Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar
Fall '11 |
Winter '12 |
Spring '12 |
Summer '12 |
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| Orientation - naturopathic students | 9/13-15 | |||
| Orientation - all other students | 9/20-21 | |||
| Classes start for first-year midwifery students | 9/12 | 1/2 | 4/2 | 7/9 |
| Classes start for first-year naturopathic medicine studentsIn fall quarter only, first-year ND classes begin a week earlier to accommodate midterms week, when students take exams but do not have other scheduled classes. Midterms week is October 24-28, 2011. | 9/19 | 1/2 | 4/2 | 7/9 |
| Classes/clinic start for all others and payment due | 9/26 | 1/2 | 4/2 | 7/96/25 clinic starts |
| Convocation | 9/26 (9 a.m.) | |||
| Last day to withdraw with a 'W' grade |
11/18 | 2/24 | 5/25 | 8/17 |
| Classes end | 12/2 | 3/9 | 6/8 | 8/31 |
| Final exams end | 12/9 | 3/16 | 6/15 | 8/31 |
| Clinic ends | 12/10 | 3/17 | 6/16 | 9/8 |
| Interim clinicDuring interim clinic, all clinic services run normally. Interim clinic is required; exceptions must be approved in advance. Students staff the shifts in which they were registered, in the quarter just ended. | 12/12-23 | 3/19-24 | 9/10-15 | |
| Commencement ceremony | 6/18 | |||
| Clinic closureDuring clinic closure, the clinic does not offer patient visits, but appointment phones and dispensary are open (except when one of the clinic closure days falls on a paid holiday). Appointment phones and dispensary hours may be altered from their standard operating hours. The clinic is closed on all official holidays. | 12/24-12/31 | 3/26-31 | 6/18-23 | 9/17-22 |
| Bastyr Community DayBastyr community day is focused on the health and well-being of members of the Bastyr community. Activities are scheduled for the afternoon and classes and clinic shifts are cancelled from 12 noon - 5 p.m. so that members of the community can participate. | 4/11 | |||
| Official holidaysAlthough religious holidays are NOT official University holidays, the University’s policy is to attempt to accommodate the observance of religious practices. Students are responsible for the material covered but will not have religious absences count against any attendance requirement. Students observing such holidays are required to notify faculty during the first week of classes and find substitutes for clinic shifts affected. Students should follow the “reschedule exam” procedures in the event an exam falls on a religious holiday. | 11/24-26 | 1/16 & 2/20 | 5/28 | 7/4 & 9/3 |
| Financial aid application priority due date |
4/1 | |||
The following are the major religious holidays in the coming academic year:Holidays that occur during break periods are not listed.
- Jewish: 9/28/11 - 9/29/11, 10/7/11 - 10/8/11Holidays begin at sunset of the day listed and continue through sunset of the final day listed.
- Christian: 4/6/12, 4/8/12
Students who observe religious holidays not included above or have religious restrictions against attending classes on weekends (Bastyr University schedules clinical training and occasional required courses or intensives on weekends) must contact their program chair/dean, in advance, when such a conflict occurs. Efforts will be made to resolve such conflicts, but a resolution cannot be guaranteed.
Revised: July 2011. This calendar is subject to change without notice.