Transylvania uses a modified calendar called a "4-4-1 system." The academic year is divided into three parts: two regular terms (fall and winter) and a one-month term in May. An August term also is required for entering first-year students.
A regular term is 14 weeks long, and students normally take four courses.
During the four-week May term, students concentrate on one class and often get their first taste of international study. Many May term courses are team-taught and are highly interdisciplinary.
The three-week August term is an academic and cocurricular program that prepares entering first-year students for academic success and personal growth and earns them one course credit. Students read and discuss books and participate in student-life programs that orient them to college.
Students must complete August term their first year, and three May terms during their time at Transylvania. A fourth May term is optional.
| Fall 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| August 30 | Tuesday | New students arrive on campus |
| August 31 - Sept 5 | Wednesday – Monday | Orientation for new students |
| September 6 | Tuesday | Classes begin |
| September 9 | Friday | Last day to add a first-half course |
| September 12 | Monday |
Last day to add a full-term course Last day to change a grade option Tuition charges become final |
| September 14 | Wednesday | Last day to drop a first-half course |
| September 26 | Monday |
Last day to drop a full-term course Last day to withdraw from a first-half course |
| October 14 | Friday | Midterm progress reports due |
| October 17 - 18 | Monday – Tuesday | Fall break |
| October 19 - 21 | Wednesday – Friday | May travel course registration |
| October 24 | Monday | Second-half courses begin |
| October 27 | Thursday | Last day to add a second-half course |
| November 1 | Tuesday |
Incomplete grades from winter/May/summer terms due |
| November 2 | Wednesday |
Last day to withdraw from a full-term course Last day to drop a second-halfcourse |
| November 7 - 11 | Monday – Thursday | Registration for winter and May 2011 terms |
| November 15 | Tuesday | Last day to withdraw from a second-half course |
| November 24 - 25 | Thursday – Friday | Thanksgiving holiday |
| December 9 | Friday | Last day of regular classes |
| December 12 | Monday | Reading day |
| December 13 - 16 | Tuesday – Friday | Final exams |
| Winter 2012 | ||
| January 9 | Monday | Classes begin |
| January 11 | Wednesday | Last day to add a first-half course |
| January 13 | Friday |
Last day to add a full-term course Last day to change a grade option Tuition charges become final |
| January 16 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday |
| January 19 | Thursday | Last day to drop a first-half course |
| January 27 | Friday | Last day to drop a full-term course |
| February 17 | Friday | Midterm progress reports due |
| February 22 | Wednesday | Second-half courses begin |
| February 24 | Friday | Last day to add a second-half course |
| March 1 | Thursday | Incomplete grades due from fall term |
| March 2 | Friday |
Last day to withdraw from a full-term course Last day to drop a second-half course |
| March 9 | Friday | Residence halls close at 5:00 p.m. for spring break |
| March 12 - 16 | Monday - Friday | Spring break |
| March 18 | Sunday | Residence halls re-open at 12:00 p.m. |
| March 21 | Wednesday | Last day to withdraw from a second-half course |
| April 9 - 13 | Monday - Friday | Registration for fall term 2012 |
| April 13 | Friday | Last day of regular classes |
| April 16 | Monday | Reading day |
| April 17 - 20 | Tuesday – Friday | Final exams |
| May 2012 | ||
| April 25 | Wednesday | Classes begin |
| April 26 | Thursday |
Last day to add/drop a course Last day to change a grade option |
| May 3 | Thursday | Last day to withdraw from a course |
| May 22 | Tuesday | Last day of classes - final exam |
| May 26 | Saturday | Commencement |
| May 28 | Monday | Memorial Day holiday - offices closed |
| 2012 Summer Session | ||
| June 11 | Monday | Classes begin |
| June 12 | Tuesday |
Last day to add/drop a course Last day to change a grade option |
| June 22 | Friday | Last day to withdraw from a course |
| July 4 | Wednesday | Independence Day holiday - no classes/offices closed |
| July 13 | Friday | Last day of classes - final exam |
Transylvania University admits students regardless of age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, national origin, or any other classification protected by federal or state law or local ordinance.
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