Academic Calendar | Washington DC
SAIS Washington DC
2019-2020 Academic Calendar
*subject to revision, as needed
Key Dates
| Monday, June 3-Tuesday, July 16, 2019 | Summer Programs in Washington, DC |
| Thursday, July 4, 2019 | Independence Day—SAIS is closed |
| Monday July 15-Friday, August 23, 2019 | MIEF Summer term for the 2019-2020 cohort |
| Monday, July 29-Tuesday, August 27, 2019 | Pre-Term Program |
| Friday, August 23, 2019 | Conferral date for summer degree completion |
| Saturday, August 31, 2019 | Fall 2019 semester begins |
| Monday, September 2, 2019 | Labor Day—SAIS is closed |
| Sunday, November 24-Sunday, December 1, 2019 | Fall Break/Thanksgiving Week |
| Monday, December 9, 2019 | Fall 2019 classes end |
| Friday, December 27, 2019 | Conferral date for fall degree completion |
| Tuesday, January 14-Friday, January 24, 2020 | MIEF intersession |
| Saturday, January 25, 2020 | Spring 2020 semester begins |
| Sunday, March 15-Sunday, March 22, 2020 | Spring Break |
| Saturday, May 2, 2020 | Spring 2020 classes end |
| Wednesday, May 20, 2020 | SAIS graduation ceremony |
| Thursday, May 21, 2020 | JHU graduation ceremony in Baltimore and conferral date for spring degree completion |
| Monday, May 25-Monday, June 22, 2020 | MIEF summer term for students in 2019-2020 cohort |
| Monday, June 1-Tuesday, July 14, 2020 | Summer Programs in Washington, DC |
| Friday, July 3, 2020 | Independence Day Observed—SAIS is closed |
| Monday, July 13-Friday, August 21, 2020 | MIEF Summer term for 2020-2021 cohort |
| Monday, July 27-Tuesday, August 25, 2020 | Pre-Term Program |
| Friday, August 21, 2020 | Conferral date for summer degree completion |
Summer 2019
| Monday, May 27 | MIEF summer term begins for students in 2018-2019 cohort |
| Monday, June 3-Tuesday, July 16 | Summer Programs in Washington, DC |
| Sunday, May 19-Tuesday, May 21 | Online economics waiver exams: micro, macro, trade, monetary, and statistics |
| Friday, June 21 | MIEF summer term ends for students in 2018-2019 cohort |
| Thursday, July 4 | Independence Day—SAIS is closed |
| Monday, July 8 | Course registration opens online for Fall 2019 |
| Wednesday, July 10 | Tuition due for Summer and Fall for MIEF students |
| Friday, July 12 | MIEF Orientation |
| Monday, July 15-Friday, August 23 | MIEF Summer term for 2019-2020 cohort |
| Monday, July 29-Tuesday, August 27 | Pre-Term Program |
| Monday-Friday, August 26-30 | MIEF Summer final exams |
| Friday, August 23 | Conferral date for summer degree completion |
Fall 2019
| Monday, August 12 | Part-time/non-degree application/registration deadline for Fall 2019 |
| Monday, August 26-Wednesday, August 28 | Online economics waiver exams: micro, macro, trade, monetary, and statistics |
| Thursday and Friday, August 29-30 | Orientation for new MA, MIPP, and PhD students |
| Friday, August 30 | 6:00pm deadline for registration for all non-language courses—ALL STUDENTS MUST BE REGISTERED TO PARTICIPATE IN BIDDING. ROUND ONE OF BIDDING OCCURS THE WEEKEND BEFORE CLASSES BEGIN. |
| Saturday, August 31 | Fall 2019 semester begins
Core Exams: |
| Monday, September 2 | Labor Day—SAIS is closed |
| Tuesday, September 3-Friday, September 13 | Online Drop/Add for non-language courses. Drop/Add ends at noon on Friday, September 13, 2019 |
| Tuesday-Friday, September 3-6 | Language Placement/Proficiency Exams |
| Friday, September 6 | Payment for Fall 2019 tuition and fees is due at 5:00pm for MA, MIPP, non-degree, certificate, and PhD students |
| Monday, September 9 | 8:00pm DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR ROUND TWO OF BIDDING FOR THE FALL TERM |
| Tuesday, September 10 | Language classes begin |
| Tuesday, September 10-Monday, September 23 | Online Language Drop/Add |
