SOCIAL STUDIES CALENDAR, 2008-09
12th Applications to Social Studies due, 2 p.m. (Juniors only)
15th First Day of Classes, Fall Term
Fall Applicants notified, 2 p.m.
Meeting for Juniors, 3:30 p.m., Hilles Cinema
Junior Tutorial Introductory Meetings, 4-6 p.m., Hilles
16th Junior Tutorial Lottery Forms due, 10 a.m., Social Studies Office
First Lecture in Social Studies 10, 2 p.m.
17th Junior Tutorial Lists posted, 2 p.m.
18th Meeting for First Semester Seniors, 3:30 p.m., Hilles Cinema
Senior Reception, 4 p.m., Hilles Courtyard
19th Study Card Day. Study cards for upperclassmen due in the Houses by 5 p.m.
22nd Junior Tutorials begin meeting
Social Studies 10 Tutorial Lists posted
23rd Second Lecture in Social Studies 10, 2 p.m.
26th Thesis Writer’s Seminar Sectioning Forms due
1st Title and descriptive paragraph due for second semester Seniors, 2 p.m.
Thesis writer’s seminars begin meeting
10th Thesis Prospectuses due for first semester Seniors, 2 p.m.
13th Columbus Day Holiday
13th Add Drop-Day: No course may be dropped or added to a student’s record
after this date. No course may be changed from letter-graded to Pass/Fail or
from Pass/Fail to letter graded for the fall term after this date
13th Applications to study abroad in the spring semester due at the Office for
International Programs. Students planning to study abroad should contact Anya
Bernstein two weeks before this deadline
15th First Semester Junior Plans of Study due in Social Studies office, 2 p.m.
First Semester Senior “Unconc” Petitions due in Social Studies office, 2 p.m.
11th Veterans Day Holiday
18th Sophomore Applicants notified, 5 p.m.
20th Senior Theses due for March 2009 graduates, 2 p.m.
Fall Junior Thesis Workshop Preference Forms due, 5 p.m.
24th Fall Junior Thesis Workshop Assignments Posted
24th, 25th, and December 1st Sophomore Plans of Study Signed
26th-30th Thanksgiving Recess
2nd Fall Junior Thesis Workshops begin meeting
5th Oral Exam Meeting for Second Semester Seniors
17th- January 1st Winter Recess
2nd -12th Fall Reading Period
5th First chapter of thesis due to supervisor for First Semester Seniors
5th- 16th Oral Exams for Second Semester Seniors
13th -22nd Fall Term Final Examinations
19th Martin Luther King Day Holiday
28th First Day of Classes, Spring Term
Spring applicants notified, 2 p.m.
Junior Tutorial Introductory Meetings, 4-6 p.m., Hilles
Thesis Title and Descriptive paragraph due to Social Studies office by 2 p.m
29th Junior Tutorial Lottery Forms due, 10 a.m.
Meeting for First Semester Seniors, 4 p.m.
30th Junior Tutorial Lottery Results announced, 2 p.m.
2nd Junior Tutorials Start Meeting
4th Study Card Day
9th Junior Thesis Workshops Preference Forms due, 5 p.m.
Senior Thesis Presentation Workshop Preference Forms due, 5 p.m.
16th President’s Day Holiday
17th Spring Junior Thesis Workshops begin meeting
Senior Thesis Presentation Workshop Assignments posted, 2 p.m.
23rd Senior Thesis Presentation Workshops begin meeting
27th Thesis Prospectuses due for first semester Seniors, 2 p.m.
2nd Requests due to Director of Studies from second-semester Seniors wishing to
petition courses to count for concentration credit
2nd Add Drop-Day: No course may be dropped or added to a student’s record
after this date. No course may be changed from letter-graded to Pass/Fail or
from Pass/Fail to letter graded for the fall term after this date
13th First-Semester junior plans of study due in the Social Studies office, 2 p.m.
First-Semester senior “unconc” petitions due in the Social Studies office, 2 p.m
15th Applications to study abroad in the spring semester due at the Office for
International Programs. Students planning to study abroad should contact Anya
Bernstein two weeks before this deadline
16th Last day upon which a student can withdraw from a spring-term course. After
this date students are responsible for all courses in which they are enrolled.
19th Senior Theses due for June 2009 graduates, 2 p.m.
21st -29th Spring Recess
6th Graded theses due back in the Social Studies office, 5 p.m.
Orals meeting for Second Semester Seniors, 8 p.m., Hilles Cinema
13th – May 8th Oral Exams for Second Semester Seniors
17th Hoffmann-Moore Prize nominations due, 2 p.m.
30th Juniors submit their thesis topic and name of supervisor to Social Studies office
1st Eaton/Woods applications due in the Social Studies office, 2 p.m.
5th -14th Spring reading period
5th First Chapter of Senior Thesis due to supervisor for first semester Seniors
15th – 23rd Final Exams
12th Senior Colloquium, 2-5 p.m., date in tentative
Senior Dinner, 5-8 p.m., date is tentative
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