Academic Calendar
Discover semester and weekend cohort meeting dates, holidays, registration & payment deadlines, and thesis/dissertation deadlines.
Academic Calendars
CIIS has two concurrent academic calendars, SPPH/SCT and SUS/ACTCM. Click the links below to see which programs are in which schools:
SPPH/SCT - School of Professional Psychology & Health and School of Consciousness & Transformation
SUS/ACTCM - School of Undergraduate Studies and American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
SPPH/SCT Fall 2016
March 1 (Tue) Class Schedule available
April 12 (Tue) Authorized Early Registration opens
April 19 (Tue) 11:35am Registration opens for Counseling Psychology students; 2:50pm Registration opens for all SPPH/SCT students
May 10 (Tue) 11:35am Program Priority Registration Deadline
August 2 (Tue) Late Registration Deadline
August 25 (Thu) Semester begins; Audit Registration opens
September 1 (Thu) Add/Drop Deadline and Grade Option Selection Deadline
September 2 (Fri) First Deferrerd Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee charged to students with balances (financial aid recipients and Deferred Payment Plan students exempt)
September 5 (Mon) Labor Day Holiday (buildings closed)
September 20 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
September 22 (Thu) 4:00pm Financial Aid excess funds disbursed
September 26 (Mon) Graduation Application Deadline
October 3 (Mon) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee charged to students with balances (Deferred Payment Plan participants exempt)
October 10 (Mon) Oral defense deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students
October 18 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
October 24 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to receive technical edits
November 3 (Thu) Third Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee charged to students with balances
November 7 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to complete technical edits and to submit dissertation to Center for Writing and Scholarship (CWS) and to dept./program chair
November 24 (Thu) and 25 (Fri) Thanksgiving Holiday (buildings closed)
November 28 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to receive feedback and approval from CWS and from dept./program chair and to submit signed Thesis/Dissertation Approval form to CWS and a copy to the Registrar's Office
December 12 (Mon) Semester ends; deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to upload publication-ready dissertation to ProQuest/UMI
December 13 (Tue) and 14 (Wed) Make-up days
December 22 (Thu) to January 2 (Mon) Winter Holiday (buildings closed)
January 6 (Fri) Grades due
SPPH/SCT Spring 2017
October 25 (Tue) Class Schedule available
November 22 (Tue) Authorized Early Registration opens
November 29 (Tue) 11:35am Registration opens for Counseling Psychology students; 2:50pm Registration opens for all SPPH/SCT students
December 13 (Tue) 11:35am Program Priority Registration Deadline
January 4 (Wed) Late Registration Deadline
January 16 (Mon) Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (buildings closed)
January 17 (Tue) Semester begins; Audit Registration opens
January 24 (Tue) Add/Drop Deadline and Grade Option Selection Deadline
January 25 (Wed) First Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances (financial aid recipients and Deferred Payment Plan participants exempt)
February 7 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
February 8 (Wed) 4:00pm Financial Aid excess funds disbursed
February 9 (Thu) Graduation Application Deadline
February 20 (Mon) Presidents Day Holiday (buildings closed)
February 27 (Mon) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee charged to students with balances (Deferred Payment Plan participants exempt)
March 6 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to complete the oral defense
March 7 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
March 20 (Mon) to 24 (Fri) Spring Break (buildings open)
March 27 (Mon) Third Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee charged to students with balances; deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to receive edits from technical editor
April 10 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to complete technical edits and to submit dissertation to Center for Writing and Scholarship (CWS) and to dept./program chair
April 24 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to receive feedback and approval from CWS and from dept./program chair and to submit signed Thesis/Dissertation Approval form to CWS and a copy to the Registrar's Office
May 8 (Mon) Semester ends; deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to upload publication-ready dissertation to ProQuest/UMI
May 9 (Tue) and 10 (Wed) Make-up days
May 20 (Sat) Commencement Ceremony
May 24 (Wed) Grades due
SPPH/SCT Summer 2017
February 28 (Tue) Class Schedule available
April 4 (Tue) Authorized Early Registration opens