| Friday, September 13 | Last day to change a first-half-term course from credit to audit |
| Monday, September 16-Monday, September 23 | Exceptional Drop/Add in person in the Registrar's Office for non-language courses w/ faculty consent |
| Monday, September 23 | Last day to change a full-semester course from credit to audit |
| Tuesday, September 24-Friday, November 8 | Course withdrawal period—a ‘W’ will appear on a student’s transcript when a non-language or language course is dropped during this period |
| Monday, October 14 | Last day of classes for first 7-week courses |
| Tuesday, October 15-Monday, October 21 | Final Exams for first 7-week courses |
| Tuesday, October 22 | Second 7-week classes begin |
| Monday, October 28 | Deadline to submit incomplete grades for Spring 2019 without grade restriction |
| Friday, November 1 | Deadline to drop a 7-week course that began week of October 22 Deadline to request Leave of Absence for Spring 2020 Last day to change a second-half-term course from credit to audit |
| Friday, November 8 | Last day to withdraw from a full-semester course with a grade of "W" |
| Saturday, November 9 | Optional Snow Day make up for any classes cancelled if SAIS closed for inclement weather |
| Sunday, November 24-Sunday, December 1 | Fall Break/Thanksgiving Week |
| Monday-Friday, December 2-6 | Language Proficiency Exams |
| Monday, December 9 | Last day of fall semester classes Incomplete grades from spring semester become failures Last day to change a course from audit to credit |
| Tuesday, December 10 | Reading day Oral exams to qualify for Honors Core Exams: AFP: 9:00am-noon; Theories of IR: 1:00-4:00pm European & Eurasian Studies Comps II and III |
| Wednesday, December 11 | Reading day Final exams for all microeconomics and international trade courses, 9:00am-12:00pm |
| Thursday, December 12 | Reading day Oral exams to qualify for Honors Core Exams: CP: 9:00am-noon; Evol of Intl Sys: 1:00-4:00pm European & Eurasian Studies Comp I |
| Friday, December 13 | Reading day Final exams for all macroeconomics (9:00a.m.-noon) and monetary theory (1:00-4:00p.m.) courses |
| Saturday, December 14 | Optional Snow Day make up for any classes cancelled if SAIS closed for inclement weather |
| Monday-Friday, December 16-20 | Final exams; consult the final exam schedule |
| Friday, December 27 | Fall semester final grades due |
| Friday, December 27 | Conferral date for fall degree completion |
Spring 2020
| Monday, December 9, 2019 | Online registration for Spring 2020 opens |
| Tuesday, January 21-Thursday, January 23 | Online economics waiver exams: micro, macro, trade, monetary, and statistics open to all first-year DC students. This is the last opportunity for first-year students to attempt the waiver exams. |
| Tuesday, January 14 | MIEF intersession begins MIEF tuition and fees due for Spring and Summer |
| Thursday-Friday, January 23-24 | Orientation for new MA, MIPP, and PhD students |
| Friday, January 24 | MIEF intersession ends 6:00pm deadline for registration for all non-language courses—ALL STUDENTS MUST BE REGISTERED TO PARTICIPATE IN BIDDING. ROUND ONE OF BIDDING OCCURS THE WEEKEND BEFORE CLASSES BEGIN. |
| Saturday, January 25 | Spring 2020 semester begins Core Exams: AFP: 9:00am-noon; Theories of IR: 1:00-4:00pm CP: 9:00am-noon; Evol of Intl Sys: 1:00-4:00pm European & Eurasian Studies Comps I, II, and III |
| Monday, January 27-Friday, February 7 | Online Drop/Add for non-language courses; online Drop/Add will close at noon on Friday, February 7 |
| Tuesday-Friday, January 28-31 | Language Placement/Proficiency Exams |
