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
- Dec 6, 6pm-8pm: Monthly Dialogue: Kai-Henrik Barth
SFS-Qatar News
- 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) - 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)

