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2011-2012 Semester Calendar | 4 year academic calendar  (PDFs)

2011- 2012 Quarter Calendar 

	First Year	Second Year	Third Year	Graduate Program
Orientation	August 11 &12		May 19 & 20, 2011
2011 FALL SEMESTER: Summer session I: Summer session II: Fall Semester begins: Midterm week: Last day of Fall Sem.: Final Exams:	August 15, 2011 Oct. 11 – Oct. 17 December 9, 2011 Dec. 12 – 21	August 15, 2011 Oct. 11 – Oct. 17 December 9, 2011 Dec. 12 – 21	May 31– Aug 5, 2011 August 15, 2011 Oct. 11-14. December 9, 2011 Dec. 12 – 21	May 31 – Aug. 5, 2011 August 15, 2011 Oct. 11 – Oct. 17 December 9, 2011 Dec. 12 – 21
2011 SPRING SEMESTER: Spring Semester begins: Midterm week: Last day of Spring Sem.: Final Exams:	January 3, 2012 Feb. 27 – Mar. 2 May 4, 2012 May 7 – May 16	January 3, 2012 Feb. 27 – Mar. 2 May 4, 2012 May 7 – May 16	January 3, 2012 Feb. 27 – Mar. 2 May 9, 2012 May 11 – May 18	January 3, 2012 Feb. 27 – Mar. 2 May 4, 2012 May 7 – May 16

 

Fourth Year Clinic Rotations
Summer Rotation	May 31, 2011 – August 19, 2011
Fall Rotation	August 29, 2011 – November 23, 2011
Winter Rotation	December 5, 2011 – March 2, 2012
Spring Rotation	March 6, 2012 – May 25, 2012

 

Fall Semester
July 1, 2011	Friday	In-house Residency Program begins.
July 4, 2011	Monday	INDEPENDENCE DAY (Building closed).
September 5, 2011	Monday	LABOR DAY (Building Closed).
September 29 & 30, 2011	Thursday & Friday	ROSH HASHANAH – no classes scheduled. (3rd year and 4th year clinics are scheduled).
September 15, 2011	Thursday	Faculty Meeting (Clinics TBD)
October 10, 2011	Monday	COLUMBUS DAY (Building Closed).
October 11 -17, 2011	Tue. - Mon.	Midterm Week – no classes scheduled/ no 3rd year clinics (10/11 - 10/14).
October 12 - 15, 2011	Wed. - Saturday	ACADEMY MEETING
November 11, 2011	Friday	VETERAN'S DAY (Building Closed)
November 23, 2011	Wednesday	No classes scheduled /no 3rd year clinics.
November 24, 2011	Thursday	THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY (Building Closed).
November 25, 2011	Friday	No classes or clinics scheduled.  Library closed.
November 29, 2011	Tuesday	NBEO Part II Exam – Class of 2012
December 21, 2011	Wednesday	Faculty Meeting/Holiday Party (Clinics & Exams TBD)
December 23, 2011 - January 3, 2012	Fri. - Mon.	4th Year winter Holiday break
December 25, 2011	Sunday	CHRISTMAS DAY (Building Closed).
December 26, 2011	Monday	CHRISTMAS DAY Observed (Building Closed).
January 1, 2012	Sunday	NEW YEARS DAY (Building Closed).
January 2, 2012	Monday	NEW YEARS DAY Observed (Building Closed).
January 3, 2012	Tuesday	4th Year rotations resume
Spring Semester
January 16, 2012	Monday	MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HOLIDAY (Building Closed).
February 20, 2012	Monday	PRESIDENT'S DAY (Building Closed).
February 27 – March 2, 2012	Monday – Friday	Midterm Week – no classes scheduled/no 3rd year clinics.
March 4 – 5, 2012	Sunday & Monday	Faculty Retreat
March 5 - 9, 2012	Monday – Friday	SPRING RECESS (1st , 2nd , 3rd years and graduate program)
March 7 & 8, 2012	Wed. & Thurs.	Residency Major Presentation (Evening clinics are in session
May 19, 2011	Monday	Study Day – Class of 2013
March 20 & 21, 2012	Tues. & Wed.	NBEO Part I – Class of 2013
March 22, 2012	Thursday	Classes/clinics resume for Class of 2013.
April 6, 2012	Friday	GOOD FRIDAY - no classes scheduled. (3rd year and 4th year clinics are scheduled).
May 24, 2012	Thursday	Faculty Meeting (Clinic TBD)
May 6 -10, 2012	Sunday - Thursday	ARVO
May 28, 2012	Monday	MEMORIAL DAY (Building Closed)
May 29, 2012	Tuesday	4th year summer rotation begins (class of 2013) & grad. program.
June 3, 2012	Sunday	COMMENCEMENT – CLASS OF 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is the policy of SUNY College of Optometry to extend to students and faculty, absences from classes and clinics for the observance of religious holidays. Planned absences from clinics, for religious observances, should be made by notification to the appropriate Clinic Chief, Clinic Manager, Department Chair and the Executive Director of the University Optometric Center in order for appropriate adjustments to be made to the clinic schedules. Planned absences from classes, for religious observances should be by notification to the appropriate instructors and the Dean of Academic Affairs in order that appropriate adjustments can be made to the class schedules. Student absences: a) clinics must be made up, b) responsible for materials presented in class and laboratory.