday — Summer four-day work week begins — College closed
18 Monday — Summer I 2009 (7-week and 14-week) Sessions begin
18 Monday — Deadline for full payment of tuition and fees for students registered by this date for Mid-Summer 2009 Session
18-19 Monday-Tuesday — 75% refund for withdrawals from Summer I 2009 (7-week) Session
18-21 Monday-Thursday — 75% refund for withdrawals from Summer I 2009 (14-week) Session
20-21 Wednesday-Thursday — 50% refund for withdrawals from Summer I 2009 (7-week) Session
25 Monday — Memorial Day Holiday – College closed
26-27 Tuesday-Wednesday — 25% refund for withdrawals from Summer I 2009 (7-week) Session
26-28 Tuesday-Thursday — 50% refund for withdrawals from Summer I 2009 (14-week) Session

June
1 Monday — 50% refund for withdrawals from Summer I 2009 (14-week) Session
1 Monday — Mid-summer 2009 Session begins
2-8 Tuesday-Monday — 25% refund for withdrawals from Summer I 2009 (14-week) Session
17 Wednesday — Deadline for full payment of tuition and fees for students registered by this date for Tuesday — 2008-2009 FAFSA filing deadline
22 Monday — Deadline to change “I” grades for Spring 2009
24 Wednesday — Final day to drop course(s) for Summer I 2009 (7-week) Session without penalty of “F” grade(s)
30 Tuesday — 2008-2009 FAFSA filing deadline

July
2 Thursday — Summer I 2009 (7-week) Session ends
6 Monday — Independence Day Holiday — College closed
7-9 Tuesday-Thursday — No classes (Summer Intersession)
8 Wednesday — Grades are due for Summer I 2009 (7-week) Session
8 Wednesday — Final day to drop course(s) for Mid-summer 2009 Session without penalty of “F” grades
13 Monday — Summer II 2009 Session begins
22 Wednesday — Mid-summer 2009 Session ends
27 Monday — Grades are due for Mid-summer 2009 Session
28 Tuesday — Deadline to submit all required financial aid documents and resolve all financial issues to hold Fall 2009 classes
30 Thursday — Final day to drop course(s) for Summer I (14-week) 2009 Session without penalty of “F” grades

August
5 Wednesday — Deadline for to submit Application for Reinstatement for Fall 2009 term
11 Tuesday — Deadline for full payment of tuition and fees for all students registered by this date for Fall 2009 term
13 Thursday — Deadline to change “I” grades for Summer I 2009 (7-week) Session
18 Tuesday — Final day to drop course(s) for Summer II 2009 Session without penalty of “F” grades
21 Friday — End of Summer four-day work week — College closed
26 Wednesday — Summer II and Summer I (14-week) 2009 Sessions end
28 Friday — Grades are due for Summer II (7-week) and Summer I 2009 (14-week) Sessions
28 Friday — Deadline to settle all outstanding financial aid items for the prior (2008-2009) academic year. All aid will be cancelled after this date.

September
4 Friday — Final day to withdraw from Fall 2009 (15-week) term with full tuition refund
7 Monday — Labor Day — College closed
 


* This calendar reflects dates and activities scheduled primarily at the Main Campus and the regional centers. Start dates, refund periods, and the final day to drop course(s) without penalty of F grade(s) and mid-term dates vary for ten-week sessions. All other dates apply to both ten-week and fifteen-week sessions. For calendar information on any of the College's off-campus programs, call 215-751-8010. The College is closed on Sunday. In addition, the College is closed Friday and Saturday during the summer because of the four-day work week.