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Calendars for 2014-2015
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Students are expected to know regulations and policies found in this catalog and the Student Handbook. Keeping abreast of the school calendar, critical deadlines, and all University mail received in one’s university mailbox and/or electronic mail is also the student’s responsibility
Undergraduate Day and Evening Students; Most Graduate Students*
Semester System
For undergraduate day and most graduate students, Samford University operates on the semester (4-1-4) system, consisting of two four-month semesters, fall and spring, and a three-week term in January (see Jan Term below). The fall semester begins in late August and ends in mid-December. The spring semester begins in late January and ends in mid-May. A maximum of 18 credits may be taken during the semester without additional approval of an academic dean.
Jan Term
Samford University offers a short term consisting of three weeks in the month of January called Jan Term. The major intent of this interterm is to give the student a wider world view, a richer experience in integrating knowledge from a variety of specialties, and a deeper consciousness of the relevance of the student’s studies to one’s life and career. Some courses emphasize interdisciplinary cooperation, using teaching faculty, guest lecturers, and student research and participation. Others are intended to give the student an opportunity for intensive study and observation in a setting involving a potential career. Interterm opportunities include research in libraries or laboratories, contacts with visiting scholars, internships, externships, field trips, and other useful activities. A number of courses are offered at the Daniel House, Samford’s London Study Centre. Regular courses are offered for those who wish to accelerate progress toward graduation or to make up for underload in earlier semesters. The maximum class load allowed in the Jan Term is two courses, not to exceed a total of six credits.
Summer Terms
Summer term day classes are split into two five-week terms and one 10-week summer term. A maximum of 16 credits can be taken during the summer terms, with a maximum of eight in each five-week term.
Undergraduate Evening Students
Classes for undergraduate evening students meet for two eight-week terms in the fall and spring (A/B Terms), a three-week Jan Term, and two five-week summer terms. All programs offered through the Evening College and the Paralegal Studies Certificate Program follow this format.
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*Not all graduate programs offer Jan Term courses. Environmental management, graduate programs in the College of Health Sciences, and the accelerated BSN nursing program follow a calendar format that consists of a fall, spring, and one 10-week summer term.
Inclement Weather Statement
Inclement weather or other events beyond the control of the University that might cause risk or danger to students, faculty, and staff may occasionally result in changes to normal University operations, including cancellation of classes or events; the calendar schedule may be adjusted.
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Calendar for Academic Year 2014-2015 for
Undergraduate Day & Most Graduate Programs
(except Environmental Management and the College of Health Sciences)
Graduation Application Deadlines (Undergraduate Only)
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| Undergraduate students must complete the Application for Undergraduate Degree to assure timely assessment of their graduation requirements. The form is accessible online through the Samford Portal at: http://samford.edu/studentrecords/forms.aspx?id=45097162124 |
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| Expected Graduation Term |
Application Deadline |
| Spring 2015 |
October 1, 2014 |
| Summer 2015 |
February 16, 2015 |
| Fall 2015 |
April 1, 2015 |
Fall Semester 2014
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| August 18-22 |
Faculty in residence for the academic session |
| August 25 |
Payment due date for students who have registered* |
| August 22 |
Advising, registration and payment for students not registered |
| August 25 |
Classes begin |
| August 26 |
University Convocation |
| August 29 |
Payment due date for students in Orientation Session #4 (Aug 21-22) |
| August 29 |
Last day to add or drop a Fall course(s) |
| August 29 |
Deadline to submit Course Repeat form in semester repeated course is taken |
| September 1 |
Labor Day Holiday; no classes meet |
| October 13-14 |
Fall Break; no classes meet |
| October 17 |
Deadline for faculty to submit midterm grades for freshmen (deadline subject to change) |
| October 27 |
Registration begins for Jan Term and Spring Semester |
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(Note: Registration continues until the last day to add/drop for each term) |
| November 14 |
Last day to withdraw from a Fall course OR to completely withdraw from ALL Fall courses without ACADEMIC penalty |
| November 14 |
