ACADEMICS: ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Academic Calendar 2008—2009
| Fall Semester—2008 | |
| One-week intensive courses | August 6-11, October 8-13 |
| “Coming Together” | August 17 |
| Regular schedule of classes | August 18-December 12 |
| Orientation for new students and beginning of classes | August 18 |
| Convocation | 7 p.m., August 25 |
| D.Min. seminar | October 9-16 |
| Intensive courses and study week (no weekly scheduled classes will meet) | October 13-18 |
| Dr. W.B. West Jr. Lectures | October 30-31 |
| Last day to apply for spring graduation | November 7 |
| Thanksgiving holidays | November 22-30 |
| Prospectus approval due for guided research, thesis or dissertation for spring graduation | December 1 |
| Final examinations | December 8-12 |
| Spring Semester—2009 | |
| Regular schedule of classes | January 5-May 1 |
| Orientation for new students and beginning of classes | January 5 |
| First draft of thesis/dissertation due for spring graduation | January 15 |
| D.Min. seminar. | February 26-March 5 |
| Approval of first thesis/dissertation draft for spring graduation | March 2 |
| Intensive courses and study week (no weekly scheduled classes will meet) | March 2-7 |
| Spring break | March 8-15 |
| Ministry Forum | March 19 |
| Final draft of thesis/dissertation due for spring graduation | April 1 |
| Two copies of guided research/thesis/dissertation due in the library | April 24 |
| Final examinations | April 27-May 1 |
| 51st annual commencement | May 2 |
| Summer Semester—2009 | |
| One-week intensive courses | June 1-July 18 |