Student Handbook 2012-2013 - Union Presbyterian Seminary

Richmond CampusCalendar 2012-13SUMMER SESSION 2012Deadline to add Summer Hebrew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 8Summer Hebrew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 9-August 22Deadline to drop or change to audit Summer Hebrew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 20Deadline to withdraw from Summer Hebrew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 27LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IMMERSIONThis non-credit orientation is required of all international students in their first summeron campus in Richmond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 15-31FALL SESSION 2012Orientation of new students (Wed-Fri) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 5-7Richmond Fall term & hybrid classes begin (Mon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 10Opening Convocation 201st Session (Saturday @ Charlotte) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 15Fall term drop/add or change to audit deadline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 19Hybrid classes drop/add deadline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 19Hybrid on-campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 20-22Registration January Term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 8-19Day for Discernment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 10Deadline to withdraw from a Fall term or hybrid course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 22Day for Discernment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 24Fall Recess (Thurs-Fri) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 25-26Registration Spring Term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 12-26Thanksgiving Recess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 19-23Hybrid on-campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 6-8Makeup days for 10/25 & 10/26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 10-11Richmond Fall term classes end (Tues) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 11Reading day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 12Examination Days (Thurs-Fri) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 13-14Richmond Fall term & hybrid classes end after exams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 14JANUARY SESSION 2013Richmond January term classes begin (Thurs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 3Drop/add or change to audit deadline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 7Deadline to withdraw from January Term course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 11Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no classes, offices closed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 21Richmond January term ends after classes (Wed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 23Winter Interlude (no classes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 24-25SPRING SESSION 2013Richmond Spring term & hybrid classes begin (Mon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 28Spring term drop/add or change to audit deadline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 6Hybrid drop/add . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 6Hybrid on-campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 6-9Registration May term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 25-March 8Deadline to withdraw from Spring Term term or hybrid course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 118.30.1225