April 11 (Tue) 11:35am Registrations opens for Counseling Psychology students; 2:50pm Registration opens for all SPPH/SCT students
May 2 (Tue) 11:35am Program Priority Registration Deadline
May 9 (Tue) Late Registration Deadline
May 29 (Mon) Memorial Day Holiday (buildings closed)
May 30 (Tue) Semester begins; Audit Registration opens
June 6 (Tue) Add/Drop Deadline and Grade Option Selection Deadline
June 7 (Wed) First Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee charged to students with balances (financial aid recipients and Deferred Payment Plan participants exempt)
June 12 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to complete the oral defense
June 20 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
June 21 (Wed) 4:00pm Financial Aid excess funds disbursed
June 22 (Thu) Graduation Application Deadline
June 26 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to receive edits from technical editor
July 4 (Tue) Independence Day Holiday (buildings closed)
July 5 (Wed) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
July 7 (Fri) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee charged to students with balances
July 10 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to complete technical edits and to submit dissertation to the Center for Writing and Scholarship (CWS) and dept./program chair
July 24 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to receive feedback and approval from CWS and from dept./program chair and to submit signed Thesis/Dissertation Approval form to CWS and a copy to the Registrar's Office
August 8 (Mon) Semester ends; deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to upload publication-ready copy of dissertation to ProQuest/UMI
August 9 (Tue) and 10 (Wed) Make-up days
August 23 (Wed) Grades due
SPPH/SCT 2016-17 Weekend Cohort Meeting Dates
SUS/ACTCM Fall 2016
March 1 (Tue) SUS Class Schedule available
March 29 (Tue) 12:05pm SUS registration opens
June 15 (Wed) ACTCM Class Schedule available
July 5 (Tue) 12:05pm ACTCM registration opens
August 11 (Thu) Late Registration Deadline
September 1 (Thu) Semester begins; Audit Registration opens
September 5 (Mon) Labor Day Holiday (buildings closed)
September 13 (Tue) Add/Drop Deadline and Grade Option Selection Deadline
September 14 (Wed) First Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee charged to students with balances (financial aid recipients and Deferred Payment Plan participants exempt)
September 27 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% reund
September 30 (Fri) 4:00pm Financial Aid excess funds disbursed
October 3 (Mon) Graduation Application Deadline
October 14 (Fri) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances (Deferred Payment Plan participants exempt)
October 25 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
November 14 (Mon) Third Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee charged to students with balances
Novembe 24 (Thu) and 25 (Fri) Thanksgiving Holiday (buildings closed)
December 19 (Mon) Semester ends
December 20 (Tue) and 21 (Wed) Make-up Days
December 22 (Thu) to January 2 (Mon) Winter Holidays (buildings closed)
January 13 (Fri) Grades due
SUS/ACTCM Spring 2017
October 25 (Tue) Class Schedule available
November 15 (Tue) 12:05pm Registration opens
December 13 (Tue) Late Registration Deadline
January 9 (Mon) Semester begins; Audit Registration opens
January 16 (Mon) Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (buildings closed)
January 17 (Tue) Add/Drop Deadline and Grade Option Selection Deadline
January 18 (Wed) First Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances (financial aid recipients and Deferred Payment Plan participants exempt)
January 31 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
February 1 (Wed) 4:00pm Financial Aid excess funds disbursed
February 9 Graduation Application Deadline
February 20 (Mon) Presidents Day Holiday (buildings closed)
February 21 (Tue) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances (Deferred Payment Plan students exempt)
February 28 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
March 20 (Mon) Third Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances
April 24 (Mon) Semester ends
April 25 (Tue) and 26 (Wed) Make-up Days
May 10 (Wed) Grades due
May 20 (Sat) Commencement Ceremony
SUS/ACTCM Summer 2017
February 28 (Tue) Class Schedule available
March 21 (Tue) 12:05pm Registration opens
April 18 (Tue) Late Registration Deadline
May 8 (Mon) Semester begins; Audit Registration opens
May 15 (Mon) Add/Drop Deadline and Grade Option Selection Deadline
May 16 (Tue) First Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances (financial aid recipients and Deferred Payment Plan participants exempt)
May 29 (Mon) Memorial Day Holiday (buildings closed)
May 30 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
May 31 (Wed) 4:00pm Financial Aid excess funds disbursed
June 16 (Fri) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee charged to students with balances
