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Academic Calendar
MTS ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2011-2012
Fall Semester 2011
August 8 Fall Admission Deadline
August 19 MTS Faculty & Staff Retreat
August 22 Change of Fall Registration
August 26 New Student Orientation
August 27 Classes Begin
August 29 – Sept. 2 Late Registration
August 31 Opening Convocation
September 5 Seminary Closed – Labor Day
September 7 Last day to Drop a Class
September 9 Last Day to Register or Add a Class
September 9 Essay (Midway & Senior) Distribution
October 8-14 Mid-Term Exams
October 14 Doctor of Ministry Grades Due
October 26 Last Day to Withdraw from a Class
October 28 Essay (Midway & Senior) Submission Deadline
October 31 Doctor of Ministry Application Deadline
November (TBA) Fall Lectures
November 4 Inquirer’s Day
November 7 – 11 Advising Week
November 14 – 18 Early Registration January/Spring 2012
November 21-26 Fall Break
November 24 – 26 Seminary Closed – Thanksgiving
December 3 - 9 Reading Week*
December 10 – 16 Final Exams
December 21 Grades Due
December 23 – January 2 Seminary Closed – Christmas, New Year’s Day
January Term 2012
January 3 Seminary Opens/January Term Classes Begin
January 3 – 13 Doctor of Ministry Convocation & Residency
January 4 Last Day to Register Late
January 13 Last Day of Classes
January 16 Seminary Closed – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 21 Grades Due
Spring Semester 2012
January 9 Spring Admission Deadline
January 16 Seminary Closed – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 17 Change of Spring Registration
January 20 New Student Orientation
January 21 Spring Classes Begin
January 23 – 27 Late Registration
January 25 Opening Convocation
January 27 Last Day to Register or Add a Class
Spring Semester 2012 (Continued)
February African American History Month
February (TBA) Barbara A. Holmes Lectures
February 3 Last Day to Drop a Class
February 3 Essay (Midway & Senior) Distribution
February (TBA) Henry Logan Starks Scholarship Dinner
March Women’s History Month
March 2 Inquirer’s Day
March 3 – 9 Mid-Term Exam Week
March 12 Last Day to Withdraw from Classes
March 19 Essay (Midway & Senior) Submission
March 19 – 23 Advising Week
April 2 – 7 Seminary Closed – Holy Week
April 9 – 13 Early Registration Summer/Fall
April 13 Doctor of Ministry Grades Due
April 28 – May 4 Reading Days*
May 5 – 11 Final Exams
May 7 Summer Admission Deadline
May 9 Senior Grades Due
May 12 Closing Convocation & Graduation
May 18 Final Grades Due
Summer Semester 2012
May 21 Classes Begin
May 22 Last Day to Register Late
June 29 Last Day of Classes
July 4 Seminary Closed – Independence Day
July 6 Grades Due
July 9 Doctor of Ministry Opening Convocation
July 9 – 20 Doctor of Ministry Residency
July 30 Early Doctor of Ministry Admissions Deadline
* READING WEEK/DAYS: When the seminary is closed due to extenuating circumstances such as weather, the administration and faculty may choose to schedule make-up classes during Reading Week.
Note: This calendar is subject to change at any time prior to or during the academic term due to emergencies or causes beyond the reasonable control of the seminary.
