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 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 19 (Tue) 4:00pm Financial Aid excess funds disbursed
September 28 (Thu) 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 8 (Mon) 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)
January 31 (Wed) 4:00pm Financial Aid excess funds disbursed
February 1 (Thu) Graduation Application Deadline
February 6 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
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)
March 26 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to receive edits from technical reviewer
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
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 7 (Mon) Book buying period opens
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; Book buying period closes
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 12 (Tue) 4:00pm Financial Aid excess funds disbursed
June 13 (Wed) Graduation Application Deadline
June 19 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
June 25 (Mon) Deadline for graduating Phd/PsyD students to receive edits from technical editor
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
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 26 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
September 27 (Wed) 4:00pm Financial Aid excess funds disbursed
September 28 (Thu) Graduation Application Deadline
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 24 (Wed) 4:00pm Financial Aid excess funds disbursed
January 30 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
February 1 (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
SUS/ACTCM Summer 2018
February 27 (Tue) Class Schedule available
March 22 (Thu) 12:05pm Registration opens
April 16 (Mon) Book buying period 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; Book buying period closes
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
May 30 (Wed) 4:00pm Financial Aid excess funds disbursed
June 13 (Wed) 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
SUS 2017-18 Weekend Cohort Meeting Dates
SPPH/SCT Fall 2018
February 27 (Tue) Class Schedule available
April 10 (Tue) Authorized Early Registration opens
April 17 (Tue) 11:35am Registration opens for Counseling Psychology students; 2:50pm Registration opens for all SPPH/SCT students
May 1 (Tue) 11:35am Program Priority Registration Deadline
August 9 (Thu) Late Registration Deadline; Book buying period opens
August 30 (Thu) Semester begins; Audit Registration opens
September 3 (Mon) Labor Day Holiday (buildings closed)
September 11 (Tue) Add/Drop Deadline and Grade Option Selection Deadline; Book buying period closes
September 12 (Wed) First Deferrerd Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee charged to students with balances (financial aid recipients and Deferred Payment Plan participants exempt)
September 25 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
September 26 (Wed) 4:00pm Financial Aid excess funds disbursed
September 27 (Thu) Graduation Application Deadline
October 12 (Fri) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee charged to students with balances (Deferred Payment Plan students exempt)
October 15 (Mon) Oral defense deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students
October 23 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
October 29 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to receive technical edits
November 12 (Mon) Third Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee charged to students with balances; 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 22 (Thu) and 23 (Fri) Thanksgiving Holiday (buildings closed)
December 3 (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 17 (Mon) Semester ends; deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to upload publication-ready dissertation to ProQuest/UMI
December 18 (Tue) and 19 (Wed) Make-up days
December 20 (Thu) to January 1 (Tue) Winter Holiday (buildings closed)
January 15 (Tue) Grades due
SPPH/SCT Spring 2019
October 23 (Tue) Class Schedule available
November 19 (Mon) 11:35am Authorized Early Registration opens
November 27 (Tue) 11:35am Registration opens for Counseling Psychology students; 2:50pm Registration opens for all SPPH and SCT students
December 11 (Tue) 11:35am Program Priority Registration Deadline
January 3 (Thu) Late Registration Deadline
January 21 (Mon) Martin Luther King, Jr. Holday (buildings closed)
January 22 (Tue) Semester begins; Audit Registration opens
January 29 (Tue) Add/Drop Deadline; Grade Option Selection Deadline
January 30 (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 12 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
February 13 (Wed) 4:00pm Financial Aid excess funds disbursed
February 14 (Thu) Graduation Application Deadline
February 18 (Mon) Presidents Day Holiday (buildings closed)
March 1 (Fri) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances (Deferred Payment Plan participants exempt)
March 11 (Mon) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to complete the oral defense
March 12 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
March 18 (Mon) to 22 (Fri) Spring Break (buildings open)
April 1 (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 reviewer
