2009-2010 Academic Calendar*
Please see the 2008-2009 Academic Calendar
Fall 2009 Academic Calendar
August 16th (S): First-year Students Orientation Begins; Placement Testing
August 20th (R): New Student Academic Convocation
August 23rd (U): Classes begin; registration changes accepted
August 27th (R): Last day for registration changes
September 17th (R): Ramadan & Eid Al-Fitr holiday break after the last class
September 27th (U): Classes resume
October 1st (R): Undergraduate student advisory grades due
November 1st (U): Last day to withdraw from courses
November 2nd (M): Early registration for spring semester
November 25th (W): Thanksgiving Holiday & Eid al Adha begin after last class
December 1st (T) Classes Resume
December 7th (M): Classes end
December 8th (T): Final examination study days
December 12th (S): Final examinations begin
December 17th (R): Final examinations end
December 22nd (T): Undergraduate grades due
Spring 2010 Academic Calendar
January 10th (U): Classes begin; registration changes accepted
January 14th (R): Last day for registration changes
February 25th (R): Undergraduate student advisory grades due
February 28th: March 6th: Spring Break: no classes
March 7th (U): Classes resume
March 21st (U): Last day to withdraw from courses
April 4th (U):
April 7th - April17th: Early registration for fall semester
April 22nd (R): Classes end
April 23rd-25th: Final examination study days
April 26th (M): Final examinations begin
April 30th Study day (S)
May 1st (U): Examination Continues
May 3rd (M): Final examinations end
May 4th (T): Grades due for graduating seniors
May 8th (S): Commencement
May 13th, (R): All undergraduate grades due
*Final approval pending
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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)

