2017-18 Academic Calendar

Summer 2017
July
3	Mon	English for Professional Purposes (EPP): SW 6-week program begins
31	Mon	Orientation (Incoming Advanced Standing students)
August
1	Tues	Classes begin for Advanced Standing students (NYC campus)
4	Fri	Classes begin for Online Campus Advanced Standing students
5	Sat	Summer Statistics class begins
11	Fri	English for Professional Purposes (EPP): SW 6-week program ends
25	Fri	Last day of classes for Advanced Standing students (NYC campus)
28-Sept. 1	Mon-Fri	Orientation Week- Fall 2017 (required for all new NYC-campus students; optional for new Online Campus students) Preparation for the Profession (Friday, Sept. 1; required for all students entering first-year field. P4P continues Sept. 5 & 8.)
Fall 2017
September
2	Sat	Last day of classes for Online Campus Advanced Standing students
3	Sun	Summer Statistics class ends (Sunday option)
4	Mon	Labor Day observed – University Holiday
5	Tues	First day of classes
11	Mon	Field Instruction begins
15	Fri	Last day to add/drop courses without penalty
27	Wed	12:15–1:45 p.m. Final Year Residential Advising Seminar
October
4	Wed	12:15–1:45 p.m. Direct Practice Residential Advising Seminar
18	Wed	Conferring of October degrees
23	Mon	Self-Care Day
November
7	Tues	Election Day – University Holiday (no field if placement agency closed)
8	Wed	12:15–1:45 p.m. Direct Practice Residential Advising Seminar
10	Fri	Last day to drop a class w/o receiving a UW (no refund given)
17	Fri	10-11:50 a.m.  (local time) Direct Practice Online Advising Seminar
22	Wed	Academic Holiday: Administrative Offices Open; No Classes Held
23	Thurs	University Holiday
24	Fri	University Holiday
December
8	Fri	Field Evaluations due
14	Thurs	Last day of classes
15	Fri	Fall field education ends — Winter Break
Spring 2018
January
3	Wed	Field education resumes (continuing students)
8-12	Mon–Fri	January Orientation (New 16-Month, Extended and Reduced Residency students)
11	Thur	Preparation for the Profession (Required for all students entering first term of first-year field – T6010. P4P continues on Jan. 16 and 19.)
15	Mon	Martin Luther King Day observed – University holiday
16	Tues	First day of classes
17	Wed	12:15–1:45 p.m. Direct Practice Residential Advising Seminar
19	Fri	10-11:50 a.m.  (local time) Direct Practice Online Advising Seminar
22	Mon	Spring Field Instruction begins (16 –Month, 5-term ISP students
24	Wed	12:15–1:45 p.m. Final Year Residential Advising Seminar
26	Fri	Last day to add/drop courses without penalty 10-11:50 a.m.  (local time) Final Year Online Advising Seminar (Advising seminar #2)
February
5	Mon	12:15–1:45 p.m. Second Year Placement Planning Fair
21	Wed	12:15–1:45 p.m. Direct Practice Residential Advising Seminar
March
12-16	Mon–Fri	Spring Break – no classes or field
26	Mon	Community Day
April
4	Wed	12:15–1:45 p.m. Final Year Residential Advising Seminar
11	Wed	12:15–1:45 p.m. Direct Practice Residential Advising Seminar
13	Fri	10-11:50 a.m.  (local time) Direct Practice Online Advising Seminar 10-11:50 a.m.  (local time) Final Year Online Advising Seminar (Advising seminar # 3)
26	Thurs	Last day of 14-week classes
May
3	Thurs	Last day of 7-week mini courses
4	Fri	1st year Field Instruction ends (continuing students and 16-Month/January students in T6010 First Year Field Work) 2nd Year Field Instruction ends (graduating students completing T6020 Second Year Field Work, including Advanced Standing). Field Evaluations due for all students.
16	Wed	University Commencement CSSW Commencement
Summer 2018
May
21	Mon	Summer Field Instruction begins (16-Month/January and other students who began T6010 in the Spring, and 3 days/week Reduced Residency students) Summer Classes begin
June
28	Thurs	Summer Session 6-week courses end
July
26	Thurs	Summer Session 10-week courses end
27	Fri	Field instruction ends & Field Evaluations due (16-Month/January) 2018 Advanced Standing Program begins (Online campus)
30	Mon	2018 Advanced Standing Program begins (Residential students)
August

The Policy of the University is to respect its members’ beliefs. No student will be penalized for absence due to religious beliefs and alternative means will be sought for satisfying the academic requirements involved.

*This calendar is subject to change.

Upcoming dates – 2017-18:

*Fall 2017  Orientation Week will be Monday-Friday, August 28 – September 1.
*Fall 2017 classes will begin Tuesday, September 5.
*Fall 2017 Field Education will begin Monday, September 11.