Deadline to submit Pass/Fail form for a course being taken in the current semester |
| November 26-28 |
Thanksgiving Holidays; no classes meet |
| December 5 |
Classes end (Friday) (corrected date) |
| December 8-11 |
Final Examinations |
| December 13 |
Commencement |
Jan Term 2015
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| January 5 |
Payment due date for students who have registered* |
| January 5 |
Advising, registration, and payment for students not registered |
| January 5 |
Classes begin |
| January 7 |
Last day to add or drop a Jan Term course(s) |
| January 7 |
Deadline to submit Course Repeat form in term repeated course is taken |
| January 16 |
Last day to withdraw from a Jan Term course OR to completely withdraw from ALL Jan Term courses without ACADEMIC penalty |
| January 16 |
Deadline to submit Pass/Fail form for a course being taken in the current semester |
| January 19 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday; no classes meet |
| January 22 |
Classes end |
| January 23 |
Final Examinations |
Spring Semester 2015
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| January 26 |
Payment due date for students who have registered* |
| January 23 |
Advising, registration, and payment for students not registered |
| January 26 |
Classes begin |
| January 27 |
University Convocation |
| January 30 |
Last day to add or drop a Spring course(s) |
| January 30 |
Deadline to submit Course Repeat form in term repeated course is taken |
| March 11 |
Deadline for faculty to submit midterm grades for freshmen (deadline subject to change) |
| March 16-20 |
Spring Break Holidays; no classes meet |
| April 1 |
Registration begins for Summer Terms and Fall Semester |
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(NOTE: Registration continues until the last day to add/drop for each term) |
| April 6 |
Easter Monday Holiday; no classes meet |
| April 10 |
PRIORITY DEADLINE to submit Transient Enrollment Form/Letter of Good Standing Request for Summer transient work |
| April 24 |
Last day to withdraw from a Spring course OR to completely withdraw from ALL Spring courses without ACADEMIC penalty |
| April 24 |
Deadline to submit Pass/Fail form for a course being taken in the current semester |
| May 8 |
Classes end (Friday) |
| May 11-14 |
Final Examinations |
| May 15-16 |
Commencement Weekend |
Summer I 2015 (First Five-Week Summer Session)
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| June 1 |
Payment due date for students who have registered* |
| June 1 |
Advising, registration, and payment for students not registered |
| June 1 |
Classes begin |
| June 3 |
Last day to add or drop a Summer I course(s) |
| June 3 |
Deadline to submit Course Repeat form in session repeated course is taken |
| June 24 |
Last day to withdraw from a Summer I course OR to completely withdraw from ALL Summer I courses without ACADEMIC penalty |
| June 24 |
Deadline to submit Pass/Fail form for a course being taken in the current semester |
| July 2 |
Classes end |
| July 3 |
Independence Day Holiday; no classes meet |
| July 6 |
Final Examinations |
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Summer II 2015 (Second Five-Week Summer Session )
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| July 7 |
Payment due date for students who have registered* |
| July 6 |
Advising, registration, and payment for students not registered |
| July 7 |
Classes begin |
| July 10 |
Last day to add or drop a Summer I course(s) |
| July 10 |
Deadline to submit Course Repeat form in session repeated course is taken |
| July 24 |
Last day to withdraw from a Summer II course OR to completely withdraw from ALL Summer II courses without ACADEMIC penalty |
| July 24 |
Deadline to submit Pass/Fail form for a course being taken in the current semester |
| August 6 |
Classes end |
| August 7 |
Final Examinations |
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Summer 10-Week Term 2015
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| June 1 |
Payment due date for students who have registered* |
| June 1 |
Advising, registration, and payment for students not registered |
| June 1 |
Classes begin |
| June 5 |
Last day to add or drop a Summer 10-Week course(s) |
| June 5 |
Deadline to submit Course Repeat form in term repeated course is taken |
| July 3 |
Independence Day Holiday; no classes meet |
| July 24 |
Last day to withdraw from a Summer 10-Week course OR to completely withdraw from ALL Summer 10-Week courses without ACADEMIC penalty |
| July 24 |
Deadline to submit Pass/Fail form for a course being taken in the current semester |
| August 6 |
Classes end |
| August 7 |
Final Examinations |
*Important Note: Students who register AFTER the payment due date MUST make their payments IMMEDIATELY upon registration.
For the Beeson School of Divinity Academic Calendar, use the following link: http://www.beesondivinity.com/academiccalendar
For the Cumberland School of Law Academic Calendar, use the following link: http://cumberland.samford.edu/students/academics
For the McWhorter School of Pharmacy Academic Calendar for 2014-2015, click here .
For the 2015-2016 Academic Calendar, see the Academic Calendars page.