| Friday, January 31 | 6:00pm DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR ROUND TWO OF BIDDING FOR THE SPRING TERM Payment for Spring 2020 tuition and fees is due at 5:00pm for MA, MIPP, non-degree, certificate, and PhD students |
| Tuesday, February 4 | Language classes begin |
| Tuesday, February 4-Friday, February 14 | Online Language Drop/Add |
| Friday, February 7 | Last day to change a first-half-term course from credit to audit |
| Monday, February 10-Monday, February 17 | Exceptional Drop/Add in person in the Registrar’s Office for non-language courses with faculty consent |
| Monday, February 17 | Last day to change a full-term course from credit to audit Presidents’ Day—classes will be held |
| Tuesday, February 18-Friday, April 10 | ourse withdrawal period—a ‘W’ will appear on a student’s transcript when a non-language or language course is dropped during this period |
| Saturday, February 22 | Optional Snow Day make up for any classes cancelled if SAIS closed for inclement weather |
| Friday, March 6 | First 7-week classes end |
| Monday-Friday, March 9-13 | Final exams for first 7-week classes |
| Sunday, March 15-Sunday, March 22 | Spring break |
| Monday, March 23 | 7-week classes begin |
| Friday, March 27 | Deadline to submit incomplete grades for Fall 2019 without grade restriction |
| Saturday, March 28 | Optional Snow Day make up for any classes cancelled if SAIS closed for inclement weather |
| Friday, April 3 | Deadline to drop a 7-week course that began week of March 23 Last day to change a second-half-term course from credit to audit |
| Friday, April 10 | Last day to withdraw from a full-semester course with a grade of "W" |
| Monday, April 27-Friday, May 1 | Language Proficiency Exams |
| Friday, May 1 | Incomplete grades from fall semester become failures Last day to change a course from audit to credit |
| Saturday, May 2 | Last day of Spring semester classes |
| Monday, May 4 | Reading day Oral exams to qualify for Honors |
| Tuesday, May 5 | Reading day Core Exams: AFP: 9:00am-noon; Theories of IR: 1:00-4:00pm European & Eurasian Studies Comps I and III Oral exams to qualify for Honors |
| Wednesday, May 6 | Reading day Final exams for all microeconomics and international trade courses, 9:00am-noon Oral exams to qualify for Honors |
| Thursday, May 7 | Reading day Core Exams: CP: 9:00am-noon; Evol of Intl Sys: 1:00-4:00pmEuropean & Eurasian Studies Comp II Oral exams to qualify for Honors |
| Friday, May 8 | Reading day Final exams for all macroeconomics (9:00a.m.-noon) and monetary theory (1:00-4:00p.m.) courses |
| Monday-Friday, May 11-15 | Final exams; consult the final exam schedule |
| Tuesday, May 19 | Spring semester final grades due |
| Wednesday, May 20 | SAIS graduation ceremony |
| Thursday, May 21 | JHU graduation ceremony in Baltimore and conferral date for spring degree completion |
| Friday, May 29 | Deadline to request a Leave of Absence for Fall 2020 |
Summer 2020
| Monday, May 25 | MIEF summer term begins for students in 2019-2020 cohort |
| Monday, June 1-Tuesday, July 14 | Summer Programs in Washington, DC |
| Saturday-Sunday, June 6-7 | Online economics waiver exams: micro, macro, trade, monetary, and statistics |
| Friday, June 19 | MIEF summer term ends for students in 2019-2020 cohort |
| Friday, July 3 | Independence Day Observed—SAIS is closed |
| Monday, July 6 | Course registration opens online for Fall 2020 |
| Wednesday, July 8 | Tuition due for Summer and Fall for MIEF students |
| Friday, July 10 | MIEF Orientation |
| Monday, July 13-Friday, August 21 | MIEF Summer term for 2020-2021 cohort |
| Monday, July 27-Tuesday, August 18 | Pre-Term Program |
| Monday-Friday, August 24-28 | MIEF Summer final exams |
| Friday, August 21 | Conferral date for summer degree completion |