OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY CALENDAR
ACADEMIC YEAR 2004-05

This calendar includes an addendum listing religious holidays for use in requesting excused absences according to University Policy 1.9. For religious holidays not listed, the instructor or supervisor may contact the Office of the Chaplain.

Graduate Programs in the Cox School of Business, Graduate Programs in the School of Engineering, Perkins School of Theology and Dedman School of Law have different calendars.

Offices of the University will be closed on September 6, November 25-26, December 20-24, 2004, December 31, 2004; January 17, March 25, May 30 and July 4, 2005.

FALL TERM 2004

March 29-April 23: Enrollment Fall 2004 Continuing Students: for all undergraduates and graduate Dedman and Meadows.
May/July/August TBA: Academic advising, Enrollment and Orientation (AARO) conferences for new first year, transfer and readmitted undergraduate students. Conference dates to be announced. Contact New Student Programs, Student Life Office, 214-768-4560. www.smu.edu/newstudent
August 15, Sunday: Residence halls officially open.
August 18, Wednesday: Opening Convocation, McFarlin Auditorium.
August 19, Thursday: First day of classes.
August 25, Wednesday: Last day to enroll, add courses or drop courses without grade record or tuition billing. Last day to file for graduation in December.
September 3, Friday: Last day to declare Pass/Fail, No Credit or First-Year Repeated Course grading options. Last day to request excused absence for observance of a religious holiday.
September 6, Monday: University Holiday -- Labor Day +
September 24-26, Friday-Sunday: Family Weekend.
October 4, Monday: Last day for continuing undergraduate students to change their major for November enrollment.
October 11-12, Monday-Tuesday: Fall Break.
October 28-November 19, Thursday-Friday: Enrollment Spring 2005 Continuing Students for all undergraduates and graduate Dedman and Meadows.
November 3, Wednesday: Last day to drop a course.
November 5-7, Friday-Sunday: Homecoming.
November 9, Tuesday: Last day for December graduation candidates to change grades of Incomplete.
November 17, Wednesday: Students should file for May graduation. Last day to file is January 17, 2005.
November 22, Monday: Last day to withdraw from the University.
November 24, Wednesday: No Classes.
November 25-26, Thursday-Friday: University Holidays -- Thanksgiving.
November 29-December 2, Monday-Thursday: No final examinations or unscheduled tests and papers.
November 30, Tuesday: Last day for oral/written examinations for December graduate degree candidates.
December 2, Thursday: Last day of instruction. Students and faculty will follow a Wednesday class schedule.
December 3-4, Friday-Saturday: Reading Days.
December 6-11, Monday-Saturday: Examinations (no examinations scheduled for Sunday).
December 11, Saturday: Official close of term and date for conferral of degrees. Graduation ceremony for December graduates.
December 12, Sunday: Residence halls officially close.
December 20-24, Monday-Friday: University Holidays -- Christmas/Winter Break
December 31, Friday: University Holiday -- New Year's Day

JANUARY INTERTERM 2005

(Note: Some areas of instruction offer selected courses during the January Interterm, December 13-January 11.)

SPRING TERM 2005

October 28-November 19: Enrollment Spring 2005 Continuing Students: for all undergraduates and graduate Dedman and Meadows
January 5, Wednesday: Residence halls officially open.
TBA: Academic Advising, Enrollment and Orientation (AARO) conferences for new first year transfer and readmitted undergraduate students. Conference dates to be announced. Contact New Student Programs, Student Life Office, 214-768-4560
January 12, Wednesday: First day of classes.
January 17, Monday: University Holiday -- Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday.
January 19, Wednesday: Last day to enroll, add courses or drop courses without grade record or tuition billing. Last day to file for May graduation.
January 28, Friday: Last day to declare Pass/Fail, No Credit or First Year Repeated Course grading option. Last day for students to request excused absence for observance of a religious holiday.
March 12-20, Saturday-Sunday: Spring Break.
March 25, Friday: University Holiday -- Good Friday.
March 30, Wednesday: Last day for continuing undergraduate students to change their major for April enrollment.
April 4-22, Monday-Friday: Summer 2005 and Fall 2005 Continuing Student Enrollment for all undergraduates and graduate Dedman and Meadows.
April 4, Monday: Last day to drop a course.
April 6, Wednesday: Last day for May graduation candidates to change grades of Incomplete.
April 18, Monday: Last day to withdraw from the University.
April 21, Thursday: Students should file for August or December graduation. Last day to file for August is June 1. Last day to file for December is the last day to enroll for Fall 2004.
April 21-26, Thursday-Tuesday: No final examinations or unscheduled tests and papers.
April 26, Tuesday: Last day for oral/written examinations for graduate students who are May degree candidates.
April 28, Thursday: Last day of instruction.
April 29-30, Friday-Saturday: Reading Days -- No Classes.
May 2-7, Monday-Saturday: Examinations (no examinations scheduled for Sunday).
May 7, Saturday: Official close of term.
May 8, Sunday: Residence halls officially close for non-graduating students.
May 13, Friday: Baccalaureate.
May 14, Saturday: Commencement and date for conferral of degrees.
May 15, Sunday: Residence halls officially close for graduating students.
May 30, Monday: University Holiday -- Memorial Day.