Calendar for Academic Year 2014-2015 for
the College of Health Sciences; Environmental Management
(includes All Graduate Programs in the Schools of Health Professions, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Public Health; plus the Accelerated BSN Degree in Nursing)
Fall Semester 2014
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| August 25 |
Payment due date for students who have registered* |
| August 18 |
Advising, registration and payment for students not registered |
| August 18 |
Classes begin |
| August 29 |
Last day to add or drop a Fall course(s) |
| September 1 |
Labor Day Holiday; no classes meet |
| October 27 |
Registration begins for Spring Semester |
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(Note: Registration continues until the last day to add/drop for each term) |
| November 14 |
Last day to withdraw from a Fall course OR to completely withdraw from ALL Fall courses without ACADEMIC penalty |
| November 24-25 |
Fall Break for participating programs |
| November 26-28 |
Thanksgiving Holidays; no classes meet |
| December 5 |
Classes end (Friday) |
| December 8-11 |
Final Examinations |
| December 13 |
Commencement |
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Spring Semester 2015
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| January 26 |
Payment due date for students who have registered* |
| January 5 |
Advising, registration and payment for students not registered |
| January 5 |
Classes begin |
| January 12 |
Last day to add or drop a Spring course(s) |
| January 19 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday; no classes meet |
| March 16-20 |
Spring Break Holidays; no classes meet |
| April 1 |
Registration begins for Summer and Fall Terms |
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(NOTE: Registration continues until the last day to add/drop for each term) |
| April 6 |
Easter Monday Holiday; no classes meet |
| April 24 |
Last day to withdraw from a Spring course OR to completely withdraw from ALL Spring courses without ACADEMIC penalty |
| May 8 |
Classes end |
| May 11-14 |
Final Examinations |
| May 15-16 |
Commencement Weekend |
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Summer Term 2015
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| June 1 |
Payment due date for students who have registered* |
| June 1 |
Advising, registration and payment for students not registered |
| June 1 |
Classes begin |
| June 5 |
Last day to add or drop a Summer course(s) |
| July 3 |
Independence Day Holiday, no classes meet |
| July 24 |
Last day to withdraw from a Summer course OR to completely withdraw from ALL Summer courses without ACADEMIC penalty |
| August 6 |
Classes end |
| August 7 |
Final Examinations |
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*Important Note: Students who register AFTER the payment due date MUST make their payments IMMEDIATELY upon registration.
For the Beeson School of Divinity Academic Calendar, use the following link: http://www.beesondivinity.com/academiccalendar
For the Cumberland School of Law Academic Calendar, use the following link: http://cumberland.samford.edu/students/academics
For the McWhorter School of Pharmacy Academic Calendar for 2014-2015, click here .
For the 2015-2016 Academic Calendar, see the Academic Calendars page.
Calendar for Academic Year 2014-2015 for
Undergraduate Evening College
Fall Term A 2014
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| August 25 |
Payment due date for students who have registered* |
| August 25 |
Advising, registration and payment for students not registered |
| August 25 |
Classes begin |
| August 29 |
Last day to add or drop a Fall Term A course(s) |
| August 29 |
Deadline to submit Course Repeat form in term repeated course is taken |
| September 1 |
Labor Day Holiday; no classes meet |
| September 26 |
Last day to withdraw from a Fall Term A course OR to completely withdraw from ALL Fall Term A courses without ACADEMIC penalty |
| September 26 |
Deadline to submit Pass/Fail form for a course being taken in the current term |
| September 29 |
Registration re-opens for Fall Term B |
| October 8 |
Classes end |
| October 13-14 |
Fall Break; no classes meet |
| October 15-16 |
Final Examinations |
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Fall Term B 2014
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| October 20 |
Payment due date for students who have registered* |
| October 20 |
Advising, registration and payment for students not registered |
| October 20 |
Classes begin |
| October 24 |
Last day to add or drop a Fall Term B course(s) |
| October 24 |
Deadline to submit Course Repeat form in term repeated course is taken |
| October 27 |
Registration begins for Jan Term and Spring Terms A & B |
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(Note: Registration continues until the last day to add/drop for each term) |
| November 21 |
Last day to withdraw from a Fall Term B course OR to completely withdraw from ALL Fall Term B courses without ACADEMIC penalty |
| November 21 |
Deadline to submit Pass/Fail form for a course being taken in the current term |
