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Stanford Academic Calendar 2007-08

Click here for the Academic Calendar for 2008-09

Autumn Quarter 2007-08Winter Quarter, 2007-08Spring Quarter, 2007-08Summer Quarter, 2007-08

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Previous years: 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05 (.pdf), 2003-04 (.pdf), 2002-03 (.pdf).

Future academic calendars: click here for a spreadsheet of key dates through 2014-15 (.pdf).

Note: Payment deadlines are no longer listed on the academic calendar. The University Bill is issued on the 20th of each month. Billed charges are due by the 15th of the following month. For more information, click here to go to the Student Financial Services web site or see the Stanford ePay site.

AUTUMN QUARTER

August

20 (Mon) Axess opens for course enrollment

27 (Mon) Law School semester begins for 1st-year students

29 (Wed) 1st-year M.D. students, first day of instruction

30 (Thu) 2nd-year M.D. students, first day of instruction

September

4 (Tue) Law School semester begins for 2nd/3rd-year students

14 (Fri) Course enrollment deadline to receive stipend or refund check on first day of term

18 (Tue) New undergraduates arrive; Convocation

24 (Mon) Full refund for Autumn Quarter Leave of Absence; last day to file for Leave of Absence. A full refund schedule is available here.

24 (Mon) First day of quarter; instruction begins

27 (Thu) Conferral of degrees, Summer Quarter

October

7 (Sun) Study list deadline

14 (Sun) Add deadline (courses)

21 (Sun) Drop deadline (courses); last day to adjust units on variable-unit courses; last day for tuition reassessment for dropped courses or units

November

4 (Sun) Change of grading basis deadline

12 (Mon) Term withdrawal deadline; last day to withdraw from the University with a partial refund. A full refund schedule is available here.

18 (Sun) Application deadline for Autumn Quarter degree conferral

18 (Sun) Course withdrawal deadline

19-23 (Mon-Fri) Thanksgiving Recess (no classes)

December

2-8 (Sun-Sat) Last opportunity to arrange Incomplete in a course, at last class

3-9 (Mon-Sun) End-Quarter Period

7 (Fri) Last day of classes (unless class meets on Sat.)

8-17 (Sat-Mon) Law School examinations for 2nd- and 3rd-year students

10-14 (Mon-Fri) End-Quarter examinations

10-17 (Mon-Mon) Law School examinations for 1st-year students

14 (Fri) University thesis, D.M.A. final project, or Ph.D. dissertation, last day to submit at noon

18 (Tue) Grades due at 11:59 p.m.

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WINTER QUARTER

November

19 (Mon) Axess opens for course enrollment

December

14 (Fri) Course enrollment deadline to receive stipend or refund check on first day of term

January

7 (Mon) Full refund for Winter Quarter Leave of Absence; last day to file for Leave of Absence. A full refund schedule is available here.

8 (Tue) First day of quarter; instruction begins

8 (Tue) Law School semester begins

10 (Thu) Conferral of degrees, Autumn Quarter

21 (Mon) Martin Luther King Day, Jr., Day (holiday, no classes)

21 (Mon) Study list deadline

27 (Sun) Add deadline (courses)

February

3 (Sun) Drop deadline (courses); last day to adjust units on variable-unit courses; last day for tuition reassessment for dropped courses or units

18 (Mon) Presidents' Day (holiday, no classes)

18 (Mon) Change of grading basis deadline

20 (Wed) Term withdrawal deadline; last day to withdraw from the University with a partial refund. A full refund schedule is available here.

March

2 (Sun) Course withdrawal deadline

2 (Sun) Application deadline for Winter Quarter degree conferral

9-15 (Sun-Sat) Last opportunity to arrange Incomplete in a course, at last class

10-16 (Mon-Sun) End-Quarter Period

14 (Fri) Last day of classes (unless class meets on Sat.)

17-21 (Mon-Fri) End-Quarter examinations

21 (Fri) University thesis, D.M.A. final project, Ph.D. dissertation, last day to submit at noon

25 (Tue) Grades due at 11:59 p.m.

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SPRING QUARTER

March

10 (Mon) Axess opens for course enrollment

21 (Fri) Course enrollment deadline to receive stipend or refund check on first day of term

31 (Mon) Full refund for Spring Quarter Leave of Absence; last day to file for Leave of Absence. A full refund schedule is available here.

April

1 (Tue) First day of quarter; instruction begins

3 (Thu) Conferral of degrees, Winter Quarter

13 (Sun) Study list deadline

13 (Sun) Application deadline for Spring Quarter degree conferral

15 (Tue) Matriculated undergraduate financial aid application, deadline to file

20 (Sun) Add deadline (courses)

23 (Wed) Law School classes end

27 (Sun) Drop deadline (courses); last day to adjust units on variable-unit courses; last day for tuition reassessment for dropped courses or units

26-May 2 (Sat-Fri) Law School examinations for 2nd- and 3rd-year students

26-May 5 (Sat-Mon) Law School examinations for 1st-year students

May

4 (Sun) Law School graduation ceremony

11 (Sun) Change of grading basis deadline

13 (Tue) Term withdrawal deadline; last day to withdraw from the University with a partial refund. A full refund schedule is available here.

26 (Mon) Memorial Day (holiday, no classes)

26 (Mon) Course withdrawal deadline

29-June 4 (Thu-Wed) Last opportunity to arrange Incomplete in a course, at last class

30-June 5 (Fri-Thu) End-Quarter Period

June

4 (Wed) Last day of classes

5 (Thu) Day before finals, no classes

6 (Fri) University thesis, D.M.A. final project, or Ph.D. dissertation, last day to file at noon

6-11 (Fri-Wed) End-Quarter examinations

12 (Thu) Grades for graduating students due at noon

14 (Sat) Senior Class Day

14 (Sat) Baccalaureate Saturday

15 (Sun) Commencement

17 (Tue) Grades for non-graduating students due 11:59 p.m.

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SUMMER QUARTER

April

14 (Mon) Axess opens for course enrollment

June

13 (Fri) Course enrollment deadline to receive stipend or refund check on first day of term

23 (Mon) Full refund for Summer Quarter Leave of Absence. Last day to file for Leave of Absence. A full refund schedule is available here.

24 (Tue) First day of quarter; instruction begins

29 (Sun) Study list deadline

July

4 (Fri) Independence Day (holiday, no classes)

6 (Sun) Add deadline (courses)

13 (Sun) Drop deadline (courses); last day to adjust units on variable-unit courses; last day for tuition reassessment for dropped courses or units

25 (Fri) Term withdrawal deadline; last day to withdraw from the University with a partial refund for eight- and ten-week sessions. A full refund schedule is available here.

27 (Sun) Change of grading basis deadline

August

3 (Sun) Course withdrawal deadline

3 (Sun) Application deadline for Summer Quarter degree conferral

8-14 (Fri-Thu) Last opportunity to arrange Incomplete in a course, at last class

9-14 (Sat-Thu) End-Quarter Period

14 (Thu) Last day of classes

15-16 (Fri-Sat)End-Quarter examinations

19 (Tue) Grades due at 11:59 p.m.

September

19 (Fri) University thesis, D.M.A. final project, or Ph.D. dissertation, last day to submit at noon

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2008-09 FIRST DAY OF CLASSES AND LAST DAY OF FINAL

Autumn 2008-09: September 22 and December 12

Winter 2008-09: January 6 and March 20

Spring 2008-09: March 31 and June 10 (Commencement June 14)

Summer 2008-09: June 23 and August 15

 

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