2009 Academic Calendar - MCPHS.edu

05/07/09
Calendar: All Campuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The College reserves the right to revise these dates as needed. Notices of any changes will be issued to students, faculty, and staff with as much
lead time as possible.
August 2008
6-8 NTPD Orientation
8 Last day of NUR (W) and PA (M) summer classes
9 Reading Day (W/M)
11-15 Final Exams for NUR (W) and PA (M)
18 Summer Break-NUR (W) and PA (M) (8/18-9/1)
27 Residence hall opens for new students (B/W)
New Student Welcome (B) (8/27-8/31)
28 PharmD Orientation (W/M) (8/28-8/29)
Nursing Orientation (M) (8/28)
29 Transfer Student Orientation (B)
September 2008
1 Labor Day Holiday
Residence halls open for returning students (B/W)
2 Fall classes begin (all campuses)
Add/drop/late registration (9/2-9/5)
NTPD Fall session begins
5 Add/drop/late registration deadline
15 September graduation date
19 Summer session incomplete /grade change deadline
October 2008
13 Columbus Day (no classes)
15 Spring pre-registration (10/15-11/7) (B)
24 Last day to withdraw from fall classes
November 2008
1 CASPA deadline
3 Spring pre-registration (11/3-11/7) (W/M)
10 COF Spring pre-registration (11/10-11/14) (B)
11 Veterans’ Day (observed-no classes)
26 No classes on Boston campus. Worcester/Manchester classes held until noon.
27-28 Thanksgiving recess
December 2008
1 Classes resume
5 Last day of fall classes
6 Reading day
8-12 Final exams (make-up day 12/13)
12 Residence hall closes (6:00 p.m.) (B)
Winter graduation date
13 Commencement (M)
Semester break (12/13-1/11)
January 2009
3 NTPD Spring session begins
9 PA Orientation (W/M)
Nursing Orientation (W)
11 Residence hall reopens (B)
12 Spring classes begin (all campuses)
Add/drop/late registration (1/12-1/16)
16 Add/drop late registration deadline
19 Martin Luther King Holiday (no classes)
February 2009
1 New student application deadline
Transfer application deadline (B)
6 Fall semester incomplete/grade change deadline
16 President’s Day (no classes)

March 2009
6 Residence Hall closes (6:00 pm) (B)
09 Spring Break (3/9-3/13) Dates subject to change.
15 Financial aid priority deadline
16 Last day to withdraw from spring classes
Classes resume
18 Fall/summer pre-registration (3/18-4/3) (B)
23 Fall / Summer pre-registration (3/23-3/27) (W/M)
April 2009
6-10 COF Fall/Summer pre-registration (B)
20 Patriot’s Day (no classes)
24 Last day of spring classes
25 Reading day (no classes)
27-5/1 Final exams (make-up day 5/2 )
May 2009
1 Residence hall closes (6:00 p.m.) (B)
15 Commencement (B)
16 NTPD Summer session begins
17 Commencement (W)
18 Summer session I classes begin (B)
Summer 10 week session begins (B/W/M)
Summer 12 week session begins - NUR and PA (M)
18-20 Add/drop/late registration (B)
20 Summer session I Add/drop/late registration deadline (4:30 p.m.) (B)
18-21 Add/drop/late registration for 10/12 week classes
21 Summer session 10/12 week Add/drop deadline (4:30pm) (W/M)
25 Memorial Day observed (no classes)
June 2009
5 Last day to withdraw from Summer Session I classes (B) and 10/12 week classes (B/W/M)
Spring incomplete/grade change deadline
19 Summer Session I ends (B)
22 Summer Session II classes begin (B)
22-24 Add/drop/late registration Summer Session II (B)
24 Add/drop/late registration deadline (4:30 p.m.) (B)
July 2009
3-6 Independence Day recess (no classes)
10 Last day to withdraw from Summer Session II
24 Summer Session II and 10 week classes end (B/W/M)
27-31 Final exams for 10 week PharmD classes (W/M)
August 2009
7 Last day of 12 week NUR , PA (M) and Post-Bacc Dental Hygiene
8 Reading Day (W/M)
10-14 Final Exams for 12 week NUR and PA classes (M)