| November 26-28 |
Thanksgiving Holidays; no classes meet |
| December 5 |
Classes end (Friday) (corrected date) |
| December 8-9 |
Final Examinations |
| December 13 |
Commencement |
Jan Term 2015
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| January 5 |
Payment due date for students who have registered* |
| January 5 |
Advising, registration, and payment for students not registered |
| January 5 |
Classes begin |
| January 7 |
Last day to add or drop a Jan Term course(s) |
| January 7 |
Deadline to submit Course Repeat form in term repeated course is taken |
| January 16 |
Last day to withdraw from a Jan Term course OR to completely withdraw from ALL Jan Term courses without ACADEMIC penalty |
| January 16 |
Deadline to submit Pass/Fail form for a course being taken in the current term |
| January 19 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday; no classes meet |
| January 22 |
Classes end |
| January 23 |
Final Examinations |
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Spring Term A 2015
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| January 26 |
Payment due date for students who have registered* |
| January 26 |
Advising, registration and payment for students not registered |
| January 26 |
Classes begin |
| January 30 |
Last day to add or drop a Spring Term A course(s) |
| January 30 |
Deadline to submit Course Repeat form in term repeated course is taken |
| February 27 |
Last day to withdraw from a Spring Term A course OR to completely withdraw from ALL Spring Term A courses without ACADEMIC penalty |
| February 27 |
Deadline to submit Pass/Fail form for a course being taken in the current term |
| March 2 |
Registration re-opens for Spring Term B |
| March 10 |
Classes end |
| March 11-12 |
Final Examinations |
| March 16-20 |
Spring Break Holidays fall in between Spring Terms A & B, so no classes meet |
| *Special extended deadlines/dates due to inclement weather delays |
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Spring Term B 2015
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| March 23 |
Payment due date for students who have registered* |
| March 23 |
Advising, registration and payment for students not registered |
| March 23 |
Classes begin |
| March 27 |
Last day to add or drop a Spring Term B course(s) |
| March 27 |
Deadline to submit Course Repeat form in term repeated course is taken |
| April 1 |
Registration begins for Summer Terms and Fall Terms A & B |
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(NOTE: Registration continues until the last day to add/drop for each term) |
| April 6 |
Easter Monday Holiday; no classes meet |
| May 1 |
Last day to withdraw from a Spring Term B course OR to completely withdraw from ALL Spring Term B courses without ACADEMIC penalty |
| May 1 |
Deadline to submit Pass/Fail form for a course being taken in the current term |
| May 8 |
Classes end (Friday) |
| May 11-12 |
Final Examinations |
| May 15-16 |
Commencement Weekend |
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Summer I 2015 (First Five-Week Summer Session)
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| June 1 |
Payment due date for students who have registered* |
| June 1 |
Advising, registration, and payment for students not registered |
| June 1 |
Classes begin |
| June 3 |
Last day to add or drop a Summer I course(s) |
| June 3 |
Deadline to submit Course Repeat form in session repeated course is taken |
| June 24 |
Last day to withdraw from a Summer I course OR to completely withdraw from ALL Summer I courses without ACADEMIC penalty |
| June 24 |
Deadline to submit Pass/Fail form for a course being taken in the current term |
| July 2 |
Classes end |
| July 3 |
Independence Day Holiday; no classes meet |
| July 6 |
Final Examinations |
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Summer II 2015 (Second Five-Week Summer Session )
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| July 7 |
Payment due date for students who have registered* |
| July 6 |
Advising, registration, and payment for students not registered |
| July 7 |
Classes begin |
| July 10 |
Last day to add or drop a Summer II course(s) |
| July 10 |
Deadline to submit Course Repeat form in session repeated course is taken |
| July 24 |
Last day to withdraw from a Summer II course OR to completely withdraw from ALL Summer II courses without ACADEMIC penalty |
| July 24 |
Deadline to submit Pass/Fail form for a course being taken in the current term |
| August 6 |
Classes end |
| August 7 |
Final Examinations |
*Important Note: Students who register AFTER the payment due date MUST make their payments IMMEDIATELY upon registration.
For the Beeson School of Divinity Academic Calendar, use the following link: http://www.beesondivinity.com/academiccalendar
For the Cumberland School of Law Academic Calendar, use the following link: http://cumberland.samford.edu/students/academics
For the McWhorter School of Pharmacy Academic Calendar for 2014-2015, click here .
For the 2015-2016 Academic Calendar, see the Academic Calendars page.
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