2008-2009 Academic Calendar
Fall 2008 Academic Calendar
August 10th-14th: New Student Orientation Week
August 16th (S): New Student Academic Convocation
August 17th (U): Classes begin; registration changes accepted
August 21st (R): Last day for registration changes
September 2nd (T): Ramadan begins (tentative)
September 11th (R): Undergraduate incomplete grades due
September 28th-October 2nd: Ramadan & Eid Al-Fitr holiday break: no classes
October 5th (U); Classes resume
October 9th (R): Undergraduate student advisory grades due
October 26th (U): Last day to withdraw from courses
November 3rd-15th: Early registration for spring semester
November 26th (W): Classes end
November 27th-29th: Final examination study days
November 30th (U): Final examinations begin
December 8th (M): Final examinations end
December 18th (R): Undergraduate grades due
Spring 2009 Academic Calendar
January 11th (U): Classes begin; registration changes accepted
January 15th (R): Last day for registration changes
February 26th (R): Undergraduate student advisory grades due
March 1st-5th: Spring Break: no classes
March 8th (U): Classes resume
March 22nd (U): Last day to withdraw from courses
March 30th-April 8th: Early registration for fall semester
April 2nd (R): Undergraduate incomplete grades due
April 12th (U): Holiday: Easter Day: no classes
April 18th (S): Admissions Ambassador Program Day
April 23rd (R): Classes end
April 24th-26th: Final examination study days
April 27th (M): Final examinations begin
May5th (T): Final examinations end
May 6th (W): Grades due for graduating seniors
May 9th (S): Commencement
May 14th (R): All undergraduate grades due
Please visit University Registrar's page for Georgetown University Main Campus Calendar.
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Upcoming SFS-Qatar Events
- Aug 24, 6pm-8pm: Distinguished Lecture Series: Rami Khoury
- Oct 14, 6pm-8pm: Faculty Distinguished Lecture: Seyyed Hossein Nasr
SFS-Qatar News
- SFS-Qatar Shares Global Classroom with Japanese Universities
Georgetown University and Polycom® Japan collaborated in live demonstrations of the Georgetown University Global Classroom as an educational video conferencing tool to universities and suppliers in Tokyo. (July 01, 2008) - Scholars discuss the Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy
John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt explain how the US Foreign Policy does not reflect the best interests of the US, Israel, and other Middle Eastern countries (June 23, 2008) - Summer Classes have Concluded at Georgetown's Qatar Campus
Students from SFS-Qatar and other Education City universities took elective courses over summer. (June 10, 2008)

