2008-2009 Academic Calendar
Please see the 2009-2010 Draft 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 5th (T): Grades due by 9 AM 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.
Please see the 2009-2010 Draft Academic Calendar.
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Events Calendar
Upcoming SFS-Qatar Events
- Dec 1, 5:30pm: Faculty Film Series - Daughter of Keltoum
- Dec 6, 6pm-8pm: Monthly Dialogue: Kai-Henrik Barth
- Jan 11, 6pm-7:30pm: Monthly Dialogue: Robert Lieber
SFS-Qatar News
- Georgetown University in Qatar Offers Pre-College Series to Hoya Hopefuls
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar just concluded the Georgetown Pre-College Series (GPS) which gave prospective undergraduates a taste of college life and a unique opportunity to gain valuable information on the admissions process. (November 22, 2009) - Students Get Hands-On Lesson in Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution
On November 13 and 14, Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Qatar) and Institute for the Study of Diplomacy (ISD) hosted a crisis simulation exercise for students at Education City. (November 22, 2009) - Student Gets Education at International Finance Conference
This October, Georgetown student Miodrag Stamboldziev (SFS ’11) was able to put his international relations education to use while attending the Annual Meeting of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund in Istanbul, Turkey. (November 08, 2009)