MAY TERM 2005

May 7, Saturday: SMU-in-Taos: May Term arrival and first day of classes, 2-6 p.m.
May 9, Monday: SMU-in-Taos: Last day to enroll, add courses and to drop courses without grade record or tuition billing. Permission of Taos Program required for all enrollments.
May 23, Monday: SMU-in-Taos, May Term Examinations
May 24, Tuesday: SMU-in-Taos, May Term Departure

SUMMER TERM 2005

The Summer Term consists of three primary sessions: first session, second session, and a combined session. There are also shorter and longer sessions to accommodate the particular needs of the various instructional units such as SMU-In-Taos, International Programs and Perkins School of Theology.

Combined Ten-Week Summer Session
Classes will meet 2 hours and 15 minutes twice a week or 1 hour and 30 minutes three times a week.

May 26, Thursday: First day of Combined Summer Session classes.
June 1, Wednesday: Last day to enroll, add courses or drop courses without grade record or tuition billing for Combined Session courses. Last day to file for August graduation.
June 4, Saturday: Additional class day for M/W/F classes
June 6, Monday: Last day to declare Pass/Fail, No Credit or First-Year Repeated Course grading options for a Combined Session course.
June 11, Saturday: Additional class day for M/W/F classes
July 4, Monday: University Holiday – Independence Day
July 11 ,Monday: Last day for August graduation candidates to change grades of Incomplete.
July 18, Monday: Last day to drop a Combined Summer Session course.
July 23, Saturday: Additional class day for M/W/F classes.
July 23, Saturday: Last day to withdraw from the University.
July 28, Thursday: Last day of Combined Summer Session instructions and examinations. Official close of the term and date for conferral of degrees.

First Session
Classes meet two hours a day, Monday-Friday.

May 26, Thursday: SMU-in-Taos, Summer I Arrival and First Day of Classes, 2-6 p.m.
May 27, Friday: SMU-in-Taos, Last day to enroll, add courses and to drop courses without grade record or tuition billing. Permission of Taos Program required for all enrollments.
May 26, Thursday: First day of First Session classes.
May 27, Friday: Last day to enroll, add courses or drop courses without grade record or tuition billing for First Session courses.
June 1, Wednesday: Last day to declare Pass/Fail, No Credit or First-Year Repeated Course grading options for a First Session course. Last day to file for August Graduation.
June 20, Monday: Last day to drop a First Session course. SMU-in-Taos: Summer I Examinations.
June 22, Wednesday: SMU-in-Taos: Summer I Departure.
June 22, Wednesday: Last day to withdraw from the University.
June 27, Monday: Last day of First Session instruction and examinations.

Second Session
Classes meet two hours a day, Monday-Friday

June 28, Tuesday: First day of Second Session classes.
June 29, Wednesday: Last day to enroll, add courses or drop without grade record or tuition billing for Second Session courses.
July 1, Friday: Last day to declare Pass/Fail, No Credit or First-Year Repeated Course grading options for a Second Session course.
July 4, Monday: University Holiday -- Independence Day.
July 8, Friday: Last day for August graduation candidates to change grades of Incomplete.
July 20, Wednesday: Last day to drop a Second Session course.
July 25, Monday: Last day to withdraw from the University.
July 28, Thursday: Last day of Second Session instruction and examinations. Official close of the term and date for conferral of degrees.

August Term 2005

July 29, Friday: SMU-in-Taos: August Term arrival and first day of classes, 2-6 p.m.
July 30, Saturday: SMU-in-Taos: Last day to enroll, add courses and to drop courses without grade record or tuition billing. Permission of Taos Program required for all enrollments.
August 15, Monday: SMU-in-Taos: August term examinations.
August 16, Tuesday: SMU-in-Taos: August term departures

Major Religious Holidays
(August 2004-August 2005)

Listing of religious holidays for use in requesting excused absences according to University Policy 1.9. For religious holidays not listed, the instructor or supervisor may contact the Office of the Chaplain.

Christian
Christmas: December 25, 2004
Ash Wednesday: February 9, 2005
Good Friday: March 25, 2005
Easter Sunday: March 27, 200 5
Easter Sunday (Orthodox): May 1, 2005

Hindu
Dashara: October 14-22, 2004
Dessehra: October 22, 2004
Diwali: November 24, 2004

Jewish
All holidays begin at sundown before the first day noted and conclude at sundown on the day(s) noted.

Rosh Hashanah (2 days): September 16-17, 2004
Yom Kippur: September 25, 2004
Sukkot: September 30, 2004
Hanukkah: December 8, 2004
Passover (first 2 days and final day): April 24, 25 & 30, 2005
Shavuot (2 days): June 13-14, 2005

Muslim
Ramadan: October 15, 2004
Id al-Fitr: November 14, 2004
Eid Al-Adha: January 21, 2005
Islamic New Year: February 10, 2005
Ashura: February 19, 2005
Mawlid al-Nabi: April 21, 2005