April 15 (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 29 (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 13 (Mon) Semester ends; deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to upload publication-ready dissertation to ProQuest/UMI
May 14 (Tue) and 15 (Wed) Make-up Days
May 18 (Sat) Commencement Ceremony (tentative)
May 30 (Thu) Grades due
SPPH/SCT Summer 2019
Feb 26 (Tue) Class Schedule available
April 16 (Tue) Authorized Early Registration opens
April 23 (Tue) 11:35am Registration opens for Counseling Psychology students; 2:50pm Registration opens for all SPPH and SCT students
May 7 (Tue) 11:35am Program Priority Registration Deadline
May 13 (Mon) Late Registration Deadline
May 27 (Mon) Memorial Day Holiday (buildings closed)
June 3 (Mon) Semester begins; Audit Registration opens
June 10 (Mon) Add/Drop Deadline; Grade Option Selection Deadline
June 11 (Tue) First Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balanced (financial aid recipients Deferred Payment Plan participants exempt)
June 14 (Fri) Deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to complet the oral defense
June 24 (Mon) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
June 25 (Tue) 4:00pm Financial Aid excess funds disbursed
June 26 (Wed) Graduation Application Deadline
June 28 (Fri) Deadline for graduating Phd/PsyD students to receive edits from technical editor
July 4 (Thu) Independence Day Holiday (buildings closed)
July 8 (Mon) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
July 11 (Thu) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances
July 12 (Fri) 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 26 (Fri) 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 9 (Fri) Semester ends; deadline for graduating PhD/PsyD students to upload publication-ready dissertation to ProQuest/UMI
August 12 (Mon) and 13 (Tue) Make-up Days
August 27 (Tue) Grades due
SPPH/SCT 2018-19 Weekend Cohort Meeting Dates
SUS/ACTCM Fall 2018
February 26 (Tue) SUS Class Schedule available
March 29 (Thu) 12:05pm SUS Registration opens
June 26 (Tue) ACTCM Class Schedule available
July 17 (Tue) 12:05pm ACTCM Registration opens
August 9 (Thu) Late Registration Deadline; Book buying period opens
August 30 (Thu) Semester begins; Audit Registration opens
September 3 (Mon) Labor Day Holiday (buildings closed)
September 11 (Tue) Add/Drop Deadline; Grade Option Selection Deadline; Book buying period closes
September 12 (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 25 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
September 26 (Wed) 4:00pm Financial Aid excess funds disbursed
September 27 (Thu) Graduation Application Deadline
October 12 (Fri) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances (Deferred Payment Plan participants exempt)
October 23 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
November 12 (Mon) Third Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances
November 22 (Thu) and 23 (Fri) Thanksgiving Holiday (buildings closed)
December 17 (Mon) Semester ends
December 18 (Tue) and 19 (Wed) Make-up Days
December 20 (Thu) to January 1 (Tue) Winter Holiday (buildings closed)
January 15 (Tue) Grades due
SUS/ACTCM Spring 2019
October 23 (Tue) Class Schedule available
November 15 (Thu) 12:05pm Registration opens
November 22 (Thu) and 23 (Fri) Thanksgiving Holiday (buildings closed)
December 11 (Tue) Late Registration Deadline
December 20 (Thu) to January 1 (Tue) Winter Holiday (buildings closed)
January 7 (Mon) Semester begins; Audit Registration opens
January 21 (Mon) Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (buildings closed)
January 14 (Mon) Add/Drop Deadline and Grade Option Selection Deadline
January 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)
January 29 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
January 30 (Tue) 4:00pm Financial Aid excess funds disbursed
February 14 (Thu) Graduation Application Deadline
February 18 (Mon) Presidents Day Holiday (buildings closed)
February 15 (Fri) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances (Deferred Payment Plan participants exempt)
March 5 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
March 15 (Tue) Third Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances
April 22 (Mon) Semester ends
April 23 (Tue) and 24 (Wed) Make-up Days
May 8 (Wed) Grades due
May 18 (Sat) Commencement Ceremony (tentative)
SUS/ACTCM Summer 2019
February 26 (Tue) Class Schedule available
March 21 (Thu) 12:05pm Registration opens
April 16 (Tue) Late Registration Deadline
May 6 (Mon) Semester begins; Audit Registration opens
May 13 (Mon) Add/Drop Deadline; Grade Option Selection Deadline
May 14 (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 27 (Mon) Memorial Day Holiday (buildings closed)
May 28 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 75% refund
May 29 (Wed) 4:00pm Financial Aid excess funds disbursed
June 26 (Wed) Graduation Application Deadline
June 14 (Fri) Second Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances
June 25 (Tue) Deadline to withdraw and receive 50% refund
July 4 (Thu) Independence Day Holiday (buildings closed)
July 15 (Mon) Third Deferred Payment Plan installment due; Late Payment Fee applied to students with balances
August 19 (Mon) Semester ends
August 20 (Tue) annd 21 (Wed) Make-up Days
September 5 (Thu) Grades due
