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Fitchburg State University 2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Academic Calendars

2023-24 School of Graduate, Online and Continuing Education

*2023-24 Accelerated Programs

*Accelerated programs Include: RN to BS in Nursing (100% Online), MBA (100% Online), Educational Leadership & Mgmt (100% Online) and  Curriculum & Teaching (100% Online).  Additional information for the 100% online programs click here.
 

2023-24 School of Graduate, Online & Continuing Education                          

Fall 2023            September 7 - December 15

July 5 Wednesday Registration for Fall SGOCE classes begins
August  24 Thursday Registration fee in effect for Fall 15 and 7 week classes (Non-AP classes)
September 7 Thursday Full term Fall and Fall A classes begin
  8 Friday Course exchange deadline for Fall A 7-week classes 
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped classes)
  13 Wednesday Add/drop deadline for Fall 15-week classes
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped classes)
October 3 Tuesday Deadline for faculty submission of incomplete grades from previous semester graduate courses
  9 Monday Indigenous People’s Day/Columbus Day - NO CLASSES
  11 Wednesday Final day to withdraw from Fall A 7-week classes
  18 Wednesday Fall B registration fee in effect (Non-AP classes) 
  27 Friday Fall A 7-week - Last day of classes
  30 Monday Fall B 7-week - Classes begin
  31 Tuesday Course exchange deadline for Fall B 7-week classes
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped classes)
November 9 Thursday Registration for Winter and Spring classes begins
  10 Friday Veterans Day - NO CLASSES
  17 Friday Last day to withdraw from Fall 15-week classes
  21 Tuesday Thanksgiving recess begins at 4:45 p.m. for 15-week classes
  26 Sunday Thanksgiving recess ends for 15-week classes
December 4 Monday Last day to withdraw from Fall B classes 
  15 Friday Fall 15 week classes - last day of classes
  15 Friday Fall B 7-week - Last day of classes
  15 Friday Deadline for faculty submission of incomplete grades from previous semester undergraduate courses
  22 Friday Commencement 6:30 p.m.
  23 Saturday Snow date for commencement 2 p.m.

Winter 2023              December 27 - January 16

November  9 Thursday Registration for Winter and Spring classes begins
December 13 Wednesday Registration fee in effect
  27 Wednesday Winter classes begin
  27 Wednesday Course exchange deadline at NOON
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped classes)
January  1 Sunday New Year’s Day - NO CLASSES
  8 Monday Final day to withdraw from Winter classes
  15 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr Day - NO CLASSES
  16 Tuesday Winter classes end

Spring 2024              January  16 - May 10

November  9 Thursday Registration for Winter and Spring classes begins
January 5 Friday Registration fee in effect for Spring 15-week and Spring A 7-week classes (Non-AP classes)
  15 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr Day - NO CLASSES
  16 Tuesday 15-week classes Spring and Spring A 7-week classes begin
  17 Wednesday Course exchange deadline for Spring A 7-week classes
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped classes)
  22 Monday Add/drop deadline for 15-week classes
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped classes)
February 5 Monday Deadline for faculty submission of incomplete grades from previous semester graduate courses
  19 Monday U.S. Presidents’ Day - NO CLASSES
  20 Tuesday Final day for withdrawal from courses for Spring A 7-week classes
March 4 Monday Registration fee in effect for Spring B (Non-AP classes)
  5 Tuesday Spring A 7-week - Last day of classes
  8 Friday Spring vacation begins for 15-week classes
  17 Sunday Spring vacation ends for 15-week classes
  18 Monday Spring B 7-week - Classes begin
  19 Tuesday Course exchange deadline for Spring B 7-week classes
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped classes)
April  1 Monday Final day for withdrawal from Spring 15-week classes
  8 Monday Registration for Summer classes begins
  15 Monday Patriots’ Day - NO CLASSES  
  22 Monday Final day for withdrawal from courses for Spring B 7-week classes
May 6 Monday Registration fee in effect, Summer A (non-accelerated programs)
  7 Tuesday Spring B 7-week classes - Last day of classes
  10 Friday 15-week Spring - Last day of classes 
  10 Friday Deadline for faculty submission of incomplete grades from previous semester undergraduate courses
  16 Thursday Graduate Commencement - 6:30 p.m.
  18 Saturday Undergraduate Commencement - 10 a.m.

Summer  2024     May 20 - August 27

April 8 Monday Registration for Summer classes begins
May 6 Monday Registration fee in effect for 12-week and Summer A (non-accelerated) courses
  20 Monday Summer A classes begin (5- and 7-week)
Summer classes begin (12-weeks)
  21 Tuesday Course exchange deadline for Summer A 7-week and 5-week 
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped classes)
  27 Monday Memorial Day - NO CLASSES
  28 Tuesday Add/drop deadline for Summer 12-week courses
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped classes)