June 22 (Thu) Graduation Application Deadline
June 27 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
July 4 (Tue) Independence Day Holiday (buildings closed)
July 17 (Mon) Third Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee charged to students with balances
August 21 (Mon) Semester ends
August 22 (Tue) and 23 (Wed) Make-up Days
September 7 (Thu) Grades due
SPPH/SCT Fall 2017
February 28 (Tue) Class Schedule available
April 11 (Tue) Authorized Early Registration opens
April 18 (Tue) 11:35am Registration opens for Counseling Psychology students; 2:50pm Registration opens for all SPPH/SCT students
May 2 (Tue) 11:35am Program Priority Registration Deadline
August 1 (Tue) Late Registration Deadline
August 24 (Thu) Semester begins; Audit Registration opens
August 31 (Thu) Add/Drop Deadline and Grade Option Selection Deadline
September 1 (Fri) First Deferrerd Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee charged to students with balances (financial aid recipients and Deferred Payment Plan particiapnts exempt)
September 4 (Mon) Labor Day Holiday (buildings closed)
September 19 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
September 8 (Thu) 4:00pm Financial Aid excess funds disbursed
September 18 (Mon) Graduation Application Deadline
October 2 (Mon) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee charged to students with balances (Deferred Payment Plan students exempt)
October 9 (Mon) Oral defense deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students
October 17 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
October 23 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to receive technical edits
November 2 (Thu) Third Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee charged to students with balances
November 6 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to complete technical edits and to submit dissertation to Center for Writing and Scholarship (CWS) and to dept./program chair
November 23 (Thu) and 24 (Fri) Thanksgiving Holiday (buildings closed)
November 27 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to receive feedback and approval from CWS and from dept./program chair and to submit signed Thesis/Dissertation Approval form to CWS and a copy to the Registrar's Office
December 11 (Mon) Semester ends; deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to upload publication-ready dissertation to ProQuest/UMI
December 12 (Tue) and 13 (Wed) Make-up days
December 21 (Thu) to January 1 (Mon) Winter Holiday (buildings closed)
January 5 (Fri) Grades due
SPPH/SCT Spring 2018
October 24 (Tue) Class Schedule available
November 16 (Thu) 11:35am Authorized Early Registration opens
November 28 (Tue) 11:35am Registration opens for Counseling Psychology students; 2:50pm Registration opens for all SPPH and SCT students
December 12 (Tue) 11:35am Program Priority Registration Deadline
January 3 (Wed) Late Registration Deadline
January 15 (Mon) Martin Luther King, Jr. Holday (buildings closed)
January 16 (Tue) Semester begins; Audit Registration opens
January 23 (Tue) Add/Drop Deadline and Grade Option Selection Deadline
January 24 (Wed) First Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances (financial aid recipients and Deferred Payment Plan participants exempt)
February 6 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
February 7 (Wed) 4:00pm Financial Aid excess funds disbursed
February 8 (Thu) Graduation Application Deadline
February 19 (Mon) Presidents Day Holiday (buildings closed)
February 26 (Mon) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances (Deferred Payment Plan participants exempt)
March 5 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to complete the oral defense
March 6 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
March 19 (Mon) to 23 (Fri) Spring Break (buildings open)
April 9 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to complete the technical edits and to submit dissertation to Center for Writing and Scholarship (CWS) and to dept./program chair
April 23 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to receive feedback and approval from CWS and dept./program chair and to submit signed Thesis/Dissertation Approval form to CWS and a copy to the Registrar's Office
May 7 (Mon) Semester ends; deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to upload publication-ready dissertation to ProQuest/UMI
May 8 (Tue) and 9 (Wed) Make-up Days
May 19 (Sat) Commencement Ceremony (tentative)
May 23 (Wed) Grades due
SPPH/SCT Summer 2018
February 27 (Tue) Class Schedule available
April 3 (Tue) Authorized Early Registration opens
April 10 (Tue) 11:35am Registration opens for Counseling Psychology students; 2:50pm Registration opens for all SPPH and SCT students
May 1 (Tue) 11:35am Program Priority Registration Deadline
May 8 (Tue) Late Registration Deadline
May 28 (Mon) Memorial Day Holiday (buildings closed)
May 29 (Tue) Semester begins; Audit Registration opens
