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
- Nov 10, 6pm-7:30pm: Monthly Dialogue: John Crist
- Nov 17, 5pm: Faculty Film - The Last Wave
- Dec 1, 5:30pm: Faculty Film Series
SFS-Qatar News
- SFS Dean Discusses Changing Face of International Relations
More than 300 people gathered at the Four Seasons on Monday evening to listen to Georgetown professor Carol Lancaster discuss the “new world order” in international relations, and how this will impact the balance of wealth and power in the coming years. (October 14, 2009) - Georgetown Welcomes the Class of 2013
On Thursday, August 20, the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Qatar) officially welcomed the Class of 2013 into the university during its New Student Convocation ceremony. (August 25, 2009) - Summer Camp Makes Global Knowledge Local
This July, teenagers from Qatar's 16 local schools participated in Planet Georgetown, an internationally-themed summer camp. (August 01, 2009)