June

 11 Tuesday Last day to withdraw from Summer A 5-week classes
  19  Wednesday Juneteenth - NO CLASSES
  24 Monday Last day to withdraw from Summer A 7-week classes
  25 Tuesday Last day of 5-week classes, Summer A
  26 Wednesday Registration fee in effect for Summer B (non-accelerated)
July  4 Thursday Independence Day - NO CLASSES
  7 Sunday Last day of 7-week classes, Summer A
  10 Wednesday Summer B begins for 7-week classes
  11 Thursday Course exchange deadline for Summer B 7-week classes
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped classes)
  15  Monday Summer B begins for 5-week classes
  16 Tuesday Course exchange deadline for Summer B 5-week classes
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped classes)
  19 Friday Last day to withdraw from Summer 12-week courses
August 5 Monday Final day to withdraw from Summer B 5-week classes
  9 Friday Summer 12-week courses end
  13 Tuesday Final day to withdraw from 7-week classes, Summer B
  18 Sunday Last day of 5-week classes, Summer B
  27 Tuesday Last day of 7-week classes, Summer B


2023-24 100% Online Accelerated Programs (MBA, M.Ed. Curriculum and Teaching Non-Licensure, EDLM non-licensure and RN-BS in Nursing and Applied Communications)     

Accelerated Fall A 2023    Sept. 7 - Oct. 27 

uly 5 Wednesday Registration for Fall SGOCE begins
August  8 Tuesday Application deadline
  18 Friday Document deadline
  24 Thursday Intent to enroll form deadline
  28 Monday Registration deadline
  29 Tuesday Payment deadline
September 7 Thursday Fall A classes begin
  8 Friday Course exchange deadline for Fall A 
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped courses)
October 3 Tuesday Deadline for faculty submission of incomplete grades from previous semester graduate courses
  9 Monday Columbus Day - NO CLASSES
  11 Wednesday Final day to withdraw
  27 Thursday Last day of classes, Fall A

 

Accelerated Fall B 2032     Oct. 30 - Dec. 15

September  29 Friday Application deadline
October  10 Tuesday Document deadline
  16 Monday Intent to enroll form deadline
  23 Monday Registration deadline
  24 Tuesday Payment deadline
  30 Monday Fall B - Classes begin
  31 Tuesday Course exchange deadline for Fall B
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped courses)
November  9 Thursday Registration for Winter and Spring classes begins
  10 Friday Veterans Day Observed - NO CLASSES
  23 Thursday Thanksgiving Day - NO CLASSES
December 4 Monday Last day to withdraw
  15 Friday Last day of classes, Fall B
  22 Friday Commencement, 6:30 p.m.
  23 Saturday Snow date for commencement, 2 p.m.

Accelerated Spring A 2024   Jan. 16 - Mar. 5

November 9 Thursday Registration for Winter and Spring classes begins
December  19 Tuesday Application deadline
  28 Thursday Document deadline
January  2 Tuesday Intent to Enroll form deadline
  8 Monday Registration deadline
  9 Tuesday Payment deadline
  15 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - NO CLASSES 
  16 Tuesday Spring A classes begin
  17 Wednesday Course exchange deadline for Spring A
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped courses) 
February  5 Monday Deadline for faculty submission of incomplete grades from previous semester graduate courses
  19 Monday U.S. Presidents’ Day - NO CLASSES
  20 Tuesday Final day to withdraw from Spring A courses
March 5 Tuesday Last day of classes - Spring A 

Accelerated Spring B 2024  March 18 - May 7

November 9 Thursday Registration for Winter and Spring classes begins
February 19 Monday Application deadline
  27 Tuesday Document deadline
March 4 Monday Intent to enroll form deadline
  11 Monday Registration deadline
  12 Tuesday Payment deadline
  18 Monday Spring B classes begin
  19 Tuesday Course exchange deadline for Spring B 
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped courses) 
April 8 Monday Registration for Summer classes begins
  17 Monday Patriots’ Day - NO CLASSES
  22 Monday Final day for withdraw from Spring B courses
May 7 Tuesday Last day of classes
  16 Thursday Graduate Commencement, 6:30 p.m.
  18 Saturday Undergraduate Commencement, 10 a.m.

Accelerated Summer A 2024   May 20 - July 7

April 8 Monday Registration for Summer classes begins
  22 Monday Application deadline
  30 Tuesday Document deadline
May 6 Monday Intent to enroll form deadline
  13 Monday Registration deadline
  14 Tuesday Payment deadline
  20 Monday Summer A classes begin
  21 Tuesday Course exchange deadline for 7-week classes 
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped courses)
  27 Monday Memorial Day - NO CLASSES
June 19 Wednesday  Juneteenth - NO CLASSES
  24 Monday  Last day to withdraw from Summer A classes
July 4 Thursday Independence Day - NO CLASSES
  7 Sunday Last day of classes - Summer A

Accelerated Summer B 2024   Jul. 10 - Aug. 27

April  8 Monday Registration for Summer classes begins
June 10 Monday Application deadline
  18 Tuesday Document deadline
  24 Monday Intent to enroll form deadline
July 1 Monday Registration deadline
  2 Tuesday Payment deadline
  4 Thursday Independence Day - NO CLASSES
  10 Wednesday Summer B classes begin
  11 Thursday Course exchange deadline for 7-week classes 
(Last day to receive 90% refund for dropped courses)
August 13 Tuesday Final day to withdraw from courses
  27 Tuesday Last day of classes, Summer B

 

Calendar Subject to Change
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