June 5 (Tue) Add/Drop Deadline and Grade Option Selection Deadline
June 6 (Wed) First Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balanced (financial aid recipients Deferred Payment Plan participants exempt)
June 11 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to complet the oral defense
June 19 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
June 20 (Wed) 4:00pm Financial Aid excess funds disbursed
June 21 (Thu) Graduation Application Deadline
June 25 (Mon) Deadline for graduating Phd/PsyD students to complete the oral defense
July 3 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
July 4 (Wed) Independence Day Holiday (buildings closed)
July 6 (Fri) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances
July 9 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to come the technical edits and to submit the dissertation to the Center for Writing and Scholarship (CWS) and dept./program chair
July 23 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to receive feedback and approval from CWS and dept./program chair and to submit signed Thesis/Dissertation Approval form to CWS and a copy to the Registrar's Office
August 6 (Mon) Semester ends; deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to upload publication-ready dissertation to ProQuest/UMI
August 7 (Tue) and 8 (Wed) Make-up Days
August 22 (Wed) Grades due
SPPH/SCT 2017-18 Weekend Cohort Meeting Dates
MA in Counseling Psychology, Integral Counseling Psychology Weekend Program - TBA
MFA in Creative Inquiry, Interdisciplinary Arts
SUS/ACTCM Fall 2017
February 28 (Tue) SUS Class Schedule available
March 30 (Thu) 12:05pm SUS Registration opens
June 27 (Tue) ACTCM Class Schedule available
July 18 (Tue) ACTCM Registration opens
August 10 (Thu) Late Registration Deadline
August 31 (Thu) Semester begins; Audit Registration opens
September 4 (Mon) Labor Day Holiday (buildings closed)
September 12 (Tue) Add/Drop Deadline and Grade Option Selection Deadline
September 13 (Wed) First Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances (financial aid recipients and Deferred Payment Plan participants exempt)
September 15 (Fri) 4:00pm Financial Aid excess funds disbursed
September 18 (Mon) Graduation Application Deadline
September 26 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
October 13 (Fri) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances (Deferred Payment Plan participants exempt)
October 24 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
November 13 (Mon) Third Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances
November 23 (Thu) and 24 (Fri) Thanksgiving Holiday (buildings closed)
December 18 (Mon) Semester ends
December 19 (Tue) and 20 (Wed) Make-up Days
December 21 (Thu) to January 1 (Mon) Winter Holiday (buildings closed)
January 12 (Thu) Grades due
SUS/ACTCM Spring 2018
October 24 (Tue) Class Schedule available
November 16 (thu) 12:05pm Registration opens
December 12 (Tue) Late Registration Deadline
January 8 (Mon) Semester begins; Audit Registration opens
January 15 (Mon) Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (buildings closed)
January 16 (Tue) Add/Drop Deadline and Grade Option Selection Deadline
January 17 (Wed) First Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances (financial aid recipients and Deferred Payment Plan participants exempt)
January 30 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
January 31 (Wed) 4:00pm Financial Aid excess funds disbursed
February 8 (Thu) Graduation Application Deadline
February 19 (Mon) Presidents Day Holiday (buildings closed)
February 20 (Tue) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances (Deferred Payment Plan participants exempt)
February 27 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
March 19 (Mon) Third Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances
April 23 (Mon) Semester ends
April 24 (Tue) and 25 (Wed) Make-up Days
May 9 (Wed) Grades due
May 19 (Sat) Commencement Ceremony (tentative)
SUS/ACTCM Summer 2018
February 27 (Tue) Class Schedule available
March 22 (Thu) 12:05pm Registration opens
April 17 (Tue) Late Registration Deadline
May 7 (Mon) Semester begins; Audit Registration opens
May 14 (Mon) Add/Drop Deadline and Grade Option Selection Deadline
May 15 (Tue) First Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances (financial aid recipients and Deferred Payment Plan participants exempt)
May 28 (Mon) Memorial Day Holiday (buildings closed)
May 29 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
June 20 (Wed) 4:00pm Financial Aid excess funds disbursed
June 21 (Thu) Graduation Application Deadline
June 15 (Fri) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances
June 26 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
July 4 (Wed) Independence Day Holiday (buildings closed)
July 16 (Mon) Third Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances
August 20 (Mon) Semester ends
August 21 (Tue) annd 22 (Wed) Make-up Days
September 6 (Thu) Grades due
